At WA, most students' days are filled with challenging classes and an incredibly heavy workload. For many, this can lead to feelings such as burnout, which cause long term strain on the body and the mind, or even just an overall feeling of mental exhaustion. Although it may not seem so, there is a solution...

WA has amended the ban on cell phone use during class blocks, now allowing students to use their phones during directed learning time (DLT). The new policy officially began on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and extends to both scheduled and unscheduled DLTs for the foreseeable future. The phone ban is, however, still...

Just a decade ago, the idea of using phones in classrooms was unimaginable. Fast forward to today, phones have become an indispensable part of our everyday lives, even when it comes to school. Despite a heavy dependence on phones, the majority of students agree with placing restrictions on phone use...

Students are struggling with anxiety now more than ever. Many of these cases stem from non-school related factors, while many do stem from schoolwork itself. Either way, with students currently struggling a great deal with anxiety, DLTs (Directed Learning Time) need to be fixed into students' schedules...

Westford Public Schools is currently taking applications for new substitute teachers as a result of COVID-19 and payment discrepancies decreasing the number of people WPS has to fill these positions. "We lost many substitutes because of the pandemic. A lot of our older substitutes didn't want to come...

At the start of the 2019-2020 school year Westford Academy eliminated most substitute teachers. Whenever a teacher is absent now, students report to the cafe for a DLT, unless there is a sub or teacher in that class, in which case students stay in the classroom. Here are some WA students' opinions on...