For all of last year and this year, students have been required to wear masks at school. However, the Oct. 1 mandate on masks has now been extended indefinitely by the Westford Board of Health. The Ghostwriter interviewed students to get their opinions on how they felt about being required to wear masks...

Exactly one year ago today, Westford Public Schools shut down as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts. Businesses shut down, schools closed, unemployment rates spiraled, toilet paper went out of stock, and no one knew anything. Students were clueless about how an unexpected vacation would...

Vicha Ratanapakdee, 84, was assaulted walking alone in a neighborhood in broad daylight on January 28; he died two days later. Noel Quintana, 61, was on his way to work when a stranger started to kick his bag and slit his face with a box cutter on February 3. Marc Quidit, 49, was shot by an armed robber...

Because the school’s increase in funds was only about 1% this year as compared to the 3% average of previous years, going from a three tier system of 36 buses to a four tier system of 30 buses will save Westford Public Schools $444,174. According to Olsen, this bus cut will ensure the same high quality...

On January 6, 2021, thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Building in an effort to overturn 2020 election result, where Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump. On January 9, the WA Ghostwriter talked with six students about the riot, as well as their perspectives and hopes regarding the current...

Week One: Wake up, put on your mask, and begin your daily commute to WA for a week of in-person learning alongside your teachers and friends. Week Two: Wake up, eat breakfast, and turn on your computer for a remote week of learning either through numerous Google Meets or completing asynchronous work...

Now that it is 2020, many students are reflecting back on their childhoods to remember trends that they found enjoyable during their younger years. On Friday, January 3, the Ghostwriter had the chance to seek out students at Westford Academy to gain input on the greatest trends of the past decade.

With the new budget cuts potentially coming to Westford, the school has decided to raise the price of student parking passes at WA. For many years the price for seniors parking at WA has been $50, but starting in the 2020-2021 school year the price could be going up to $200. Here are some students' opinions...

The National Honor Society, a club for students maintaining a leadership position, a 3.6 GPA, and at least forty volunteer hours among other requirements, elicits varied opinions from students. Many think that NHS is virtually useless and it is nothing but a title, while some believe it is a beneficial...

When I think of the word "school," I immediately think mostly of anxiety and sleep. Those two ideas have circled around in my brain for the past semester of my ninth-grade year. It isn’t the school part that puts me at unease but it is the part in which I return home and have to cram all my homework...

After ten school days this winter pushed the school year into the last week of June, Westford Public Schools instituted a Distance Learning program that would have students complete three days' worth of work at home, letting school end by the third week of June. At the high-school level, each class was...

On Wednesday, February 14th at approximately 2:30 P.M. Nikolas Cruz opened fire inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He killed 17 people, some teachers, some students and injured 15. The nation, including many members of the WA community is still grieving the loss. Dean...