English teacher Lynn Bonakdar is organizing a Westford Academy trip to Japan in the spring of 2026, with the tour set to take place from April 14-24. The trip is currently pending approval from the Westford School Committee, as the committee must vote on all international and out-of-state field trips...

It is a yearly tradition for Westford Academy to provide students with the opportunity to travel on an international trip. In 2023, WA students traveled to Greece, then Italy in 2024, and come April break, a group of 31 students and five chaperones will be going to Costa Rica on a trip led by English...

Every year, the foreign language teachers advertise the upcoming national language exams. The exams cost a few bucks and are seen as low stress. The participant doesn't have to study, and they just show up and take the test. No big deal. When the results come back, the participant can get a bronze, silver,...

After having their trip to Spain canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19, Westford Academy's Spanish foreign exchange program is set to run again in 2022 and 2023. The Spanish exchange program consists of two parts to the full experience. A group of Spanish students will first visit WA in September 2022,...

Six members of the Ghostwriter Staff packed up shop and headed to Dallas, Texas on November 16-19, to attend the NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention. The conference was led by journalism professionals, and included workshops and presentations. The team found success in not only the...