WA Ghostwriter

2020-2021 school year experiences parking pass price hike in light of COVID-19, budget

Srinithi Raj, Co-Editor-in-Chief • Sep 23, 2020

In light of COVID-19, the WPS School Committee and Finance Department authorized a change to Westford Academy’s 2020-2021 student parking system: student parking will now be open to both juniors and seniors, and parking passes will now cost $200 per year. On September 2, Dean Bob Ware announced...

Soundbytes: students speak about potential increase to parking passes

Penny Joyce and Molly Smith • Dec 11, 2019

With the new budget cuts potentially coming to Westford, the school has decided to raise the price of student parking passes at WA. For many years the price for seniors parking at WA has been $50, but starting in the 2020-2021 school year the price could be going up to $200. Here are some students' opinions...

A turn for the better? WA institutes new traffic pattern

John Vassiliou, Editor • Apr 2, 2019

The Westford Board of Selectmen recently approved a trial of a new traffic pattern outside of Westford Academy. The trial consists of loosening restrictions on the current one-way traffic flow on Patten Road between the times of 7:30 A.M to 9:00 A.M., and 2:30 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. The recommendation...

Tackling transportation at WA

Jan 21, 2015

Every student at WA is involved in transportation, both to and from WA, whether it be riding the bus or driving themselves. Here, you can read some opinions about school transportation, and learn about what steps are being taken to reduce car accidents around WA.

Parkers deal with lack of space

Mar 1, 2013

By Alok Ganguly & Kai-Lou Yue Staff Writers Due to the steady increase in the population of the senior classes over the past few years, the situation of parking spaces has been slowly becoming more of a problem. According to dean Bob Ware who supervises the parking passes and lots, “[The...