Junior year is known for the intense pressure it puts on students with more challenging classes and daunting decisions regarding life after high school. Additionally, with Advanced Placement (AP) tests, the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), American College Testing (ACT), and college tours, it can be stressful...

The further along we get into January, the more I realize that if it was any other year, we’d all be studying away, preparing for midterms, filling all of our free time with studying, and trying to get ready for a test that makes up ten percent of our grades. I think that the cancellations of midterms...

Due to COVID-19, this year's college admissions process has become a stressor for many seniors. While trying to juggle schoolwork, extracurriculars, and college admissions many seniors have become overwhelmed as the college admissions process has been altered. The Ghostwriter asked some seniors about...

As the 2020-2021 school year begins to unfold, WA has decided to cancel midterms or finals due to how COVID-19 has affected students’ and teachers’ class time together. According to Dean Dan Twomey, due to the limited amount of class time teachers have with students, WA's Administrative Council,...

In an attempt to lessen student stress, the administration has been discussing changing the weighted GPA system to unweighted GPAs at Westford Academy.  A weighted grade point average system takes the difficulty of a class into account along with grades. An unweighted GPA system is when the difficulty...

It’s a no brainer that Westford is a highly competitive school district. Students have the need to take as many advanced classes as possible, while juggling a job, several clubs, a sport, and the list goes on. However, with the increase of student stress in Westford Academy’s community, the administration...

We're finally halfway through midterms and have survived the pre-midterm test rush. For many, this four-day weekend that you envisioned as a productive four days that you can use to knock your last three midterms out of the park may have just ended up as a weekend spent on the couch watching TV or texting...

In 2017, 530 students at Westford Academy were in AP classes, according to the WA school profile. The number indicates a significant increase in the number of AP students, with 352 students taking APs in 2014, 400 in 2015, and 401 in 2016. Whether it is to gain the approval of prestigious colleges...

From September 15-17, a small group of students, teachers, administration, and parents of Westford Academy took the 6 hour flight to Stanford, California. With a goal to help students’ mental health, WA took part of Stanford University’s Challenge Success program. WA grasped new ideas and methods...