As the Class of 2017 threw their graduation caps high in the air, there was a single student whose attention was elsewhere. A young graduate looked towards the man at the podium who created the very building blocks for his positive education in Westford Public Schools: Superintendent Everett (Bill) Olsen. When...

Town members and school committee discussed an initial transportation plan during the first budgetary hearing of the year on Monday, January 11. The proposal encompasses different start times for all four educational levels through a cut in busing. Superintendent Bill Olsen recommended going from...

The Westford School Committee met on Monday, November 23, to address recent updates on COVID-19, winter sports, the superintendent contract, and diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI] related topics.  On November 23, Superintendent Bill Olsen officially announced his resignation from his position...

The School Committee has been holding executive sessions regarding Superintendent Bill Olsen's contract, sparking major controversy. There has been an uproar to remove the six committee members who voted against Olsen, as the conversation regarding his contract renewal was not public. Generally, the...

On December 17, 2018, Superintendent Bill Olsen issued a final approval of the graduation cap and gown policy, which took effect in the 2019-20 schoolyear. The policy changed from “boys wear maroon, girls wear white” to a choice of either a maroon or white gown for the Class of 2019. For the class...

At the Westford School Committee’s most recent meeting on December 11, 2019, almost 100 Westford residents gathered at the Millennium School to attend Superintendent Bill Olsen and Assistant Superintendent Kerry Clery’s presentation regarding recent school budget cut proposals. In short, Olsen has...

A distance learning plan to make up for 3 of the 9 lost days due to weather proposed by Superintendent Bill Olsen and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Kerry Clery was passed by the School Committee on Monday, March 26th, with a vote of 5 yes, 1 no, and 1 absent. Committee member, Arthur Benoit was absent,...

Last week, WA students had two days off due to a massive snow storm. The storm left a large percentage of the community without power, and on Monday, four days after the storm, some students were still getting power back. Early this week, on Tuesday, March 13th, another snow storm has hit and WA received...

Westford Academy’s snow day on Thursday, January 4, 2018 was the previous Wednesday’s topic of discussion. Teachers and students alike anticipated the day off as emails and news stories relating to the storm poured in. Being the first actual snow day of the year, the storm brought in a substantial...

By Andy Dunn Staff Writer Westford Public Schools are closed for the second day in a row along with the rest of the Middlesex County due to the recent winter storm. Superintendent Bill Olsen made the call before 5:00 PM yesterday as most of eastern Massachuestts was preparing for the bitter...