Denise Harney is a new history teacher at Westford Academy. She teaches freshmen and sophomores in rooms 147 and 148. Q: What is your name and what do you teach? A: My full name is Denise Harney and I teach 9th grade World History 2 and 10th grade US History 1. Q: Do you have a favorite grade...

Many teachers at Westford Academy have earned their Master's Degree, but few go on even further to earn a doctorate. Two more faculty members will be added to that category, Mathematics teacher Brian Scanlan, who recently completed his degree, and history teacher Kathleen Ralls, who is looking to earn...

The assistant coach to WA’s 1968 championship basketball team, Pete Gaudet, has been working with the WA community and former WA athletes to put together a scholarship fund for students of the class of 2018. He will be presenting the scholarship funds in person to two seniors on May 31st at WA. Gaudet...

James now found himself in the far-east finding a new home where he would be stationed for eight months before being transferred to his next destination. Bombay, India Apr. 25, 1944 - Approached harbor 8:00 A.M. - one week before was scene of the disastrous explosion caused by ammunition vessel...

On December fifth, WA held the WA Journal of History Publication Breakfast. The breakfast celebrated the student authors whose work from last year was selected for this year's journal. The WA Journal of History was started last year by history teacher Mr. Gorham, and was funded by the Westford Academy...

On the 13th of November, 2017, a teacher at WA brought his students back to the 1920’s. History teacher Stephen Scully set up the viewing of the silent film "Wings". The film was watched by freshmen and sophomores. Scully stated at the start of the movie that he wanted the students to get an experience...

When talking about foreign trips, most people tend to think of the foreign language department with their exchange student programs and visits. However, history teacher Stephen Scully is looking to change that.  School trips abroad can be a great opportunity to make classroom material relevant as they...

Just over a month ago, on February 26th, WA junior, Medha Palnati, stood on the step of Boston Common to speak at the Emergency Rally to Stand for Democracy. The rally was put together by a woman named Olivia Rose to speak out in response to all the allegations against former National Security Advisor...

Tim Curran is a 7th-grade history teacher from Stony Brook Middle School who is piloting an exchange program with Amanda Everett, a history teacher at Westford Academy. The program was created by the head of the history department, Libby Porter,  in an attempt to bridge the gap between the middle and...

Last year, 2015- 2016, three curriculum coordinators left Westford Academy from the math, science, and foreign language departments. This year, Kristina McHugh, Jenny Kravitz, and Sharon Charbonnier have joined the staff at WA in their places. McHugh took on the position from Cathy Coughlin in the...

Al Duffett, the retiree who never retired, has returned to WA as a one-on-one teaching assistant. Originally, Duffett worked as a humanities teacher for the whole grade spectrum. Although Duffett primarily taught in the History department, the subjects he taught spanned from US history, World History...