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WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

Dailey poses for a photo in the library.

Dailey says Auf Wiedersehen to Westford Academy

Lily Caggiano, Social Media Manager Jun 4, 2026

At an age where most teenagers are close to home, junior Phoenix Dailey embraced the opportunity to study in a different country. Dailey's passion for the German language and culture originally started with his brother and eventually when he took the class in middle school. He is now going to be taking...

Zinn poses in front of a German flag that hangs in one of the German classrooms.

Zinn lives the American Dream through a year-long stay at WA

Nylah Gaudreau, Co-News Editor May 5, 2025

Through the hustle and bustle of the hallways in WA, it can be difficult to identify every person who fills the building. However, many have the ability to become a familiar face along the way. With his kindness and personability, junior Noa Zinn has quickly become one of those people for the students...

The front cover of the itinerary that Westford Academy students will be using during their time in France.

Anticipation is high among WA students for French exchange program

Peier Li, Staff Writer Feb 17, 2023

Departing on Friday, Feb. 17, twenty-three students from WA will be participating in a cultural exchange to France to stay with their corrés (French for "exchange partner") families. The trip will last fifteen days, organized by Katrina Lackner, one of WA's French teachers, and accompanying the students...

Amelie Lopez in the WA cafe.

Lopez exchanges Germany for US

Penny Joyce, Staff Writer Sep 20, 2019

As the 2019-2020 school year began, Amelie Lopez left her home near Hanover, Germany and arrived in Westford. Lopez is staying with junior Sam Granger and his family as well as attending WA for a full year while she is here. Lopez speaks very good English because she's been taking English class in...

An Instagram picture of Víctor near a school bus

Víctor Amengual Flies into Westford

Srinithi Raj, Staff Writer Jan 23, 2019

Leaving home, even for a short amount of time, can be a liberating, yet frightening experience for most. Every year or so, Westford Academy hosts an exchange program that allows foreign students to experience the culture of New England: more specifically, Westford. Víctor Vicente Amengual is a Spanish...

WA says "au revior" to France

WA says “au revior” to France

Mar 5, 2014
On February 11th, twenty Westford Academy students and two French teachers boarded a plane to France to take part in an exchange program in Rumilly, France.