Q: How long have you been teaching? A: This is my fifth year teaching business specifically. Q: And what classes will you teach this year? A: This year I have entrepreneurship, social media marketing, management, marketing I, [...] and then next term I have a Microsoft office course. Q:...

Q: How long have you been teaching? A: This is my first year teaching. Q: What classes are you teaching this year? A: I am teaching freshman world history and US sophomore, US I. Q: Are you excited for this year? A:Very excited, yes. Q: Is there anything specific? A: I’m excited...

With the recent opioid epidemic plaguing the country, Westford has kept the number of deaths caused by overdoses to a minimum. However, in 2017, the town surpassed the number of deaths that occurred in previous years, and the year is not over yet. With this information in mind, the WA Health Department has...

With overdose deaths on the rise in Westford, residents are beginning to realize the scale of the drug problem in this town. However, the Westford Police and Fire Department has been on the lookout since drug usage started going up regionally years ago, and are now taking action to get to the root...

On Friday September 29th, new environmental science teacher Mark Soo was doing something many will never be able to relate with; performing on the same stage as famed composer John Williams at his alma matar, Boston College. Boston College hosted the 25th annual Pop on the Heights, an event designed...

Sophomore Anna Roetzer has an insatiable hunger for new experiences, and it is that adventuring nature that brought her from Langquaid, Germany to Westford Academy for the 2016-2017 school year. The idea of a yearlong exchange is not new to Roetzer; she has been considering studying abroad since 8th...

The new school year brings an addition of a spirit week dance to Westford Academy.  The upperclassman dance will be held from 9-11 pm on October 20th, the night of the Friday of Spirit Week, following the traditional football game. WA’s student council and the dance committee are planning the...

WA Girls' Varsity Soccer beat Bedford 2-1 today at 5:30 pm, continuing their now 5-0 undefeated streak with one tie. Minutes before the game, the girls were confident, yet modest. They were optimistic that they could win, but acknowledged that another victory was going to be difficult. "I feel...

Yesterday on September 26th, WA Girls Soccer won against Concord-Carlisle 3-0 by playing a game full of strong teamwork between offense and defense. The first half was played evenly by both teams, with WA's defense working hard and covering each other when gaps were formed between players. Senior...

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...

On Tuesday, September 5th, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Obama-era DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program would be refined in 6 months, giving Congress the responsibility to deal with the program. The hope of many is that there will be a bipartisan restructure of the...

On September 13, 2017, Westford Academy Girls' Volleyball had a lively game against its known rival, Acton-Boxborough. Being a tough competitor, AB created feelings of defeat in WA during the first two sets. The girls came back strong in the third set, battling into the fifth and final game. Winning...