In the previous installments of this budget series (I, II, III) we discussed the how and the why of the school's budget deficit that caught public attention this year but has in actuality been persisting for multiple years. Now, we look to the future: can this situation continue, and if not, what needs...

The Westford Academy girls' tennis team scored a win Thursday afternoon with their 3-2 victory against Chelmsford High. The doubles teams both won their matches, and one singles player won. WA went 1-2 in singles matches, with sophomore Nithya Sastry and freshman Ankita Akanksha losing and sophomore...

The Westford Board of Selectmen recently approved a trial of a new traffic pattern outside of Westford Academy. The trial consists of loosening restrictions on the current one-way traffic flow on Patten Road between the times of 7:30 A.M to 9:00 A.M., and 2:30 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. The recommendation...

Friday night, over 200 people packed into the Performing Arts Center at Westford Academy for WA's Got Talent. The talent show, run by the junior class of 2020, had 14 acts, from BollyHop dance to original songs, to covers of popular artists, to color guard routines. Over the 14 acts, a total of 39 people...

The WA Fencing Team recently brought home its first state championship, despite the club being founded relatively recently in the 2014-2015 school year. The club's captain, Senior Brian Wang, was one of the members of the Men's Foil Squad, which won the championship title in its respective category. "Being...

On Friday, March 15, students in the band and orchestra at WA came together for a Listening Lunch that spanned all four lunch blocks and had five pieces. Listening Lunches are normally filled with small groups of performers or soloists, and so the combination of band and orchestra for a much larger-scale...

The following is a press statement submitted to the Ghostwriter by WA DECA Club Officer Shreyas Mosurkal regarding DECA's recent state competition. The statement has not been edited except to add paragraph breaks.  Westford Academy’s DECA business club had a fantastic performance last weekend at...

In October WA's newest club was founded, and recently they went on their first organized meeting. The Fishing Club is advised by Dan Twomey, and freshmen Jon Colley and Jacob Moore are the student advisers. They have been holding meetings at WA, usually in a conference room in the office a few times...

Westford Academy held school on Tuesday, Feb. 26 despite losing power early that morning, after high-speed winds caused widespread power outages through Westford on Feb. 25. The National Grid website reported that around 40% of the district did not have power yesterday, 555 houses did not have power...

Tune in soon-- The Westford Academy quiz bowl team will be appearing once more on the WGBH series High School Quiz Show, which will be airing February 16 on WGBH 2. The show, which is hosted by local radio and television host Billy Costa, will be featuring WA for the first time in over five years. The...

The Tadmuck Chapter of the National Honor Society held an Empty Bowls fundraiser Saturday night in the WA cafeteria. Students made ceramic bowls and guests each got to take a bowl home. The soup was served, and multiple students presented about their volunteering in the community.