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WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

The Westford Academy band room lays empty, no longer filled with the music of Salsa Band.

WA Salsa Band cut due to budget constraints

Ian Strauss, Social Media Manager Dec 11, 2025

Westford Academy Salsa Band will not be available for students to join during the 2025-2026 year due to budgetary and staff constraints. The decision comes after the district-wide budget cuts in the 2023-2024 school year forced the Westford Academy Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) department to lose...

Students share their opinions about the possible cuts in the Visual Performing Arts department.

Visual Performing Arts budget cuts from the student perspective

Noah Brown, Social Media & Graphic Design Editor Jan 16, 2024

Lately, one of the biggest topics of discussion for the school committee has been the proposed budget cuts happening in the Westford Public School system (WPS), with significant reductions in the Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) section at WA. Based on the school committee's latest budget plan, there...

The cast and crew of Love/Sick

Love/Sick explores relationships in the Black Box

Mahi Kandage, Editor-in-Chief Feb 6, 2020

Evolution. Conversations. Roller-coaster. Words the cast and crew of Love/Sick use to describe the show as they gather in the Black Box after a long rehearsal. The long-awaited night before the opening night, the directors advise the cast as they put the finishing touches on each simple, yet intricate...