Skip to Main Content
The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

The decision to cancel basketball and ice hockey greatly impacts seniors, who will miss out on the last season of their high school career.

School committee decides on the winter sports season

James McDermott, Staff Writer Dec 18, 2020

On December 7, 2020, the Westford School Committee voted 4-3 in favor of cancelling Westford Academy's boys and girls basketball and boys and girls ice hockey for this year’s winter sports season. This decision was made mainly due to COVID-19 concerns.  However, the committee did approve alpine...

Marvel at the loss, The Punisher gets cancelled

Marvel at the loss, The Punisher gets cancelled

John Vassiliou, Editor Mar 12, 2019

Well, good things never last forever, The hit Netflix series The Punisher, along with Jessica Jones, are the latest casualties on the long list of Marvel licensed shows that have been getting the axe. This move finalized the end of Marvel and Netflix's cooperation on the Marvel universe, and will...

Another snow day looms in Westford

Giving the Snow the Cold Shoulder

Alison Bergeron, Staff Writer Mar 14, 2017

With the promise of a blizzard on the horizon, and a current 71% chance of school cancellation on the “Snow Day Calculator,” Westford Academy students are practically singing "Let it Snow". While underclassmen look forward to escaping another day of classes, seniors celebrate the fact that they...

Senior and head of the spirit week committee, Lauren Flynn dresses up for her favorite of the spirit days, USA day.

Extra work for Flynn after rally postponement

Kai-Jia Yue, Social Media Manager Oct 22, 2016

After a heavy downpour at around 10am, an administrator announced over the loud speaker during the end of D-block, the postponement of the spirit rally. Soon after, outraged seniors left school in masses, leaving many classes half full or empty. Lauren Flynn, a senior and a organizer for the...

MCAS testing is cancelled for Tuesday, March 19th

MCAS rescheduled due to potential snowstorm

Mar 18, 2013

By Nicole Souza and Anastasha Echavarri Staff Writer and News Editor Due to the expected  hundred percent chance of snowfall tonight, as well as for additional snowfall expected for Tuesday, March 19, the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System testing (MCAS) has been cancelled for Tuesday. The...