WA Ghostwriter

Boys’ Volleyball falls to AB

May 12, 2014

The boys varsity volleyball team fell Monday afternoon on the road against rival Acton-Boxboro at their game played at Acton Boxboro Regional High School. The team went on to lose the first three sets they played.

WA evacuated due to bomb threat

May 6, 2014

Westford Academy was evacuated following a bomb threat, today May 6.

Age doesn’t hinder WA’s newest student

May 1, 2014

Genevieve Johnson, WA's newest student, returns at the age of 94 to complete her high school education, one cut short by the stress of the Great Depression making it necessary for her to work at the Abbot Mills. "I wanted a diploma, I wanted to know that I finished school. I was very much excited. It means everything to me. It's what I wanted all my life, to finish school," she said.

Why Genevieve deserves a diploma

May 1, 2014

Genevieve Johnson has returned to Westford Academy after a 78 year hiatus. But she will not be receiving a diploma.

Students fund Teachers’ Week

Apr 26, 2014

The Student Council organizes Teacher Appreciation Week, but it is the student members that finance it.

Students recognize teachers

Apr 11, 2014

To accompany Teacher Appreciation Week , Westford Academy students talked about their favorite teachers.

A broken system

Apr 3, 2014

By Tim DeLouchrey Sports Liasion At 2:00 on a typical Wednesday afternoon, I did not proceed to the senior parking lot. I was, instead, on my way to the detention room. I had been tardy to school often during the third term, and it had resulted in two office detentions. To simplify the...

Boucher blends in at WA

Apr 3, 2014

Tony Boucher is a common sight at Westford Academy. But he has had an interesting past, full of a number of different jobs.

Opinion: No PARCCing zone

Apr 1, 2014

By Lauren Cullen Managing Editor The past few weeks, WA students have been talking about the PARCC test. Most of the talk is of the negative, because the assessment is unfair to the students taking it. After last night's School Committee meeting, it was brought to the attention of the selected...