Joseph Schmidt is a new Spanish teacher at WA. After graduating from Tufts University, he went on to work various food service jobs for around two years, until he transitioned to teaching. He is excited...
Remy Nikka is a new history teacher at WA who aims to promote kindness in her classroom and act as a role model for high schoolers. She encourages her students to respect one another, and she is looking...
Syd Malaxos is joining the Westford Academy staff as a sophomore chemistry teacher and substitute physics teacher. Having been to many schools in both his educational and professional life, previously...
Coming from several different teaching positions at Concord Carlisle, Groton Dunstable, and Chelmsford, Joe Van Gelder is ready to take on his first year at Westford Academy. Van Gelder grew up in Chelmsford...
After teaching nine years at Tewksbury High School, Bethany Beauchesne decided to switch up the scenery and continue her teaching journey at WA. With a passion for education, she is looking forward to...
New staff member Katie Mantineo is starting her first year at Westford Academy as a teaching assistant. After working at three different schools within the Westford school district, she is ready to continue...
Zachary Sawyer is WA’s new orchestra teacher, joining the music department staff with many years of musical experience. Recently, the Ghostwriter got a chance to interview him and unlock a few deeper...
Laura Sporel is a recent graduate from Mount Saint Mary College and is here to teach at Westford Academy. Being a former student of WA, she’s excited to rejoin the great community and contribute as a...
Teaching high school is not an easy feat. Combine that with starting to teach students who are already used to a teacher, a class routine, and specific rules, and it can get difficult even quicker, especially...
After spending the past few years observing classes and student teaching around the state of Massachusetts, math teacher Ned Greene has become one of the newest members of the Westford Academy staff.
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Hanna Thieme started as an intern for the school psychology department in 2019. Since then, a global pandemic shut the world down, drastically changed the schedule of schools everywhere, and impacted countless...
As she tapes down the last corners of the poster, Alexis Cournoyer explains what the life-size coloring sheet is doing against her classroom door. A couple days earlier, some of her students had requested...
