"What will you do when I go to college?"  It was supposed to be a simple question. Something that I've never had to think about until now. Suddenly we're all grown up, no longer fighting over who gets to pick the next show or who gets to sit shotgun in the car. The question is now a harsh reminder...

When I reminisce on my four years with the Ghostwriter, my mind goes straight to our tables.  I can picture all ten plastic boards lining the room in evenly spaced rows as I walked in on my first day of “Journalism 1” freshman year. I sat in the front right, my back facing my classmates on my...

The moments I remember from high school aren’t the ones I planned for. They aren’t the tests I spent hours studying for or the grades I stressed over at the time. Instead, they’re the small, unstructured moments that turned out to mean the most, like the funny conversations I had with my friends...

I’ve been trying to write something to help you avoid the mistakes I made in high school. Ideally, I’d give you a golden nugget of wisdom that would allow you to circumvent all the failure and sleep deprivation that awaits you, but the serial procrastinator in me has led me here: struggling to write...

Westford Academy faculty shared valuable advice for the Class of 2026 as they prepare to graduate and face their future. Students can be stressed about life after graduation during senior year, so gaining advice from faculty can be helpful as they navigate these difficult times.    

It’s no surprise that student-athletes have a lot on their plate. From Advanced Placement (AP) classes to extracurriculars, life for many Westford Academy students is busy. While sports can be a way for students to detach from other stressors and hangout with friends, many student-athletes don’t...

It's been almost an entire school year since the new 8:00 a.m. start time was implemented at Westford Academy, and its positive outcome can already be seen throughout the halls and classrooms of our school as students and staff have adjusted their schedules to this change and gotten used to the extra...

"I need a date, it'll look bad if I don't." This is the phrase that constantly plagues the hallways of Westford Academy when students are chattering about what might seem like the most important nights of their high school careers: Junior Cotillion and Senior Prom. Although these are the nights...

It’s that time of year again: the senior countdown has hit one on the cafeteria blackboard. A source of relief and excitement for many members of the senior class, the steadily decreasing numbers also served as the root of anxiety and sadness for many—especially the juniors.  It is innately terrifying...

At times, traveling and going on extravagant trips that are meant for relaxation can be more stressful than just staying at home. Someone who likes a laid-back vacation but is not looking for anything too elaborate is in need of one thing: a staycation. A staycation is a budget friendly and close-to-home...

The Latin phrase “carpe diem" translates to "seize the day", a saying familiar to many. Whether it was first heard through a peer or from Robin William in Dead Poet's Society, everyone should strive to live out this motto on a day to day basis. In a time where life is lived through devices we have...

Every year, whether it's prom for the senior class or cotillion for the junior class, the annual dances in May create heavy anticipation for upperclassmen girls as the nights loom closer and closer. The hair, makeup, nails, and most importantly, the dress come to the forefront of many people's minds. There...