Westford Academy Principal James Antonelli is stepping away from his position to work as a Dean of Special Projects at Newburyport High School beginning next school year leading up to his retirement. Former Dean Dan Twomey will take over as WA's new principal. After 30 years of working at WA, Antonelli...

Following Westford Academy administration’s decision to cancel finals, the WA community remains split in its reception of this choice. Coupled with the cancellation of midterms earlier this month, students and their families have mixed feelings about student preparation for college-level exams and...

Tensions rose high at the Stony Brook School as the Westford community filled the auditorium for the School Committee Meeting to confront the rumors regarding the lack of extension of Superintendent Bill Olsen's contract. Though the Committee had voted 6-1, with Sean Kelly as the sole dissenting opinion,...

On Monday, the fire alarm went off for the second time in two weeks and students were told to evacuate the building for about 20 minutes  The reason it happened this time was due to the building's old age. The boiler room in the basement of the school has a control panel that was installed back in...

Principal Jim Antonelli closed off Hartford Road to cars incoming to Westford Academy at the beginning of the school year, a decision that has caused controversy among parents, students, and faculty whose commutes have lengthened as a result. This new traffic plan, one of many instated over the past...

Proudly bearing their maroon and white gowns, with personalized, brightly decorated caps, the procession of Class of 2018 seniors entered the Westford Academy Alumni Stadium on 1 June 2018, a day marking one of their most important milestones yet: high school graduation. The clouds which brought a...

In the wake of recent incidents around the country, such as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida shooting, and more recently, the one at the Santa Fe High School in Texas, questions regarding security concerns have risen at Westford Academy. Though Westford is ranked by Niche...

Westford Academy administration heavily cut funding to the school's Alternative Education program in order to balance the 2018-2019 budget. Alternative Education, also known as alt-ed, has been a helpful program to students who are likely to drop out of school, or who are facing extreme personal hardships...

With recent events that have taken place in schools across the country, Westford Academy, as well as the entire school district in Westford, are looking to enhance school security to further ensure student safety. At a school committee meeting on Monday, March 12, Superintendent Bill Olsen, Principal...

Yesterday night, Saturday, February 10th, WA celebrated the upcoming Chinese New Year with food, music, and performances, all exhibiting Chinese culture and tradition. Here are some photos of the Westford community ringing in the year of the dog:  

On December 14, The Anti-Defamation League came in to conference with the administration at WA. It was a full work day of training requested by Jenny Kravitz, the science curriculum coordinator and the head of the Diversity and Inclusion Team, which has worked a year and a half to make this training...

On Friday, June 2, the Class of 2017 concluded their years at Westford Academy as they celebrated their high school graduation. Friends, family and faculty all gathered at the Alumni Stadium to recognize the graduating seniors. The stadium started filling up a couple hours before the ceremony, which...