Westford Academy Theater Arts [WATA] will be moving on to the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild (METG) finals in Boston, taking place from Thursday, March 21 until Saturday, March 23. It will be a three-day event where WATA will compete against other high schools that have also moved past semi-finals...

The WA Fencing Team recently brought home its first state championship, despite the club being founded relatively recently in the 2014-2015 school year. The club's captain, Senior Brian Wang, was one of the members of the Men's Foil Squad, which won the championship title in its respective category. "Being...

The 50th Annual Westford Kiwanis Apple Blossom Festival Parade took place on Saturday, May 12th. The Parade featured a variety of floats, the Apple Blossom Queen nominees, and the Westford Kiwanis Person of the Year: Gloria Tu Gilbert. At the conclusion of the parade, a ceremony in the Abbott school...

The 2018 National Medalists of Scholastic Art and Writing Awards were recently announced. Judged against other pieces of work made by people across the country, two WA students took home silver medals for their artwork. Senior Caroline Chaffiotte and Sophomore Audrey Sequeira both won awards, Chaffiotte...

The hard work that the WA Ghostwriter has put into print and online work has paid off with an award presented to them for their work on a regional scale. The New England Scholastic Press Association (NESPA) received these at NESPA's annual conference at Boston University on May 5th. The WA Ghostwriter...

Westford Academy’s student-run newspaper, the W.A. Ghostwriter, took home an All-New England Award in Scholastic Editing and Publishing from the New England Scholastic Press Association’s annual conference at  Boston University on May 2. “I think the awards] show how far we’ve come as a...

By Kai-Lou Yue Business Manager In a class, there are many students with different personalities. There are students who wish they were playing sports instead, and those who never participate. There are others who don't put any effort into class. However, there are also students who enjoy learning...

By Tim Delouchery Staff Writer The New England Scholastic Press Association hosted its 65th annual conference on Friday, May 3 at Boston University. The WA Ghostwriter staff, along with high school newspapers from all across New England attended. The day was comprised of three 50 minute workshops,...

By Alok Ganguly Staff Writer The Speech and Debate Club at Westford Academy has been around for 10 years, and has been successful in providing WA with several awards for speaking competitions. The club has over 30 members, almost double the amount from last year, and all are active participants...