The Westford Academy community is made up of people of all ages, people who identify as any gender or sexuality, and people of any race or ethnicity. As a community, WA is diverse in many ways. But along with all of these differences come bias, micro-aggressions, and discrimination. The AWOD ADL (A...

Westford Academy competed at Massachusetts DECA's 61st State Convention from Thursday, February 29th to Saturday, February 29th. For over ten years, WA DECA has had significant successes at both district, state and international level conventions. WA has the biggest DECA chapter in MA with over 400...

Westford Improv Troupe (WIT) is a group of Westford Academy students that does improv shows; their next show will be this Friday and will be Christmas-themed with the name WITmas. The show is on Friday, December 20th at 2:30 PM in the Black Box Theater, and it will be two dollars at the door for...

This school year, a brand new club has been added to WA's list of activities. 24%, started by sophomore Jamie Wolpert, is focused on getting more female high school students interested in pursuing STEM careers after high school. 24% is  the percentage of women who work in STEM in America, as Wolpert...

As we settle into 2018, the Lunar Calendar is just starting to welcome the new year. Mandarin Club at WA is hosting its New Year's event in February. This is the second year in a row that the Mandarin Club is having a celebratory event for Chinese New Year. The event will be held on Saturday, February...

With feminism becoming a more common ideal talked about within the community, there is finally a place at WA for students to meet and converse about women's rights and equality. Junior Alice Yun, welcomes the NOW club to the WA community this year. The feminism-focused club meets every other Tuesday...

Once a week, in one of the science rooms on the second floor of WA, a group of students prepare to go on a quest, or begin strategizing a battle or two. As is typical for the WA Strategic Gaming Club, boisterous laughter and loud voices can be heard throughout the hall as players embark on their...

By Alok Ganguly Public Relations & Ethan Walshe Editor-in-Chief The Holiday Bazaar is a staple of Westford Academy, as it has been for the past 43 years. Hundreds of people venture through the school one morning in December, perusing the wares of various vendors and school clubs. What often...

By Victoria Walker Staff Writer A long walkway stretches through neat lines of mahogany benches, past a jungle of antique wooden furniture and cleanly cut papers. Chairs scrape against floorboards as an array of well-dressed people settle into leather office chairs facing the front of the room. There...

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...

By Jenny Watts Staff Writer Sure, everybody's heard of DECA. But how many students actually know what it is? The Distributive Education Club of America is a huge part of Westford Academy, and with 266 members school wide, it has become not only the largest club in the school, but the largest...