During the Westford School Committee meeting on Monday, February 10, emotions ran high as town residents challenged the Committee's decision to not renew Superintendent Bill Olsen's contract.  One such Committee member was Megan Eckroth, who in the midst of the attendees' anger and confusion abruptly...

Tensions rose high at the Stony Brook School as the Westford community filled the auditorium for the School Committee Meeting to confront the rumors regarding the lack of extension of Superintendent Bill Olsen's contract. Though the Committee had voted 6-1, with Sean Kelly as the sole dissenting opinion,...

On Wednesday, January 22, Superintendent Bill Olsen and Director of School Finance Ingrid Nilsson held a meeting with the School Committee to talk about the cost and logistics later start times, and generally concluded that later start times would likely not be feasible during the 2020-2021 school year. This...

As of March 1, the college search app Naviance will be completely gone from WA and the app Scoir will be taking its place. Guidance counselors started visiting advisory rooms to set the students up with Scoir and help them navigate the cite. Guidance coordinator Wendy Pechacek explained how Naviance's...

On Sunday, January 12, New Hampshire residents gathered in Londonderry High School to hear Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang talk about the most pressing issues facing America and how he would ameliorate them as president. The New Hampshire Democratic Primary will take place on February...

Story updated February 8, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. On Friday, January 31, Westford Academy released students twenty minutes ahead of schedule, due to a plumbing issue in the bathrooms located next to the Cafeteria. The senior class was released at 1:35 p.m. and the rest of the students at 1:40 p.m. A broken...

(Updated at 4:02, Friday, January 17, 2020)  (Updated at 2:20, Saturday, January 18, 2020)  Westford Academy was temporarily evacuated last Friday, January 17, by what an administrative letter to parents described as an "internet challenge" gone awry. In the letter, the fad involved placing...

History teacher Stephen Scully and digital learning teacher Stephanie Gosselin are looking into purchasing VR headsets for the history department in order to give it a visual update. They are planning on implementing this new idea by March. According to Scully, the history department is exploring...

Why citizens came to hear Pete Buttigieg's ideas for president Features Editor Srinithi Raj went to a New Hampshire rally hosting Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg, where she gathered comments from various spectators. Little Women was a "little" disappointing Features Editor Srinithi Raj gave...

The Unicycle Club has been running at Westford Academy since 2007, but will not be running for the 2019-2020 school year due to budget cuts and a lack of interest. After history teacher John Wysokowski transferred to Bedford High School, Westford Academy was left without an advisor for the club. Math...

On Monday, January 13, the Westford School Committee met to discuss proposed budget cuts in the Latin and English departments, as well as other service reductions. The meeting lasted nearly four hours and featured speakers who would be directly affected by the proposed budget cuts, such as Sarah Bjorkman,...

Over winter break, Westford Academy removed the main doors to all the boys' bathrooms around the school.  The decision to remove the doors came after multiple reports of vandalism, vaping, and other inappropriate activities were found to be taking place within the facilities. "There's a lot of inappropriate...