As of the 2025-2026 school year, Westford Academy's World Language Department has implemented a new testing strategy for the State Seal of Biliteracy (SSB) test. A full day, in-school testing session was held on Jan. 12 in effort to shorten the assessment process, reduce class disruptions, and make the...

Foreign language classes at WA equip students with the skills to boost communication as well as cognitive thinking. One of the best ways to interact with a foreign language outside of school is to watch foreign-language movies. Below, is a list of French, Spanish, and German films for those hoping to...

At the recent town meeting, school committee member Mingquan Zheng articulated that when he needed to learn hundreds of English words for a test, a nearly impossible task, his study of Latin helped him decipher their meanings through the numerous roots, prefixes, and suffixes.  However, the latest...

This is one of many in the Ghostwriter’s new series of 23 questions. This series will highlight the significance of our faculty and students, and the little things about them that we may not know. This week, the Ghostwriter had the chance to meet with Foreign Language Coordinator Sharon Charbonnier,...

Andrea Pickersgill is a new Spanish teacher at Westford Academy and recently the Ghostwriter had the chance to get to know her. Q - So how’s this year going so far? A - So far I think it’s going well, very busy. Q - What made you want to become a Spanish teacher? A - To be honest, I...

By Ethan Walshe Editor-in-Chief As you may have read before, last week twenty-one students from Zaragoza, Spain spent the week on an exchange program with students from Westford Academy. I was one of these students who had the opportunity to host someone from another country while they experienced...