Packed with students in the PAC (Performing Arts Center) and main gymnasium, former NBA star Chris Herren visited Westford Academy on Tuesday, Nov. 22, to share his recovery from substance and drug addiction that started when he was only 13 years old. “I’m not here to tell you my dreams,” Herren...

On Thursday, Christopher Herren came to Westford Academy to give a presentation to the students on addiction. Herren is a former basketball player, who played for teams such as the Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtics, and he now speaks in over 250 events a year. Upperclassmen were able to watch...

  For the first time in WA's recent history, the underclassmen will be having a semi-formal dance akin to the junior cotillion and senior prom on Saturday, January 28th. The project, founded by SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Project Purple, aims to provide a safe and enjoyable...

On Monday, January 2nd, it was announced that WA's The Herren Project's (THP) Project Purple Initiatuve club ranked second place in the organization's 2017 THP Project Purple Initiative Video Contest following the first-place winners, Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy, in Springfield, Massachusetts. As...