When people see WA's athletic director Dan Twomey in the halls, they talk to him about how their sports teams are doing. Starting in fall 2017, however, he will become one of WA's deans. Earlier this year, Dean Michael Parent announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2016-2017 school year....

Recently, the WA Environmental Club has been pushing for solar panels to be installed on the roof of the school. Currently, the process is moving a little bit further along, as the club was able to contact a company to install the panels. With a company in mind, the club is gathering more information...

Senior Olivia Overington of Westford Academy recently won a Silver Medal in the 2017 Scholastic Art Awards National Art Competition . The art piece she submitted was a drawing of two swings at a playground at Jack Walsh field, one of many parks in Westford. "We had to go take a photograph of what...

As April approaches, so does the Day of Silence 2017. The Day of Silence is a day specifically to help the LGBTQ+ community and raise awareness for the discrimination the LGBT community receives. This is a huge day nationwide, because every year, thousands of schools are remaining silent. Students...

  On Saturday March 25 at the Abbott School, the town of Westford gathered for their annual town meeting to discuss and vote on various town issues. While an annual event that many attend each and every year, this year's meeting had special interest to many town residents. In the end, article...

With WATA's latest play The Gingerbread Lady fresh out of the oven, the Ghostwriter went behind the scenes to see how the stage was set. The story revolves around Evelyn "Evy" Meara (played by Sami Killian), a recovering alcoholic trying to get her life back together with her two friends Jimmy...

  On Saturday, March 18th, Westford Academy Theater Arts presented Caryl Churchill's play Fen at the Massachusetts Education Theater Guild state semi-final, but their performance went just past the time limit and was disqualified from the competition. The entire performance was required...

Westford Academy Theater Arts’s newest production, The Gingerbread Lady, opens on March 22, at 3:00 PM. Although it is a Black Box show, it takes place on the mainstage in the WA performing arts center. The Gingerbread Lady will perform 6 times, on three different dates, March 22, 23, and 24th. Show...

Last Sunday evening, members of the town of Westford were brought together for a vigil commemorating the recent attack in Kansas and many of the hate crimes which have followed. Roughly 150 people gathered on the Westford town common, in 20 degree weather, to join their fellow man, with electronic...

Westford Academy's National Organization for Women (NOW) Club has successfully started their drive for feminine products on February 28, 2017. With the help of Student Council, NOW has filled the female restrooms with an assortment of sanitary items to help out the girls of WA. The concept is for students...

Calling all animal lovers - WA’s newest club, Beyond Animal Rights Club (B. A. R. C.), gives students an excuse to play with canines while also giving back to the community. With a goal of making a difference in animal shelters, Westford Academy juniors Alli Dipietro and Ashya Singh made B.A.R.C. a...