Kathie Ablondi, assistant to the deans of students, is retiring at the end of this year.  She has worked at Westford Academy since 2004, making this her thirteenth year. She was drawn to WA thanks to her children, who are former students. Ablondi had gotten to know Mike Parent, a dean, who coached...

When people see WA's athletic director Dan Twomey in the halls, they talk to him about how their sports teams are doing. Starting in fall 2017, however, he will become one of WA's deans. Earlier this year, Dean Michael Parent announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2016-2017 school year....

Westford Academy Social Studies department head Libby Porter recently revealed that this school year will be her last at WA, concluding many years of service as a teacher and curriculum coordinator. For much of her life, Porter knew that she wanted to be an educator, earning her Bachelor’s degree...

Al Duffett, the retiree who never retired, has returned to WA as a one-on-one teaching assistant. Originally, Duffett worked as a humanities teacher for the whole grade spectrum. Although Duffett primarily taught in the History department, the subjects he taught spanned from US history, World History...

By Madhu Kaushik Staff Writer Besides trying to achieve decent grades and finding time for friends, students at WA try to discover who they are, and throughout the whole process Susan Beers has offered her help and caring personality as a social worker in their times of need. Beers, who has...

By Craig Brinkerhoff Staff Writer This past year was Stephen Gallant's first year as a physics teacher at Westford Academy; it will also be his last.  Just after the end of finals, Gallant will be beginning his medical residency in psychiatry. "Life is about to get a lot busier. Regardless...

By Lauren Cullen Managing Editor Although Patricia Burnham has only been teaching at Westford Academy for five years, she has many more years of experience. In total, she has taught for over 22 years, not only at WA, but various other locations, as far away as Florida. Burnham started her teaching...

By Haley Verre Staff Writer After thirty-six years of teaching at Westford Academy, history teacher Ed Scollan has decided to retire. “I tried to keep [the retirement] as low-key as possible, but everyone knows now [...] especially with the new class assignments [for next year],” said...