For many students and teachers, Wendy Pechacek is a familiar face, whether she's been a guidance counselor or a person to go to for advice, she has been a pillar of WA's staff for twenty-one years of leadership. Pechacek, WPS's 6-12 Coordinator of School Counseling, will be concluding her career at the...

Retiring from Westford Academy this year, Cathy Coughlin is ready to start a new chapter of her life. During her time here, she has contributed greatly to the community and has been involved in different aspects of the school. Starting as a student and eventually becoming a teacher here, Coughlin is...

In a sunlit room filled with miniature chairs, half-finished cardboard projects, and colorful reading posters, Linda Garvey surveys a stack of stars messily cut from paper on a nearby desk. The rainbow rug and overwhelming enthusiasm were once the first school experience of some class of 2016 graduates. For these...