Samantha Coyle will be joining the WA staff as a speech pathologist, in addition to working at Nabnasset Elementary School. She is excited for the new environment at WA, as well as interacting with older students and discussing their futures. Coyle hopes to use her own high school experiences to demonstrate...

At WA, senior Alan Quan is often found with a smile on his face. By day, he takes part in WA's various clubs, from DECA to Ghosts & Goblins. By night, he can be found sitting behind the WATA ticket stands, cheerfully greeting students and parents as he checks them in, or cheering by the football...

As current eighth graders at both Stony Brook and Blanchard Middle Schools are preparing to enter high school, the Ghostwriter compiled a list of the top 10 things that students should do before leaving WA to help prepare them to make the most of their high school experience. By following this list,...

After Massachusetts Commissioner of Education Jeff Riley’s state-wide directive for the reopening of all schools, the school committee unanimously voted in favor of an April 26 reopening for grades 6-12, following the mandated April 5 reopening of grades K-5. Westford Public Schools will transition...

I am an introvert in the simplest sense. My home has always been my place to hide from people and to take a break from the chaos of social interaction. But thanks to the pandemic, it isn’t my escape anymore. Instead, for many months, it has been the place that I have wanted to leave the most.  Not...

One year. Twelve months. 365 days. 8760 hours. That is how long Julia Bourque spent preparing for her breakthrough role on the Westford Academy junior varsity football team. Every year, students gather up their skills to earn potential positions on their designated boys' and girls' sports teams. For...

This year, the Westford Academy Theater Arts program is performing The Wolves by Sarah Delappe for the Massachusetts Education Theater Guild state competition, and will be performing at the state final on March 28 after advancing past the preliminaries on March 2 and the Semi-Final on March 16. The...

When Kristen Colavita was a baby, her brother Michael would build intricate Lego masterpieces -- computers, TVs, VCRs --  imitating the real thing down to the string he used for the wiring. Kristen does not remember it, but she's heard the story enough times to recount it from memory, one of many reminders...

As I sit here thinking about what I want to tell high schoolers about what they should do by the end of high school or take away from their experiences, I cannot help but tell kids one important thing: take advantage of your time and cherish your time at WA. I remember walking into WA on my first...

Westford Recreational Basketball is a fun league for people of all different levels of skill, but it is still intense and competitive. On Sunday, January 14, the Wichita State Shockers took on the Campbell Fighting Camels. The Shockers took home the win, though the game was close all the way to the end....

With overdose deaths on the rise in Westford, residents are beginning to realize the scale of the drug problem in this town. However, the Westford Police and Fire Department has been on the lookout since drug usage started going up regionally years ago, and are now taking action to get to the root...

The Ghostwriter did an investigation into Tinder and online dating apps. Read about different aspects of online dating in high school here.