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The Buddies and Club members gather for a photo at last year's prom.

Best Buddies Prom will return for another year

Tessa Czado, Co-News Editor May 19, 2026

The Best Buddies club is throwing their end of year prom— which will be in the Westford Academy courtyard— on Wednesday, May 20. This event is celebrated as a way to commemorate the club's time with their senior club members and to give thanks to teachers who helped with the club.  Along with...

Constant stress over having a date to cotil or prom plagues the mind of many students as the events fast approach.

The status quo-tillion

Sara Metivier, Co-Editor-In-Chief Apr 30, 2026

"I need a date, it'll look bad if I don't." This is the phrase that constantly plagues the hallways of Westford Academy when students are chattering about what might seem like the most important nights of their high school careers: Junior Cotillion and Senior Prom. Although these are the nights...

Prom dress store displaying dresses in the Pheasant Lane mall.

Stop letting prom dress pressures diminish confidence

Ellie Lawrance, Co-Features Editor Mar 19, 2026

Every year, whether it's prom for the senior class or cotillion for the junior class, the annual dances in May create heavy anticipation for upperclassmen girls as the nights loom closer and closer. The hair, makeup, nails, and most importantly, the dress come to the forefront of many people's minds. There...

A graphic of two people dancing.

Too young for the tux

Esha Patil, Staff Writer Feb 7, 2026

Imagine this: it's your last year of high school, graduation is soon, and prom is right around the corner. You just bought a dress that makes you feel your best and are about to post it on the Westford Academy prom Facebook page when you see that a freshman or sophomore has already "claimed" the dress. This...

Olivia Davis “I think the intention is good because they’re trying to be inclusive of people who don’t want to spend a lot of money during our senior year, because it’s already expensive enough, but I think it’s also frustrating for people who really wanted a cotil [...]. I’ve already bought a $500 dress, so if guys show up in khakis and a shirt that could be kind of annoying. I think it’ll still be fun either way though.”

Soundbytes: Senior opinions on cotillion

Sophia Keang, Co-Managing Editor Sep 14, 2021

Life seems to be getting back to the swing of things with students getting back into the classrooms, COVID-19 cases lowering, and sports in session. As a result, Dean Robert Ware and the Class of 2022 officers announced that the class of 2022 will have a cotillion on Saturday, September 25. However,...

The class trip to Disney World, Orlando, has not been finalized. The class of 2019 was the last senior class to go on the trip, as the class of 2020 was not able to go because of the pandemic.

Seniors face uncertainty with class events during pandemic

Keertana Gangireddy, Co-Managing-Editor Dec 14, 2020

Although COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Massachusetts, traditional senior events such as Prom, Disney, and Capstone, haven’t yet been definitively cancelled by WA Administration for the class of 2021.  According to Betsy Murphy, the Dean of the Class of 2021 and Student Activities, both Prom...

(2019) Seniors Victoria Morrison, Marisol Evans-Garcia, Jess Cornetta, and Namitha Nair

Seniors take on the prom cancellation

Julianna St. Paul, Staff Writer May 1, 2020

The Class of 2020 has been through a long four years of high school, only for the end to be cut short by COVID19. As a result, the senior prom, and cotillion for juniors, have been canceled. The canceling of prom is both hard on the students and their wallets. Prom dresses can get expensive, and students...

Seniors Mehul Shrivastava, Carina Hou, Nicole Lombardi, Alyssa Ramoutar, Ayachi Sharma, and Kai-Jia Yue

The Class of 2019 poses for prom

Keertana Gangireddy, Staff Writer May 20, 2019

On Saturday, May 17, the class of 2019 attended their senior prom at Danversport Yacht Club. Prior to the dance, the attendees, along with their peers, friends, and family gathered in the town common to take pictures of the attendees for memories of the moment.

David's Bridal: $100 Strapless mint colored gown with detail on the front.

Inexpensive prom dresses you’ll love

Hannah McGrath, Staff Writer Mar 11, 2016

There are many places to buy a prom dress with a variety of styles and a wide range of prices. Prom dress prices can range from under $50 to over $1,000. Girls and their families have budgets of their own and have to find the right places to shop in order to maintain that budget. There are many options...

A price tag should not define your prom experience

A price tag should not define your prom experience

Hannah McGrath, Staff Writer Feb 25, 2016

The perfect prom dress can make your prom night even more special, but do you really need to pay over $500 to find that perfect dress? When most girls search for their ideal dress, they are initially drawn in by the beauty of the most extravagant dresses without even looking at the price tag. There...

Prom: Fun, stress, or both?

Prom: Fun, stress, or both?

Feb 14, 2014
Starting around February, high school students start to get stressed and overwhelmed by thoughts of prom, one the biggest events of the year. In more recent generations, it’s more of a hectic event that breaks the bank.
Posh Prom dresses up center

Posh Prom dresses up center

Feb 10, 2014
Nestled in the heart of Westford center, a new fashion hotspot has landed in the Art on Main building. The Fashion Truck on Main is the talk of the town among many teenage girls across town.