In the span of a summer, the Westford Academy Ghosts said both goodbye to beloved faces and welcomed some back. As Dean Dan Twomey is now named principal in the retirement of Jim Antonelli, an empty office is left in the guidance wing. The Ghosts now extend their welcome to a new face, Amanda Welch,...

Michael Hillman is a new physical education teacher here at Westford Academy, and the Ghostwriter was able to interview him about his past and his new position at WA. Question: What was your previous job before teaching here at Westford Academy? A: I was a youth director on a military base for the...

The hard work that the WA Ghostwriter has put into print and online work has paid off with an award presented to them for their work on a regional scale. The New England Scholastic Press Association (NESPA) received these at NESPA's annual conference at Boston University on May 5th. The WA Ghostwriter...

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...

From Thursday, November 10th, through Saturday, November 13th, six WA Ghostwriter staff members traveled to Indianapolis for the National High School Journalism Conference (NHSJC), accompanied by advisers Janet Fonden and Jack Holbrook. Along with over 3,500 journalism students, the staff attended three...

An interview was conducted on September 14 at 2p.m. with a new member of the Westford Academy math faculty, Gilburt Fuhr. He currently teaches geometry and algebra classes. Q: "Can you first tell me a bit about your background?" A: "This is my twentieth year teaching. I taught at a camp called...

By Alex Gounaris Staff Writer & Ethan Walshe Editor-in-Chief In light of the recent mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut this past Friday, Westford Academy has decided to implement a number of new procedures regarding security. WA Principal Jim Antonelli...