"But you're already committed to a college, why do you care so much?" Despite late nights spent poring over Psychology and AP European History notes and hours spent on math homework and equations, the question still lingers in the back of my head. The mentality of needing to succeed combined with...

Midterms have arrived and it is clear that there is a lot of anxiety and worry among Westford Academy students. Sophomore and staff writer Jonathan Li asks WA students which midterms are stressing them out the most.

In high school, there is extensive pressure pushed onto athletes to play through hard times. Coaches, teammates, and fans celebrate athletes who persevere through discomfort and stand back up after taking a knee. But risking one's health to stay on the field has lifelong consequences, longer than any...

As Christmas quickly approaches, many have started to think about what they want this holiday season. While some have an infinite number of extraordinary gifts in mind, others just want to enjoy the holidays with their family. The Ghostwriter asked students and staff at WA what they had on their Christmas...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement — better known as ICE — was founded in 2003 in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks to "promote homeland security and public safety." Now, it's an agency that instills fear and uncertainty into the American people, and more specifically, into the minds of the...

As 2025 comes to an end, freshmen say goodbye to the only year in which they experienced both middle school and high school. The transition from eighth grade to ninth grade is unlike any other grade transition. Students must learn to navigate a new building, merge with an entirely different school, potentially...

I’m sitting at my dining room table, stressed out over the question of whether I’ll be admitted to my top schools or not. I press review and submit, and then the numbers start to add up, one after another: $80, $80, $90, $75, $80. Before I know it, the application purchases alone have accumulated...

The last-minute early release on Tuesday, Dec. 2 was an undeniable mess that put students, parents, and staff members in danger despite weekend reports of impending snow.  While these reports of snow had turned to a forecast of rain by Monday, Dec. 1, earlier action should have been taken to prevent...

As soon as you open TikTok, your eyes skim over the first video that lands on your screen. The camera zooms in, the creator smiles, and within seconds, an entire table of pizza, tacos, and cheeseburgers is eaten. By the end, feelings of fascination, amusement, and comfort strangely wash over your overstimulated...

America is home to a variety of cultures with their own rich histories, combining to create 11 federal holidays and an assortment of other celebrations. My most memorable celebrations each year have been Easter, the Fourth of July, Halloween, and Christmas. And with another celebration behind me, I can...

I have spent nearly 1,000 hours in airports and on planes in my entire lifetime, and I know for a fact that departure flights are the hardest. No matter if the trip was the best I've been on or if I couldn't care less, I cannot help but develop attachments to cities and their sidewalks, hotels, and of...