Dancing is a popular form of self-expression and exercise. The classic, beautiful art of ballroom dancing can be used anywhere and can be straightforward to learn. After falling in love with the art, sophomores Caroline Mahoney and Emily Ganz wanted to share it with the school, starting the Ballroom...

Molly Callaghan has done something that not many other people have ever done, and that is return to teaching after a 14 year long absence from the profession. Callaghan is currently filling in for English and journalism teacher Janet Fonden, and will be taking over for Fonden until around Valentine's...

You are sitting in the dark in an open field freezing and wondering if your efforts are worth it. That is until you see the first shooting star racing across the sky and the lack of feeling in your toes loses importance. The sky always feels so far away until this night. Being close to the stars is a...

Zhilbin Tian is beginning a career at Westford Academy and is ready to teach Mandarin in a new place. Q: Have you been a foreign language teacher for a long time? A:  Yeah, when I was in China I was an English teacher in high school. Then, I taught middle school students Chinese in a Charter school...

For a year, classrooms remained mostly empty, and the few students that trickled in filled barely half the room. Teachers split their attention and their screens as they fought to manage online and in-person classes. Whether they were tucked away in bed, sleeping through the asynchronous work in Google...

Patty Green is the new morning crossing guard. She is looking forward to the upcoming year. Q: What made you want to be the crossing guard here at WA? A: I had experience being one before at another city outside of Westford [...] I also had three kids who went through the Westford school systems. Q:...

Students from all around the nation enter an arena and meet their horses for the first time. Among them are students from Westford Academy. Last year Westford competed but it was all virtual. This year will be the equestrian club's second year competing in the national AEL, Athletic Equestrian League,...

Football is a staple of American high school; Whether someone plays the sport, attends games, or cheers on the team, football touches the majority of students at Westford Academy. The WA Football Team, the Grey Ghosts, had their first game last Friday, Sept. 10, against Dracut. This was the first...

In the summer of 2018, the Westford Academy Band welcomed Michael Soo as its new band director, but now, three years after accepting his position, Soo has decided that it is time to say goodbye. Soo will be leaving to accept a new position in the Acton-Boxborough School District. He attended school...

Not many people can say that they have dedicated the better part of their career to a particular job. However, for Administrative Assistant Betsy Parke, who will be retiring after twenty-one years at WA, this is just one of her many accomplishments. Despite the evolving environment around her, the...

After four years of hard work, late nights studying for exams, and hours spent dedicated to academia, senior Torsten Ullrich has earned the title of valedictorian for the graduating class of 2021. His passion, determination, and diligence for learning has won him the prestigious title of being the highest...

Students often study abroad for a number of different reasons—a chance to meet new people, further explore their interests in a way that U.S. schools may not allow them to, and gain a unique perspective. These are all factors that seniors Jeremy Limbert and Sacha Owen considered in deciding to further...