Q: I know you have worked at Blanchard Middle School. How are you adjusting to working at WA? A: I love it. I love being able to work at both schools as the coordinator. Everybody here is so nice and I still have a chance to work with people I know at both schools. Working with them in a different...

Jaclyn Moran is a new special ed teacher at WA this year and recently the Ghostwriter had a chance to learn about how her time at WA has been so far.  Q: Were you always a special ed teacher?  A: No, I taught at Wilmington middle school teaching sixth grade reading. Q: What made you want...

The 2016-2017 school year welcomes a host of new educators to the building, including French teacher and world language curriculum coordinator Sharon Charbonnier. Q: How would you describe your first weeks at WA? A: They have been very welcoming. They have been very fun-filled, there's such a great...

After moving around all her life, Ashley Sterpka is ready to start her first full year of teaching biology and chemistry at Westford Academy. Although she has lived in many different places, Sterpka is mainly from western Massachusetts. She is originally from Rhode Island, where she lived until she...

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Brad Jones Staff Writer Phil Logsdon is a returning Engineering teacher here at WA. Logsdon is coming back to WA after a two year hiatus away from Westford Academy. Now, he gets to see how the students and teachers have grown and changed since his departure.  Q: Why did you decide to return...

By Madison Blais Staff Writer Kerry Webster has taken over for Megan Oelerich, an english teacher who is currently on maternity leave. It is Ms. Webster's first year working at WA. Q: How long have you been teaching? A: I’ve been teaching in different ways for about three years. I started...

By Ben Walker Staff Writer This past week I sat down and interviewed Mr Duquette. He is a new student support teacher here at WA. Q: Where did you grow up, or go to school? A: I grew up in Rhode Island… and I went to college at the University of Rhode Island. Q: What did you major...

By Natasha Singh Staff Writer Richard Leonard is the Engineering teacher at Westford Academy. Q: How long have you been teaching? A:  7 years. Q: Where else have you worked? A: I have worked in Gloucester. Q: What is your goal in teaching your students? A: My goal is to teach...