Celebrating WA's artists, the Art Club Calendar Contest has selected 14 individuals to have their drawings featured in the WA Art Calendar. The works were finalized on Oct. 22, before being displayed in the flag lobby for WA faculty members to vote on their favorites. Altogether, the faculty had one...

Westford Academy hosted its annual district-wide art show on May 8, 2025 to celebrate the artworks of students from K-12. The art show is a collaborative event where students have the opportunity to showcase their artwork to friends and family. The Westford District Art show is one of the biggest...

Westford Academy faculty members have selected student artwork to present in the annual art calendar. These art calendars will be sold at the Holiday Bazaar on December 7, 2024. This year, out of 50 entries submitted, 14 students had their pieces chosen for the calendar. The winning students for the...

WA students have won a multitude of awards across a large variety of subjects such as sports and theater. However, art awards often go under the radar because they aren’t a huge public event. The Scholastic Art Awards program was founded in 1923 making it the longest-standing program for recognizing...

While cheeseburgers, chainsaws and Rock & Roll have little in common, Jesse "The Machine" Green has somehow managed to combine them into a fantastic, inspirational presentation which he has presented to students. For Green, his journey into success and happiness is a unique one worthy of sharing...

WA has always had passionate artists. From teachers who work to recognize their students' talent to students who go on to earn statewide awards, this much is evident. There are many different elements that go into the cultivation of many WA students' passion for art, one of them being the yearly tradition...

The art classrooms are known for being a relaxing space for students to express themselves and grow as artists, and art teacher Kelly Lampert has been a guiding force in creating this environment for students. However, after working at WA for nine years, Lampert will not be returning this fall and instead,...

Teaching high school is not an easy feat. Combine that with starting to teach students who are already used to a teacher, a class routine, and specific rules, and it can get difficult even quicker, especially when that class is an art class—one that isn't centered around hard and straight facts, but...

At an academically rigorous school like WA, where grades, homework, and achieving scholastic success often seem to be at the forefront, it can be difficult to allow oneself to relax and spend time on hobbies like art, writing, or music, simply for the sake of fun. The Beyond Words Literary Club, however,...

17 WA art students have won statewide awards for their artwork at the 2022-2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The competition was open to grades 7-12 in both semester and full-year art classes. However, the majority of applicants were from WA's Studio Art, Advanced Art, or AP Art and Design. Winners...

As an incoming freshman to WA, I was overwhelmed by the entire idea of high school, and especially by the wide array of options I had when it came to course selection. So here is a list of seven classes that new freshmen and any underclassman should be aware of while planning schedules. These classes...

Twelve hours. Graphite-covered hands blend the rough image of a dog. A dark shadow contrasting the bright and flowing water beneath it. A pearly white grin, locks of fur, and big floppy ears all sketched by the same artist. Twelve hours, creating a piece soon to be in houses across town.  Senior...