The Junior State of America's New England Region has chosen its new Vice Mayor from Westford Academy's own chapter. Junior Zachary Roberts was recently elected to serve the position under Regional Mayor senior Rebecca Eneyni from Wellesley High School. JSA is broken up into ten “regions” with...

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...

On a Tuesday afternoon in Room 251, students sit at a cluster of desks pulled together while editing a Word document up on the projector. Written with the symbols of various world religions, the document reads just one word as of now: COEXIST. While COEXIST Club is new to WA this year, senior and...

Over the past two years, anytime a tragedy happens Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat becomes filled with hashtags like '#Prayfor____'. Whether it be a terrorist attack or a natural disaster, the top trending hashtags on Twitter asks us to #Prayfor whoever falls victim to tragedy and to #PrayfortheWorld. It's...

Junior Reicela Petravica is the only Latvian exchange student here at WA, and will be spending an entire year here. Petravica transferred in partnership with the AFS intercultural program, a program used to send students abroad, and chose to apply to the US. "I chose the States because I wanted to...

A new year at WA also marks the start of new sports seasons, school activities, and clubs. This year, WA has introduced a brand new club to students, No One Walks Alone (NOWA). The club, started by junior Isabel Redman, promotes good mental health among students at WA and around the community. According...

Beginning in the 2017-2018 school year, Investment Club will be added to Westford Academy’s official extra-curricular activities. The club focuses on giving high school students the opportunity to experiment with and earn real money, while learning valuable business skills. According to junior Ian...

Although hypnosis seems magical for most, to Frank Santos Jr., it is second nature. Santos has been performing at corporate events, schools, and nightclubs for over fifteen years, and has performed at WA for over seven years. Santos grew up in Rhode Island surrounded by hypnosis. His father had been...

Westford Academy Theater Arts’s newest production, The Gingerbread Lady, opens on March 22, at 3:00 PM. Although it is a Black Box show, it takes place on the mainstage in the WA performing arts center. The Gingerbread Lady will perform 6 times, on three different dates, March 22, 23, and 24th. Show...

Calling all animal lovers - WA’s newest club, Beyond Animal Rights Club (B. A. R. C.), gives students an excuse to play with canines while also giving back to the community. With a goal of making a difference in animal shelters, Westford Academy juniors Alli Dipietro and Ashya Singh made B.A.R.C. a...

Every Thursday, students from all grades head to room 222 for the weekly meeting of the Gaming Club. Headed by adviser Jonathan Geary, the club is meant for students to come in every week to play any games they want to play. According to Geary, the club members tend to come every week with a plan...