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New Curriculum Coordinators come to WA

Kai-Jia Yue, Social Media Manager • Oct 12, 2016

Last year, 2015- 2016, three curriculum coordinators left Westford Academy from the math, science, and foreign language departments. This year, Kristina McHugh, Jenny Kravitz, and Sharon Charbonnier have joined the staff at WA in their places. McHugh took on the position from Cathy Coughlin in the...

Ashley Sterpka welcomed to WA

Mehul Shrivastava, News Editor • Oct 5, 2016

After moving around all her life, Ashley Sterpka is ready to start her first full year of teaching biology and chemistry at Westford Academy. Although she has lived in many different places, Sterpka is mainly from western Massachusetts. She is originally from Rhode Island, where she lived until she...

Fidler accelerates to WA

Mahi Kandage, Author • Sep 21, 2016

Q: How long have you been teaching? A: Actually, I finished up my student teaching last year, which I did through UMass Lowell. After that, I was a long-term sub at Concord- Carlisle high school for a few months. This is actually my first full year teaching and it's exciting. Q: What made you...

Science program adds on

Feb 25, 2015

Read about the changes being made to the science program at WA.

Whitney takes top spot

Jun 5, 2014

Senior Kate Whitney is the class of 2014's valedictorian.

The physical effects of Adderall

Jan 20, 2014

By Alok Ganguly Public Relations Students are under a lot of stress, due to academics, sports, and social needs. That's why when a large test is on the calender, or a major paper is due soon, some tend to take medications like Adderall and Ritalin in order to stay up the night before to crank...

Haight returns from illness

Oct 7, 2013

Kathleen McAleese Managing Editor Cancer has managed to touch the lives of so many people in our community, and most students know someone affected by the disease. Cancer does not discriminate between aunts, uncles, parents, siblings, or in the case of Westford Academy, a favorite teacher. Jeff...

New teacher simply Devine

Sep 18, 2013

By Ellie Smith Features Editor Sitting near the beaches in Rockport, MA, vacationing with his brother at his family's beach house, James Devine enjoys taking on the difficult engineering projects involved in fixing up the home. As they repair old windows, he thinks of the project at hand and...

Forensics students crack down on crime

Jan 10, 2013

By Nicole Souza Staff Writer Westford Academy students all must take an average of seven midterms each school year, most of them consisting of tests that could take up to an hour and a half each. But the Forensics students get to take a break from the scantrons and number two pencils. Instead,...

There’s a new chemist in town

Oct 1, 2012

By Emily Ruggiero Staff Writer Dan Costa is a new chemistry teacher in the science department. Q: How long have you been teaching high school? A: This is the start of my eighth year. Last year I taught in Salem, MA., before that I taught in Lynnefield for five years, and started my...

Mr. Gallant finds spotlight at WA

Sep 21, 2012

By Craig Brinkerhoff and Doug Boyle Staff Writers Stephen Gallant is a new physics teacher at Westford Academy this year. Q: Besides juniors, what other grade levels do you teach? A: I just teach the physics course, and that is generally juniors, but also some seniors. Q: You teach physics,...

Mrs. Bourdeau embraces WA

Sep 14, 2012

By Jenny Watts, Kai-Lou Yue, and John Devereaux Staff Writers Mary Bourdeau is a new member of the science department this year at Westford Academy. She is teaching freshman biology. Q: What made you want to come to WA? A: I live in Westford; my three sons came here and they all had really...