Nearly the entire WA student body gathered on the soccer field today, Friday the 28th, during the last two blocks of the day, to cheer their classes on during the 2016 WA Spirit Rally. Despite the 43-degree weather, students huddled together and faced the wind and rain with mainly smiling faces, watching...

On Thursday, October 27th at 3pm, another Black Box theater production, Ride, will hit the stage. The production by Eric Lane will be directed by WA senior Emily Trantanella. According to Trantanella, the play follows the journey of three teenagers on a road trip, and the deeper issues of their...

On a frosty fall night, the Westford Board of Selectmen and the planning board held a joint public meeting in the Westford Academy auditorium at 7pm. The meeting was called in order to address the recent settlement of an asphalt plant, including addressing the longstanding concerns of laws being broken...

After a heavy downpour at around 10am, an administrator announced over the loud speaker during the end of D-block, the postponement of the spirit rally. Soon after, outraged seniors left school in masses, leaving many classes half full or empty. Lauren Flynn, a senior and a organizer for the...

The Spirit Rally which was meant to take place Friday, October 21, was postponed due to inclement weather conditions. Soon after the announcement, about 200 students (most being seniors) left school in response to the decision. The main disappointment for many students was that soon after the rally...

Stonewalled Westford residents rallied outside Stony Brook Middle School after the planned meeting about the asphalt plant was canceled due to exceeding the school auditorium's capacity. The citizens shared their grievances with one another as Planning Board member Matt Lewin gave a speech explaining...

Last year, 2015- 2016, three curriculum coordinators left Westford Academy from the math, science, and foreign language departments. This year, Kristina McHugh, Jenny Kravitz, and Sharon Charbonnier have joined the staff at WA in their places. McHugh took on the position from Cathy Coughlin in the...

Currently, Westford is in the process of making some big changes. Here are the top four local headlines you need to know. 1. In the next year or so, the Town of Westford will conduct a Feasibility Study to determine if there is potential to renovate or expand the J.V Fletcher Library for the year...

Over the course of the past few days, Westford Academy has been experiencing a MRSA virus scare, with four reported cases in students. The nurses were immediately alerted of the minor outbreak and were ready for it to be a full blown issue. Those infected students are now under the care of their respective...

On Friday, September 23rd, at 7:00 pm, eleven young men of the senior class competed for the coveted title of Mr. WA. After an evening filled with performances of all kinds, judges Ian Kim, Jenny Kravitz, and Michael Martell selected Yusuf Buxamusa as the winner. Mr. WA is a school tradition...

During the first week of October, Massachusetts General Hospital will continue their study from last year at Westford Academy. Led by neuropsychologist Randi Schuster, the project is designed to collect information on marijuana use by high school students as well as its effects. Last year was the...

This Saturday, September 24, two WA Boys' Soccer games will be held to collect further donations in honor of the late Matt Roberge. Roberge, who would have been a junior at WA, passed away in August after fighting leukemia for many months. Several students and organizations, moved and saddened by...