After school, a group of students climb into a friend’s car, racing to get to their next destination. However, this group isn’t rushing to get to sports practice or to go home; instead, they drive to Blanchard Middle School. There, career opportunities are explored, fun experiments are conducted,...

Under a pilot phone policy, Blanchard and Stony Brook Middle School students will be required to lock their phones and other personal electronic devices in Yondr pouches for the duration of the school day starting in early November. This policy is meant to reduce the number of distractions in the classroom,...

The lights flash on, the big red curtains open, and dozens of actors shine in the spotlight. Many Westford residents are aware of the amazing performances the Westford Academy Theater Arts (WATA) program put on every year. However, the program starts with enthusiastic middle school students who grow...

Twenty-two years of guiding students to better health and coaching, nurse Sue Hanly is retiring from WPS. Hanly, the current nurse at Stony Brook Middle School, has worked as a visiting nurse, a coach for Girls on the Run, and has been a member of both the Board of Health and the COVID-19 committee...

After Massachusetts Commissioner of Education Jeff Riley’s state-wide directive for the reopening of all schools, the school committee unanimously voted in favor of an April 26 reopening for grades 6-12, following the mandated April 5 reopening of grades K-5. Westford Public Schools will transition...

As the 2018-2019 school year comes to an end, French students at WA and Stony Brook Middle School are saying goodbye to Diana Albu who has been working in the Westford School System for 21 years, 9 at Blanchard and 12 at Stony Brook, and is going to be retiring after this school year. Her love for...

On Monday, September 24th, Westford Academy Principal James Antonelli made a surprise proposal at the Westford School Committee meeting to rename Stony Brook Middle School the 'Everett V. Olsen Middle School' after Westford Public School's Superintendent Everett "Bill" V. Olsen. Antonelli, aside from...

With all the technology upgrades in America, Stony Brook Middle School is hopping on the train of innovation too. This year, Stony Brook Middle School has made changes to the technology curriculum. Originally, Stony Brook used to have three full computer labs. Each of the three computer labs had approximately...