WA's Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) participated in the recent Massachusetts HOSA Competition against other HOSA members from throughout the state. 18 of them came back with a top three score in their respective events and are eligible to compete at the National HOSA Competition in June. Dubbed...

At the Westford town meeting on Saturday, March 25 at Westford Academy, 24 articles were voted on to determine how Westford's money will be spent by the town over the course of the next year. Of these 24 articles, there are three main takeaways that impact the Town of Westford as a whole, but especially...

HOSA hosted a blood drive on March 15 at WA in coordination with Mass General Hospital (MGH) following a snow day and a two-hour delay the day of. More than 30 faculty members and students 16 years old and over signed up to donate blood between 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., but the delay pushed the blood drive...

The School Committee held a community discussion regarding the current feasibility study about the proposed reconfiguration and renovation of the town’s elementary schools on Thursday, March 9. This comes after the Westford School Board partnered with design firm SMMA, and over the past few months,...

This month, Westford Public Schools (WPS) participated in Neurodiversity Celebration Week, March 13 to March 19, and schools conducted events such as exploring literature and sharing fun facts about the topic and introducing students to famous neurodiverse people. WA has also participated in Neurodiversity...

After a strong performance at the DECA State Competition on March 9-11 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, freshmen Eesha Gowda, Haasini Sriraman, Sandeep Sivakumar, and Krish Parmar all advanced to Internationals which will take place on April 22-25 in Orlando, Florida. The four freshmen competed...

WA’s Mock Trial team won its first trial in the Sweet 16 of the State Tournament and will now compete in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2010 on Thursday, March 2. With a current season record of 5-0, the team is now ranked one of the top eight high school mock trial teams out of over 100...

After a three year hiatus, WA's music department will be bringing back the school's annual talent show on Friday, March 10 at 7 p.m. The showcase will bring the Westford community together to watch a variety of student-centered performances including singing, dancing, instrumental acts in the Performing...

The opening of applicant Jeffrey Steinbrecher’s firearms shop on 259 Littleton Rd. in Westford was approved and reviewed by the Planning Board during their Feb. 6 meeting. Steinbrecher is paying the town a fee of $1,500 for the application hearing, a lower amount than the default of $3,000. Steinbrecher...

Departing on Friday, Feb. 17, twenty-three students from WA will be participating in a cultural exchange to France to stay with their corrés (French for "exchange partner") families. The trip will last fifteen days, organized by Katrina Lackner, one of WA's French teachers, and accompanying the students...

17 WA art students have won statewide awards for their artwork at the 2022-2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The competition was open to grades 7-12 in both semester and full-year art classes. However, the majority of applicants were from WA's Studio Art, Advanced Art, or AP Art and Design. Winners...