Westford Public Schools introduced Yondr pouches at the two Westford middle schools, Stony Brook and Blanchard, last fall with the intention of helping students stay focused in class by restricting phone usage during school hours. Now, several months into the initiative, teachers are noticing significant...

A motion to appropriate $2,000,000 to fund the installation of new synthetic turf at Nutting Field failed at Westford's annual Town Meeting on March 2, 2025, causing concerns about the condition and safety of the current turf field. After the failure of the motion, there have been talks of changing...

English teacher Lynn Bonakdar is organizing a Westford Academy trip to Japan in the spring of 2026, with the tour set to take place from April 14-24. The trip is currently pending approval from the Westford School Committee, as the committee must vote on all international and out-of-state field trips...

Westford Public School (WPS) elementary schools are required to cut nine interventionists for the 2025-2026 school year, reducing the number of positions from 24 full time interventionists to 15. The cuts are a result of the necessary budget reductions outlined by the School Committee at their Dec....

Westford Academy juniors are about to take a big step toward their future careers through the Junior Job Shadow program on Tuesday, May 20. This annual program allows students to spend time at a workplace to learn firsthand about a specific job and industry, which helps them figure out their interests...

Westford Academy’s Student Senate will be hosting a Credit for Life Fair in the main gym on Monday, June 2 in the days leading up to graduation. The members aim to promote financial literacy amongst seniors through different booths to prepare them for life after high school. The fair will be set...

Next February, art teacher and varsity volleyball coach Brandon Eang and dean Betsy Murphy plan to take a group of WA students on a trip to Cambodia. The trip will share Eang’s culture and life before coming to America, exposing students to Cambodia's culture and history. According to Eang, he was...

Kathi Sullivan, co-founder of Sullivan's Message, shared her story with the freshman and sophomore classes about dealing with alcohol abuse on Wednesday, March 19 during an advisory block. She spoke about how the effects of alcohol abuse changed her life when her daughter, Taylor Sullivan, passed away...

Westford held its 2025 Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 22 at Westford Academy, and voted on a total of 23 articles. The motions mirrored preceding years' agendas, covering pedestrian safety, energy efficiency, and more. However, the root of many discussions centered around Westford's allocation...

For the second year in a row, the school committee, the New England Lego Users Group (NELUG), and the Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) hosted a community LEGO building event to celebrate neurodiversity. It was held on Friday, March 21 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m at the First Parish Church...

Westford Academy is holding a Neurodiversity Celebration Week from Monday, Mar. 17 to Friday, Mar. 21. Each day has a specific theme for students to dress up in order to elevate uniqueness and variety amongst the community. Dean Amanda Welch is primarily responsible for drawing up the idea of a spirit...

At the School Committee meeting on Monday, March 3, members unanimously passed the updated Transgender and Nonconforming Students Policy, discussed updates from the Districtwide Space Usage working group on the Robinson school’s feasibility study, and reviewed the proposed FY26 School Calendar and...