In an attempt to lessen student stress, the administration has been discussing changing the weighted GPA system to unweighted GPAs at Westford Academy.  A weighted grade point average system takes the difficulty of a class into account along with grades. An unweighted GPA system is when the difficulty...

On Thursday, January 2, the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College held their second Politics Unplugged session with democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker to discuss his platform and interact with the common public.  Booker, currently a New Jersey senator, was previously...

On Saturday, January 4, 2020, a crowd of potential voters gathered at the Nashua Community College in New Hampshire to listen to Pete Buttigieg speak about his priorities and plans for the future if he is elected into office. Pete Buttigieg is a moderate Democratic candidate for the 2020 presidential...

On December 17, 2018, Superintendent Bill Olsen issued a final approval of the graduation cap and gown policy, which took effect in the 2019-20 schoolyear. The policy changed from “boys wear maroon, girls wear white” to a choice of either a maroon or white gown for the Class of 2019. For the class...

Concerns raised and later start times proposal presented at 12/16 meeting  This Monday, Photography Editor Keertana Gangireddy reported on a School Committee meeting, where both the school budget cuts, and a proposal for later start times were brought up. Westford Public Schools face changes with...

At the Board of Selectman meeting on December 17, the Board members and Town Manager addressed the budget concerns circulating the town, and they also gave a presentation regarding the reasons for the restricted town budget, its distribution, and the implications. The presentation regarding the town's...

On Monday, December 16, the Westford School Committee met at the Katie Enos Auditorium in Blanchard Middle School to discuss several budget cuts district-wide, as well as findings from the advisory committee regarding shifting start times for all schools K-12. Differing from the meeting last Wednesday,...

In this new series of posts on the Ghostwriter, we will be recapping the five most viewed articles from the past week for your convenience.  Students create petition for Estabrook: Photography Editor Keertana Gangireddy and Staff Writer Unnati Bhat dove into a students' effort to keep one of WA's...

At the Westford School Committee’s most recent meeting on December 11, 2019, almost 100 Westford residents gathered at the Millennium School to attend Superintendent Bill Olsen and Assistant Superintendent Kerry Clery’s presentation regarding recent school budget cut proposals. In short, Olsen has...

Orchestrated by the Student Council, the Holiday Bazaar took place Saturday from 9 AM to 3 PM. Many people were talking to their friends and family while walking around the various selections of items for sale, many of them ranging from shirts, stickers, and Christmas trees. At the entrance of the...

Among the recent budget cuts in our school department, English Teacher and Cross Country/Track Coach Michael Estabrook may be let go. In an attempt to save his job, freshman Emma McCuin started a change.org petition Tuesday evening, December 10th. The petition gained popularity through many students...