After former Westford Academy Principal James Antonelli stepped away from his position at the end of the 2022-2023 school year, Dean of Students Dan Twomey was chosen to take the position of principal of WA. The Ghostwriter had the opportunity to sit down with the new principal and learn a little more...

In the span of a summer, the Westford Academy Ghosts said both goodbye to beloved faces and welcomed some back. As Dean Dan Twomey is now named principal in the retirement of Jim Antonelli, an empty office is left in the guidance wing. The Ghosts now extend their welcome to a new face, Amanda Welch,...

When former principal Mr. Antonelli announced that he was leaving WA, the search was on to find the next person to tackle the principal position. Though there was a multitude of worthy candidates, ultimately, there was one person who stood out for the job: former dean Dan Twomey. The 2023-2024 school...

Former dean Michael Parent is back to roaming the Westford Academy halls as he temporarily returns from retirement. Parent is filling in for dean Dan Twomey, who is on paternity leave until March 23. “His [Twomey’s] wife just delivered their fourth child, so he took a paternity leave for 20 days....

When people see WA's athletic director Dan Twomey in the halls, they talk to him about how their sports teams are doing. Starting in fall 2017, however, he will become one of WA's deans. Earlier this year, Dean Michael Parent announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2016-2017 school year....

WA Girls' Hockey was defeated by the Woburn Tanners 4-1 today in their 6:00 PM divisional playoff game, ending their season with a tearful farewell. With ten minutes until the start of the game, bleachers filled with fans ranging from supportive siblings and parents of players, to WA students and...

As old WA alumni come back to visit their old high school teachers and members of the administration, there are often noticeably absent faces; perhaps a math teacher has decided to teach at a different school, or a guidance counselor has retired. However, there are always a few faculty members who...

By Anastasha Echavarri News Editor After fourteen years, guidance counselor Betsy Murphy decided step down from her position as guidance counselor to become the new dean for Westford Academy after former assistant principal Adam Goldberg left at the end of last year. Starting off her fifteenth...