Shakespeare Club and Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Club recently merged to form one after-school organization, Monsters & Monologues (M&M's), which focuses on both the fantasy game D&D and Shakespeare's literature. This change was made in hopes of attracting more membership, as previously,...

Dean Betsy Murphy gathered a group of students to plant 100 tulip bulbs donated by Emerson Health on Thursday, Oct. 23.  People from many different clubs including Pride Club, Cirrus Club, Best Buddies, and WA Medical Brigades were asked to come to the planting. This event was organized by the Yellow...

Westford Academy Theater Arts will be performing "Ride," a short play directed by senior Abigail Curran, on Thursday, Oct. 30 and Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. as well as on Friday, Nov. 7 and Friday, Oct. 31 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the WA Black Box. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for students...

Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) president and senior Risha Kulkarni and HOSA vice president and senior Srisai Vuppuluri of Westford Academy’s chapter were chosen to be representatives on the Massachusetts State HOSA Board. After receiving positive recommendations from former WA representatives...

The Westford Academy Marching Band placed second in Division III at a New England Scholastic Band Association (NESBA) competition hosted by Reading Memorial High School on Saturday Oct. 25. They also received the award for Best Visuals with their black-widow-themed show. The next and last competitions...

Westford Academy welcomed a new addition to the senior entrance this September: a granite cornhole set-up, gifted by the graduated classes of 2024 and 2025. The project was paid for by leftover class funds and provides another recreational space for students before and after school. According to Murphy,...

Hands to Haiti is preparing for their annual Boo Grams to be distributed at school on Friday, Oct. 31 with all proceeds going towards supporting Haiti's education system. This will be Hands to Haiti's fifth year selling the Boo Grams which are small bags filled with candy that people can buy for their...

Westford Academy's Student Council (STUCO) has added two new events, musical chairs and Dizzy Bats Inflatable Race, to the Friday, Oct. 24 Spirit Rally game lineup. The new events will be replacing the previous years' greased watermelon toss and sumo wrestling events. According to STUCO, these changes...

As students’ desires for a head start in college grows, Westford Academy has set up a course of action to expand their sprawling Dual Enrollment (DE) program by offering more college-level courses in classrooms for the 2025 to 2026 school year. Eligible rising juniors and seniors had the opportunity...

Westford Academy Student Council (STUCO) will be hosting the 2025 Fall Fling, formerly known as the Fall Semi-Formal and Homecoming, on Saturday, Oct. 25 in the WA cafeteria from 7-10 p.m. with an "Enchanted Garden" theme. The dance will be open to every grade level after two years of restricting attendance...

Westford Academy's freshman class of 2029 elected their first student government representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The four class officers are president Aarav Engineer, vice president Mia Weber, secretary Akshaya Rajendran, and treasurer AJ Agarwal. The freshman student council (STUCO) members...

Many new and pre-existing after-school clubs will hold their meetings together in the WA cafeteria following budget cuts, taking part in a new invention called the "Club Cafe." After financial reductions were made to Westford Public Schools in Sept. 2024, 25% of WA clubs were left without an adviser....