As an eighth grader, when it came time to choose courses for freshman year, I knew I wanted orchestra to be my freshman elective. I had played violin in school since third grade, and it was only natural...

For this episode of Noteworthy, we featured senior Taiga Kambara.

As his fingers dance across the black and white keys and music washes across the auditorium, freshman Joseph Shen alerts members of the WA and Westford community that they are in the presence of another...

On Friday, March 18th, the same day as senior skip day, WA's Got Talent audience members chatted with each other in the auditorium waiting for the talent show to begin. Soon, English teacher and Mistress...

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...

The Ghostwriter did an investigation into Tinder and online dating apps. Read about different aspects of online dating in high school here.  

Tinder appears to be one of the most common online apps used by high school students to meet up and talk to strangers. However, there are undeniable consequences and dangers when doing so, and schools...

Tinder is an app marketed for "online dating" often used by high school students to meet and talk to new people. Different age and location ranges can be set, so that the Tinder user can adjust how close...

Click here to read about the dangers of Tinder and online dating. Click here to read about our editor getting a fake profile on Tinder to investigate it. Read about my opinion on online safety...

Dating would be far easier in real life if you received a notification every time a stranger found you attractive. In Tinder, that actually happens. Every time a stranger thinks you are attractive or "likes"...

As old WA alumni come back to visit their old high school teachers and members of the administration, there are often noticeably absent faces; perhaps a math teacher has decided to teach at a different...

Currently, a new schedule change for WA is being considered. The potential plan involves extending the school day by ten minutes, changing dismissal from 1:55 to 2:10, allowing five minutes in between...

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....

As the seasons change and athletes make the transition from fall to winter sports, player rosters are changing for most teams, while coaches are changing for others. For the upcoming winter sports season,...

This fall season, the Westford Academy Grey Ghosts put together a performance that has not been seen in years. With their 9-2 record and Dual County League win, the football team has set the bar high for...

Last school year, students in grades three through eight took the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test in place of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System...

In the small school district of Westford, many students, and even teachers, have stayed in the United States, or even in New England, for their entire lives. However, biology teacher Stefana Albu has a...

On Thursday, October 22, 2015, WA girls participated in the annual Lady Ghosts Powderpuff game as part of spirit week. Though the competition was fierce between grades, sophomores and juniors were tied...

  In the light of the recent school shootings across the country, the public is clamoring for preventatives to the issue, one of which is stricter gun control, mainly increasing the difficulty...

With a resounding cheer, the WA crowd watching the football game against Chelmsford enthusiastically celebrates the team's win. The elated spark in the air is a far cry from the somber atmosphere caused...

Winning three sets in a row, WA Girls' Varsity Volleyball beat Dracut High School 3-0 on Thursday, September 24th, in a riveting game that left the audience cheering after every point. Yielding their...

Once a week, in one of the science rooms on the second floor of WA, a group of students prepare to go on a quest, or begin strategizing a battle or two. As is typical for the WA Strategic Gaming...

By Kai-Lou Yue News Editor It’s widely known that many people smoke marijuana in the country and in places around the world; Westford Academy is not apart from this generalization. Despite various...

A WA student handing off a baton to another in the 4 by 4 relay