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The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

A phone is on the home screen of Google Classroom.

Banning phones in schools helps, but at what cost?

Gabriel Freeman, Co-Sports Editor Oct 14, 2025

As of April 2025, an estimated 5.81 billion people in the world use a smartphone, which is roughly 71% of the world's population. It hasn't even been 40 years since the first smartphone came out, and now, one in every five people worldwide are addicted to their phones. That's causeĀ for concern. If something...

A picture of a school lunch.

Why free school lunch in Massachusetts benefits all students

Noah Brown, Social Media and Graphic Design Editor Oct 14, 2023

Over the course of the past year, the Massachusetts government has been working on a statewide decision to make lunches free for every student in the commonwealth. Based on new federal and state support, a new policy has enacted a four percent tax on incomes of millionaires in the state. With the...

Roman J. Israel, Esq. evokes laughs and thought

Roman J. Israel, Esq. evokes laughs and thought

Oliver Davey, Staff Writer Nov 27, 2017

Roman J. Israel Esq. is a PG-13 crime movie/thriller that tells the story of Roman J. Israel Esq. an enigmatic, eccentric activist and criminal defense lawyer in the Los Angeles court system. It stars Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, and Carmen Ejogo and was written and produced by Dan Gilroy. Israel,...

Selectmen accused of circumventing citizens

Selectmen accused of circumventing citizens

Andrew Friel, Managing Editor Oct 26, 2016

On a frosty fall night, the Westford Board of Selectmen and the planning board held a joint public meeting in the Westford Academy auditorium at 7pm. The meeting was called in order to address the recent settlement of an asphalt plant, including addressing the longstanding concerns of laws being broken...