The Parish Center for the Arts (PCA) is hosting their 25th annual Westford Regional Art Event from Friday, March 20 through Sunday, March 29. The hours to visit vary depending on the day: on March 22, visitors can visit 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; on March 25 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; March 28 from 10 a.m....

“It’s like dropping off a cliff.” While the freedoms of one's early 20s can often come as a release, parents of young adults with disabilities more often describe turning 22 as a plummet. It’s the age at which most states’ public school systems no longer require educational services to be...

WA Robotics can be a place where like-minded students can hone their robotics and teamwork skills while competing for a championship, but it can also be so much more. Through one of their several outreach programs, WA Robotics modified a toy ride-on car to support a child with a mobility disability last...

Over the course of the school year, multiple clubs and events have shown Westford Academy is an independent and hardworking community trying to make the world a better place. One of the most rigorous clubs leading this example is Hands to Haiti, which started the year with less than ten members and has...

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Westford Academy's SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) club will once again be hosting their spring semi-formal dance from 7-10 pm on Saturday, March 23, 2024, in the WA cafeteria. Tickets for the dance will be sold for $10 in the school...

Westford Academy is home to a plethora of extracurricular activities that represent students’ interests. Ranging from band to speech and debate, to sports and community service, there are a great deal of opportunities for students to get involved. Starting this year, Westford Academy’s Student Community...

Two years after the construction was approved by the town, the tennis courts at Robinson Elementary School are being torn up and rebuilt on a larger scale. This is not only an improvement for the WA Tennis Teams and the WA Physical Education classes, but an upgrade for the Westford Community. Like the...

The school committee voted unanimously on November 22, 2021, to change the existing Westford Academy Mascot. The mascot was determined to be racist due to the dark figure within the hood and its origin story.  Now, a mascot drawing competition has been opened up to WPS students. WA Principal James Antonelli...

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...

The Black Lives Matter protests took over mainstream media this summer as people from all over the country voiced their support for anti-racist actions. Social media, connecting people during a world-wide pandemic, aided the travel of news and fostered remote discussions about racial issues. With this...