Pictures of former students and old football, softball, and baseball teams in his office represent the years he has been dean at this school. Having been a dean at WA from 1982 - 2017, Michael Parent...

Westford Academy Girls' Lacrosse played a strong game against Sharon High School on home turf Thursday, maintaining a wide lead throughout to finish 19-10. The Ghosts made their offensive presence...

Most students during sophomore year worry about their grades and figuring out what they want to do with their future. However, sophomore Morgan Freud has her college career planned out already. She committed...

There are changes going on in WA’s administration: Dean Michael Parent is retiring and Athletic Director Dan Twomey will be taking his place. And instead of seeing Twomey sitting in the first office...

When people see WA's athletic director Dan Twomey in the halls, they talk to him about how their sports teams are doing. Starting in fall 2017, however, he will become one of WA's deans. Earlier this...

On Wednesday, April 5, the Girls' Varsity Lacrosse team won their game against Boston Latin with a score of 16-4. Displaying strong teamwork and strategies, WA had other team members and the audience cheering...

On Tuesday, February 14, WA Boys' Basketball failed to maintain their narrow lead over the Acton-Boxboro Colonials and fell further behind as the game went on, finally ending at a 54-39 loss. Although...

On Friday, February 3, the WA Boys' Basketball team played an intense game against the Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors. The close scoring and the energy of the game had the audience at the edge of their seats...

On Friday, January 27, WA Chinese teacher Zhenyan Li and her classes threw a Chinese New Year Celebration. The whole cafeteria was decorated with traditional Chinese red lanterns and banners, with...

On Tuesday, January 24th Westford Public Schools had their first snow day of the year after being blanketed with snow.This snow day was not really expected as there was no real accumulation of snow and...

Forge Village Breakfast re-opened recently, and the Ghostwriter had the displeasure of trying it first hand. As we entered the diner, we were met with a welcoming atmosphere and friendliness as the...

Hailing from Florence, Italy, Matteo Fantuzzi is spending his senior year here in Westford.  Coming to the United States to experience the culture and language, Fantuzzi is excited that he was chosen...

On Thursday, November 3, WA swept 3 sets straight in the first playoff game of the season, winning with a final score of 3- 0. The team maintained a comfortable point lead all throughout the game, not...

On Tuesday, November 1st, WA Boys' Soccer won their game against Cambridge Rindge and Latin by a score of 3-0. The game was intense, with both teams playing with equal aggressiveness, but WA managed to...

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...

This year, ballot question two gives citizens the choice whether to give charter schools more funding or not. This question will allow 12 new charter schools to open in Massachusetts at the expense of...

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...

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...

In the room across from Linda Mahoney's desk, Micaela Violette has moved into her new niche in the school as the school's second social worker. Violette works closely with the guidance department and...

  This Saturday, September 24, at 7:00 P.M. WA Boys' Varsity Soccer triumphed over Chelmsford High 3-1. This was also an honorary game for the late Matt Roberge, a member of the JV team who...

  WA Varsity Girls' Volleyball lost to Newton-South High School with a final set score of 2-3 this Wednesday. The game was close throughout, but WA's little mistakes built up through the play. The...

Thousands of people in undeveloped countries do not have access to clean water. As they are aware of the problem, UNICEF, has partnered up with the Environmental Club to help with this situation. Presently,...

Taiga Kambara of the class of 2016 is taking a gap year next year to consider different careers and try new things. After a stressful high school experience Kambara wants to take a year to reevaluate...

Westford Academy boys' volleyball team was victorious against Lexington High school on Wednesday, April 27th, ultimately winning all three sets of the game. The first set started off with Lexington...

On Friday, February 19th, the Boy’s Varsity Basketball team beat Lincoln-Sudbury on Senior Night with a score of 79-48. Before the game, the seniors of the team were recognized, along with their parents,...

On Feburary 9th, WA Girls' Basketball won against Lincoln-Sudbury. WA had a comfortable lead most of the game, but as the game progressed, the team started to let LS gain some points.  The end score was...

On Friday, February 7th, the Boys' Varsity Basketball team won against Somerville in an intense game with a score of 68-57. The game started with WA possession, who managed to score in the first thirty...

On February 2nd, the WA Girls' Basketball team finally defeated Cambridge R&L after losing to them 50 - 55 earlier this year. The girls ended up with a lead of seven points at the end of the game with...

The girls' basketball team scraped a win this Friday during their home game against Bedford with a score 56-49. The Grey Ghosts maintained a comfortable lead for most of the game but slipped under the...

On Friday, January 15th, the Boys' Basketball team defeated Acton-Boxborough in a close game with a score of 53-43. AB had the ball at the start of the game and scored almost immediately with WA scoring...

At Westford Academy on January 6th, the WA Girls' Gymnastics team won over Acton Boxboro with a score of 131.75 to 127.7. WA first started with the vault event and ended up with a total of 33.7 points....

The following edited transcript is an exclusive online Q&A with the writers of the new local news parody, The WA Ghostbuster (waghostbuster.com), which is taking the WA community by storm. The Ghostbuster...

After teaching for 13 years in different school districts, Rachel Connerty, an interim teacher for math teacher  Brian Scanlan, is looking for a nice school like Westford Academy to start her permanent...