For the second year in a row, the school committee, the New England Lego Users Group (NELUG), and the Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) hosted a community LEGO building event to celebrate neurodiversity. It was held on Friday, March 21 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m at the First Parish Church...

From different high schools in the Lowell area, several students were chosen to represent their school at a French oratory contest. Out of all those students, one was senior Abiral Thapa, who was chosen to represent Westford Academy. At the 2025 Concours Oratoire held at Chelmsford High School on...

Westford, alongside many adjacent towns, has faced challenges with sparse town meeting attendance, usually ranging between 200-300 voters in any given meeting. Currently, there are over 18,000 registered voters in Westford, which means only about 1-2% of voters are deciding for the rest. Long time resident...

The National Honor Society (NHS) is planning to host an Empty Bowls event to fundraise money for Westford's Cameron Senior Center, on Wednesday March 7th 2024, from 5-7 p.m at the WA cafeteria. Inspired by the many Empty Bowls fundraising events that have popped up in the country since 1990, NHS is...

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Westford Academy's SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) club will once again be hosting their spring semi-formal dance from 7-10 pm on Saturday, March 23, 2024, in the WA cafeteria. Tickets for the dance will be sold for $10 in the school...

Beginning in 2025, a civics MCAS will be required statewide for eighth grade students. Westford Public Schools has officially introduced civics MCAS at the middle school level after years of developing a test to further comply with Massachusetts’s expanding civics education requirements.  The introduction...

Throughout the month of November, 11 male teachers participated in the No Shave November event run by Relay for Life. This year, the teachers that participated were Anthony Brown, Ned Greene, David Allen, Bill Bowen, Wayne Kotary, Christopher Brown, John Nidzgorski, Patrick Claycomb, Erik Ruhmann, Christopher...

From Nov. 9 through Nov. 16, the Class of 2023 held a food drive for the Westford Food Pantry, bringing in hundreds of cans in the process for Westford residents in need of food. During this time, WA seniors were encouraged to bring non-perishable food items into school to the rooms of class advisors...

Students from full-year art classes submitted their final pieces to be voted on by teachers for what will be included in the calendar and the winners were chosen on Friday, Oct. 21. The votes were tabulated and 13 students were chosen to have their works displayed.   The art piece for...

After two years, the Pancake Breakfast is back and ready to serve the community again. On the day of the Apple Blossom parade, May 14 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. the First Parish Church will be serving pancakes right next to the common. The cost of the event is $8 for adults, $6 for children, and Westford...

The Westford School Committee passed their first public statement during the Feb. 14 meeting after racial taunts were targeted at a Black Wayland player during a girls basketball game. The committee voted on a resolution to a restorative approach in the hope to support those affected by the racially...