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Good afternoon,
I am just about out of energy. I want to thank all of you that sent me a note this week through email. Each note provided me with additional energy to get through an unimaginable week.
If you have questions, all of my updates from the week are posted on the Westford Academy website. I would like to encourage you one more time to carpool tomorrow to the different memorials in our community. This is a very difficult time within the community of Westford, but I know that we will remain strong and will continue to support each other. That's it for today.
A note from our school nurses...
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Please keep in mind over the weekend that many underclassmen are also suffering deeply right now. Some of them are feeling as though they should not feel this bad because they either, did not know Olivia personally or that they are not members of the senior class.
These students have also been through a very traumatic week and we would like you to spend some time with them this weekend and appreciate what they are experiencing. We realize that many of them do not want to talk but we are encouraging you to continue to ask them how they are doing and to acknowledge their hurt.
Thank you,
Sally Pratt and Joan Mitchell
WA Clinic
Other Items:
Music News
Congratulations to Zachary Friedlander and Elizabeth Muller for their acceptance to the Junior District Music Festival.
Attention Sophomores:
JOSTEN's will be at Westford Academy on February 24 to distribute class rings during all four lunches.
DECA
Westford Academy DECA lived up to its reputation again this year at the District Competition last December. Over 90 students qualified for the next level of competition by placing among the top three in their events. Students competed in mock business scenario "role plays", as well as taking a written exam on marketing and business principles. The following students placed first in their events to advance to the state level of competition in Boston this March: Sneha Shastry, Ryan Creegan, Mustafa Buxamusa, Michael Myers, Tiffany Chow, Rebecca Webb, Peter Russo, Lauren Uram, Aishwarya Vishwanath, the team of Leah Doucette andEva Rouanet, the team of Alexis Jacobson and Richa Kaul, the team of Kyle Boyd and David Varney, the team of Trevor Owens and Jack Drapeau, the team of Michael McHugh and Colby Fleckner, and the team of Marco
Chiang and Alex Osgood. Top in the district and also qualifying for states are: Sophia Lin, Lauren Mackay, Ryan Hurley, Scott MacLeod, Manu Kumar, Erinn Scammon, Adrienne Viarengo, Ishita Agrawal, Mithali Shenoy, Trevor MacDonald, Mark Westerhoff, PatrickTurpin, Nicholas D'Agostino, John Ryan IV, Tyler Santos, Terrance Jann, Patrick Martell, Nikita Desai, Amanda Howard, Leah Giacalone, Allie Hopkins, Mark Mastandrea, Jacob Jones, Rachel Meyer, Melissa Benowitz, Savannah Mendiola, Meghan Kibblehouse, Vivian Cheng, Katie Huber, Jonathan Walsh, ChristopherTierney, Meghan Reid, Alexandra LeBlanc, Rohit Bhatia, and Akhil Sontakke, Mike Caviston, Joseph Calitri, Chris Segien, Chris Connolly, Mike Murphy, Connor Flynn, Matthew Gallagher, John Kowalczik, Alex SanGiovanni, Megan Marrkand, Katie McEvoy, Kelsey Stafstrom, Carly Learned, Stephanie Benowitz, Shannon Smith, Kelsey Joyce, Jillian Gill, Julia Feuersanger, Vinit Rajophadhye, JoshuaMartin, Cory Trio, Sushmita Datari, Courtney
Martin, Alanna Weiss, Rachel Stanley, Anisha Rajopadhye, Molly Swan, and~Keerthana Duvvuri. Representing Westford Academy in the Quiz Bowl is Brittany Walker, CarolineTurpin, Emily Tierney, and Tricia O'Neill.
Come Support Your Teachers And The WMSPTO!
The Blanchard and Stony Brook teachers and staff members have agreed to a friendly game of basketball on Wednesday, March 10, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Westford Academy. Tickets are $5 each in advance, and $6 at the door. Tickets will be sold in the middle school offices beginning February 22. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Westford Middle School PTO. Refreshments will also be available for purchase. Families are encouraged to come root for the Blanchard Bulldogs and the Stony Brook Panthers. For more information, please contact WMSPTO president Sue Havican at sahavican@comcast.net.
Game on!
Join Nashoba Valley Special Olympics and Take the Plune!!
The Passion Plunge to support Special Olympic Massachusetts (SOMA) and our local chapter Nashoba Valley Special Olympics (NVSO). WA high school senior, Bridget Ryan has started a TEAM ìWA swimming Snowmenî in behalf of NVSO to support our local athletic programs and taking the athletes to State Competitions. Last year 8 athletes from this area (Westford, [Marker]Acton, Carlisle, Chelmsford, etc) along with area middle school and high school volunteers competed in the Summer Games and this year two soccer teams competed in the State Soccer Competitions put on by SOMA . Join Bridget~Ryan (bridget_ryan@ymail.com) and the ìWA Swimming Snowmenî in their efforts to raise money to support Special Olympic athletic programs in the Nashoba Valley Area. Or for more information www.passionplunge.org or www.nvso.org ~~~~~~Thank you!!
Westford Against Substance Abuse (WASA)
The weekend is a great opportunity to catch up with your busy high school teenager. ~You can use those moments to remind them that you love her/him, support their ability to make healthy decisions and say no to their friends and peers who will challenge them this weekend to drink and show them that you know how to have fun too. Check out the new article from the New York Times yesterday on teen use of cellphones, computers, etc.
"Dance the Winter Blues Away"
Winter Blues Got you Down?~~~ Join us and dance those blues away!~~~
The Westford Academy Athletic Boosters invite you to a night of good food & good times with friends and neighbors:
Saturday, February 6th
First Parish Church
7:30 - 11:30 p.m.
DJ, Appetizers, Cash Bar & Silent Auction
Tickets: $20 ea.~~To purchase tickets:
Visit WA on Friday nights; tickets will be sold at Fri. basketball games
Call Diane Herald:~ 978-692-8242
All Westford adults are invited....~~ Don't miss out on the fun!
Proceeds benefit the WA Athletic Boosters & the WA Athletes
After School Thursday Drop-in Tutoring
WA National Honor Society students will be available to tutor Westford Academy students after school on Thursdays from 2-3:00 PM in room 244.~ All WA students are free to drop in for extra help in any subject or may schedule ahead of time for tutoring in a specific subject area.~ If you would like more information or to sign up for tutoring for a specific subject please contact National Honor Society advisors Amy Short at ashort@westfordk12.us or 978-692-5570 x2143 or Elizabeth Taylor at etaylor@westfordk12.us
Take care,
Jim Antonelli
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