Laura Sporel is a recent graduate from Mount Saint Mary College and is here to teach at Westford Academy. Being a former student of WA, she’s excited to rejoin the great community and contribute as a teacher. Q: Our source said that you are currently on the Student Support Team, however you are...

When former principal Mr. Antonelli announced that he was leaving WA, the search was on to find the next person to tackle the principal position. Though there was a multitude of worthy candidates, ultimately, there was one person who stood out for the job: former dean Dan Twomey. The 2023-2024 school...

With the promotion of Dan Twomey from dean to principal, Amanda Welch has taken the position as the new dean of students and sophomore class dean. The Ghostwriter had the opportunity to walk around WA with Welch and learn more about her. Q: How has your experience at WA been so far? A: It has...

In 2021, the CDC reported that triplets made up 0.076% of births in the United States. While that number is very low, even rarer is finding a set of triplets who have made a positive impact on WA like the Jones siblings. Seniors Alex, Ben, and Justin Jones are WA's one and only set of triplets, and...

Within the next month the class of 2023 will come together, draped in gowns and caps, to reminisce about their years at WA. No amount of time in a classroom could have prepared them for the global pandemic at the beginning of their freshman year, and yet, they persisted through it all. Four years later,...

After four years of hard work and dedication in the classroom, senior Charles Lin has been awarded the title of Salutatorian of the Class of 2023. The Ghostwriter had the opportunity to sit down with Lin, getting to know more about him both inside and outside of the classroom. Q: What was your favorite...

It is that time of year where senior spirit runs high and conversations about senior futures and achievements dominate. At the forefront of these conversations are those who have accomplished much over their high school careers, including this year's valedictorian, Alison Chen. The Ghostwriter was able...

Studying abroad is a dream for many students, and it is a great opportunity to immerse themselves in different cultures. Many WA students take advantage of the exchange programs offered by the school, but only the most dedicated end up going back. After graduation, seniors Charlotte Ryan and Liv Baumert...

Music is an art. Like all art forms, music allows a person to express themselves in a creative, freeing way. For senior Sam Bergeron, music is all of those things, as well as something he wants to make a lifelong career. From surfing the internet to discovering his hobby to becoming his college career,...

A previous version of this article was published on Dec. 14, 2022. This version has been edited to include more recent events pertaining to the topic. As she walked through the halls, her peers and teachers congratulated her. After months of meetings with the administration and tireless nights of...

Aimee Murphy has lived in Westford her whole life. She taught fifth grade at Abbot Elementary School fora number of years and has been teaching sixth grade English at Stony Brook Middle School for the past eight years. Throughout her teaching career, she has made a positive impact on all of her students....

Senior Mia Rose sits on her bedroom floor with a computer propped open and nail polish in hand. Guiding the brush in precise motions, she smiles and creates an intricate design. When all ten nails are colorful and shiny, she takes a bottle of nail polish remover and removes the polish. Then she repeats...