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WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

The Class of 2023 is in smiles as they fill the seats of the WA Turf before the ceremony begins.

Four years of resilience: Class of 2023 celebrates graduation

Deepa Gautam, Co-Managing Editor Jun 5, 2023

Reflecting on their four years of high school, the Class of 2023 took to the WA turf on June 3 for graduation. Originally scheduled for June 2, the ceremony was postponed a day in order to avoid inclement weather and rain showers. Yet, on graduation day, chilly winds and cloudy skies did not detract...

Senior Madelyn Haley smiles in her nursing scrubs outside of WA.

Haley takes to the stage as 2023 class speaker

Kate Kelly, Co-Features Editor Jun 2, 2023

Within the next month the class of 2023 will come together, draped in gowns and caps, to reminisce about their years at WA. No amount of time in a classroom could have prepared them for the global pandemic at the beginning of their freshman year, and yet, they persisted through it all. Four years later,...

Mia Rose poses with her Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute folder in the WA Flag Lobby.

Rose paints her way to Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute

Grace Hsu, Co-Features Editor May 5, 2023

Senior Mia Rose sits on her bedroom floor with a computer propped open and nail polish in hand. Guiding the brush in precise motions, she smiles and creates an intricate design. When all ten nails are colorful and shiny, she takes a bottle of nail polish remover and removes the polish. Then she repeats...

Ely poses for a photo.

Ely sets on creative writing path at Wheaton

Grace Hsu, Co-Features Editor Apr 13, 2023

The quiet tapping of fingers on a keyboard fills the room. While the bedroom is mostly silent, senior Lindsay Ely’s head is loud. Filled with ideas, plot lines, characters, and settings, Ely sits in front of her computer, ready to share stories with the world. This fall, Ely will attend Wheaton...