In the week of Dec. 13-17, WA had high rates of student and faculty absences. Due to student and faculty health confidentiality, it is unknown as to what is causing these abnormal numbers, but it has been a common topic of discussion in WA. Recently, there have been an average of around one to...

As a result of WPS making the necessary decision to cancel spring sports last March in light of the pandemic's beginning, multiple athletes and coaches were left completely disappointed. Around this time, in the comfort of her home, Westford Academy Head Varsity Softball Coach, Gina Mustoe, reflected...

Exactly one year ago today, Westford Public Schools shut down as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts. Businesses shut down, schools closed, unemployment rates spiraled, toilet paper went out of stock, and no one knew anything. Students were clueless about how an unexpected vacation would...

This past year has been very different for all of us due to COVID-19, and the effects are still being felt today. February vacation is coming up next week and it is usually a time where a lot of us go on vacation with our families. It is usually a time to take a break from life and reset. Next week will...

Although COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Massachusetts, traditional senior events such as Prom, Disney, and Capstone, haven’t yet been definitively cancelled by WA Administration for the class of 2021.  According to Betsy Murphy, the Dean of the Class of 2021 and Student Activities, both Prom...

On Monday, September 14, the school committee met to discuss the town wide approach towards air quality maintenance, talk about diversity and inclusion updates, and voted in favor of the MIAA proposed sports plan for the year. After early discussion reiterating bus route information covered in previous...

The school committee made the decision on Monday, August 10, to implement a hybrid model with the option of a remote learning academy for the 2020-2021 school year. After last week's meeting on Wednesday, August 5, the school committee still needed time to process the presented information. At this week's...

With the spread of COVID-19, the district has been actively discussing a safe reopening plan for all Westford Public Schools this fall. The state required all districts to prepare a plan based on three different scenarios: full remote, hybrid, and in-person. On Saturday, the public came to know that...

Something I wish I could’ve told myself two months ago is “appreciate going to school”. That's something I never in a thousand years would've thought I'd say. For me, school was hard, getting up at 6:30 AM every day was not easy, but now just the idea of going to a place with hundreds of people...

As COVID-19 leaves its monumental mark on the world, it disrupts everything in its path. From the highly anticipated end of the school year to the beginning of a peaceful summer, COVID-19 destroyed everyone's short-term plans. Yet, even as it seems matters can not get any worse, our current global situation...