From the beginning stages of a production to the final show out on stage, performing a live play in a theater is hard work. The actors spend several hours each day practicing their lines and preparing to make the story come to life. However, many people often forget about all of the hard work that goes...

In their tenth game of the season, WA Girls' Volleyball lost a close match to Boston Latin School at home on Tuesday, October 3 with a final score of 3-1 in a 4-set match. WA began the first set focused as the team maintained a rally with Boston Latin, but soon began struggling with defense. Boston...

After spending the past 45 years traveling around New England helping to make movies, Michael Reynolds has decided to take on a new job closer to home, working as a custodian at WA. Although he just started the job a few weeks ago, he is quickly adjusting and is looking forward to having more time to...

After conducting research and talking with administration and superintendent Dr. Christopher Chew, WA will have a therapy dog beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. This was an initiative made by WA alternative education teachers Lauren Doucette and Tracy Murphy.  The organization that WA will receive...

Growing up, parents teach their kids the importance of academic integrity. Undoubtedly, parents also want their kids to receive good grades. But in a world of technology and the everlasting pressure to “get into a good college”, the question of whether these two can virtually coexist becomes harder...

For senior, Megan Strzegowski, softball has been her passion since kindergarten. However, for many, it can be difficult to turn a passion into a long-lasting reality in their lives. Yet, through hard work and determination, Strzegowski will carry out her passion on the softball field as she will attend...

The WA Boys’ Swim team won the 2023 State Championship at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Sunday February, 19 for the first time since 2015.  After a dominant season where the boys’ went 14-0 and won the DCL Championship, they faced the setback of placing second in the North Sectionals meet....

The WA Girls' Basketball team experienced a loss of 25-60 against Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School (BR) in a home game on Tuesday, Feb. 7, making their season record 5-10.  One of the main causes of the loss was the lack of zone defense, a play in which each team member guards a specific...

Westford Academy Boys’ Basketball improved to 7-6 on the season after blowing out Wayland 85-41 at home on Tuesday Jan. 31 on their senior night. A season-high 85 points, coupled with stifling defense, gave Wayland little hope from the opening tip-off. Almost every single player for WA got in the...

The WA Boys' Ice Hockey team season record fell to 3-2 on the season after suffering a massive 6-1 loss on Jan. 4 at Skate 3. Lincoln-Sudbury started off powerful by scoring a goal in the early minutes of the first period. They score their second goal in five minutes and fifty-six seconds, following...

After her first two years of teaching were overwhelmed with sudden and unexpected changes due to the pandemic, Spanish teacher Kristela Karaja is ready to settle down in WA.  Q: Where did you grow up? A: I was born in Albania, but I grew up in Windsor, Connecticut.  Q: When did you move from...