Westford Academy’s student-run newspaper, the W.A. Ghostwriter, took home an All-New England Award in Scholastic Editing and Publishing from the New England Scholastic Press Association’s annual conference at  Boston University on May 2. “I think the awards] show how far we’ve come as a...

Westford Academy's baseball team saw a coaching change take place last weekend, with head coach and WA math teacher Cory Roman stepping down from his postion. Now, Dean Mike Parent has taken the reins for the remainder of the year. According to athletic director Dan Twomey, the resignation was...

Administration and Principal James Antonelli have recently confirmed that Wifi will be provided to students next year. The decision was made when a group of students approached them and pointed out their concerns about the incoming Chromebooks, which included the loss of Wifi. Although the Chromebooks...

Many students at WA might be shocked to learn that the ever-looming "Zero Tolerance Policy" was never actually a part of the student handbook. The term was used solely by Principal James Antonelli in his addresses to students at the beginning of the year. "There was a standard operating procedure...

Pieces of art displaying hope for peace will be presented to the Westford Academy Spanish club and AP/5H classes, but only one will be picked to represent their fundraiser. The fundraiser is not just an in school fundraiser, it will extend globally. The first stage of the fundraiser is a contest....

Following the announcement of the One to World program, members of faculty and the student body have expressed concerns over the nature of the funding of the Chromebooks for incoming freshmen. The plan was first publicly presented at the February 29th school committee meeting and was unanimously approved by...

With the end of the third term coming to a close, close to 90 percent of this year’s senior class will participate in the Capstone program where they will embark on an internship or complete a project to further their learning outside of the classroom. However, not all students were always given...

Westford Academy senior Kate Shaughnessey received a silver medal in the 2015 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards presented by the nonprofit organization Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, placing her in the top 1% of student artists across the country. Out of 320,000 applicants, Shaughnessey was...

On Friday, March 5th, senior Michael Colavita sent a petition signed by 533 Westford Academy students to members of the Westford Public School Committee protesting their recent unanimous vote to move the One to World program forward at WA. Unlike many student opposition statements which tend to die off,...

This Friday, March 18th, students and faculty will perform at the annual WA's Got Talent show hosted by the junior class. However, that is not the only event planned for tomorrow; this year's senior skip day, not an administration-sanctioned event, coincides with the talent show. As consistent with...