One of the most popular traditions for the better part of the last decade during the famed WA Spirit Week is the Lady Grey Ghost Football game, better known as Powderpuff. The Thursday tradition that has hosted many great games over the past years, has been cancelled for this year and for future years. One...

Q: Are the more athletic students in your class more proficient with the material?  A: I think that one of the great things about being a student and an athlete is that you sort of have that level of discipline and I think that that does translate [well] in some cases. There are some people who’d...

On Thursday, October 12, WA Boys' Soccer played against Newton-South for a final score of 2-2.

On October 16, 2017, at Abbot Elementary, the town of Westford hosted a special town meeting to address more 'time-sensitive' issues in the district. Issues ranged from budget adjustments to retail marijuana establishments to new zoning bylaws. Here are the most prominent decisions made last night: Article...

This year's spirit week at WA brought some great patriotism from students during USA day.

On October 12, an email from superintendent, Everett Olsen, was sent to WA parents concerning the diagnosis of MRSA in a Westford Academy student. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a bacteria that is resistant to many different antibiotics. The bacteria can cause infections,...

Shirley Tan is a freshman math teacher in her first year teaching at Westford Academy. She answered questions for us to find out a little more about her. Q: Why did you become a teacher? A: I just enjoy math and I also enjoy helping people. Helping students to learn math and I know a lot of kids...

  On Tuesday, October 10th, the WA Boys' Soccer team faced off against Weston on the WA turf. After an early goal, a defensive game on both sides led to a Westford loss against Weston 1-0. The game started out slowly, but eight minutes into the game a defensive error allowed Weston to...

Each of the Westford Academy’s 1,680 students walk the same halls and share the same classes. Although we learn from the same teachers and study the same material, our ideas and opinions are greatly diverse. This is especially pertinent when it comes to politics, a subject that arouses much controversy...

On Friday, October 6th, the WA Boys’ Soccer team faced off against Acton-Boxborough at 7 P.M. under the lights at Alumni Field. After a back and forth game, the boys pulled out a 1-0 win over their rival. The game started off with back and forth play between the two teams, with AB putting a decent...

Q: How did you come across Westford Academy/the job opening here? A: I grew up in the area so I was quite familiar with Westford Academy and I was just ready for a bigger school, a change in my career and the job happened to open up and I thought that would be great. The kids are amazing that I get...

 Q: What are your responsibilities at WA? A: I am the assistant to all the deans and […] I update all of the student information within the websites, [and] the calendar information. […] Basically I’m just their right hand girl and whatever they need I try to help them out so things go smoothly...