Seven of the Ghostwriter staff members went to Chicago from October 31 to November 3 to attend the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) Fall National High School Journalism Convention. The conference had professional journalists giving speeches, workshops, and presentations for high-school...

The Junior State of America's New England Region has chosen its new Vice Mayor from Westford Academy's own chapter. Junior Zachary Roberts was recently elected to serve the position under Regional Mayor senior Rebecca Eneyni from Wellesley High School. JSA is broken up into ten “regions” with...

On Monday, September 24th, Westford Academy Principal James Antonelli made a surprise proposal at the Westford School Committee meeting to rename Stony Brook Middle School the 'Everett V. Olsen Middle School' after Westford Public School's Superintendent Everett "Bill" V. Olsen. Antonelli, aside from...

Following Westford Academy chemistry teacher Matthew Howard-Donlin's last-minute departure from Westford Academy, Curriculum Coordinator Jenny Kravitz and Principal Jim Antonelli sought a replacement to take on Howard-Donlin's classes. They ultimately found Catherine Erickson, whose resume included teaching...

At 7:00 on Halloween night, a fall musical fitting for the Grey Ghosts will be coming to Westford Academy: The Addams Family, a comedy written by Andrew Lippa and based on the comic series by Charles Addams. The WA production is directed by Dr. Luke Jorgensen with junior Elle Whitehead as Assistant...

Westford Academy's student council announced that the spirit rally, taking place on October 19 2018, will include stations in addition to the original event in order to promote inclusivity in the WA community. Spirit Week as a whole will not be rigged, a decision that was implemented last year. Every...

Principal Jim Antonelli closed off Hartford Road to cars incoming to Westford Academy at the beginning of the school year, a decision that has caused controversy among parents, students, and faculty whose commutes have lengthened as a result. This new traffic plan, one of many instated over the past...

On Friday, October 6th, Westford Academy held its first A.L.I.C.E. (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) evacuation drill. This particular drill differed from those in past years, as it closely replicated a real-life emergency situation with greater accuracy than before. Previously, each classroom...

Two weeks into the school year, chemistry teacher Matthew Howard-Donlin made the decision to leave Westford Academy after a position opened in August in his hometown, Dudley. The second chemistry teacher to be replaced in as many years, Howard-Donlin will be succeeded by Catherine Erickson, a teaching...

After twelve years of filling the Town Common on sunny Tuesday afternoons, the Farmers' Market had become a summer staple in Westford. However, on April 25, 2018, the Westford Farmers' Market announced on its Facebook page that it would not be continuing into the 2018 season. Founder and organizer...

On Saturday, June 16th, the 43rd annual Strawberries N' Arts Festival took place on the Westford Common. The festival, which is sponsored by the First Parish Church United of Westford (often referred to as the FPCU), hosts over 90 vendors who sell everything from jewelry to wall decor and of course,...