Beginning a new path in life can often be as terrifying as it can be promising. The Class of 2025 still remembers entering WA for the first time after a year of uncertainty and remote schooling. Now, with...
The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) was designed as a standard of education in Massachusetts when it was created in 1993. However, on Nov. 6, 2024, Massachusetts voters removed MCAS...
In a meeting of the Graduation Requirements Committee on Dec. 16 2024, principal Dan Twomey presented possible changes to the graduation requirements for high school students which would take effect...
The Graduation Requirement Review Committee shared their recommendations at the Dec. 16 school committee meeting, proposing changes centered around restructuring Physical Education (PE) & Health guidelines,...
The Class of 2024 graduated on Friday, June 7 at the Westford Academy Trustees Field, marking the end of a four year journey filled with unforeseen changes.
Despite concerns about the weather, Friday...
Four years of high school come with a lengthy set of challenges and distractions no matter who you are, what school you attend, or what your priorities are. At a school as academically rigorous as Westford...
The mention of the year 2020 never fails to stir up memories of desks distanced far apart, makeshift remote classes, and near constant feelings of isolation. However, within that shroud of hardship lies...
The end of senior year brings a time when students often reminisce about their accomplishments throughout their academic careers. And for senior Alex Korchev, he has one more accomplishment to add to the...
Reflecting on their four years of high school, the Class of 2023 took to the WA turf on June 3 for graduation. Originally scheduled for June 2, the ceremony was postponed a day in order to avoid inclement...
The Class of 2023 Graduation took place on Saturday, June 3 after being postponed from Friday, June 2 due to inclement weather. Through short rain showers and wind that threatened to blow graduation caps...
Within the next month the class of 2023 will come together, draped in gowns and caps, to reminisce about their years at WA. No amount of time in a classroom could have prepared them for the global pandemic...
