At an age where most teenagers are close to home, junior Phoenix Dailey embraced the opportunity to study in a different country. Dailey's passion for the German language and culture originally started with his brother and eventually when he took the class in middle school. He is now going to be taking...

During fall, there is a wide variety of activities to enjoy. These can range from seasonal sports to trick-or-treating during Halloween, a holiday which many people use as a theme for events or items being sold.  The Ghostwriter asked students and staff at WA what their favorite thing to do during...

Phillip Bolduc is taking in the new environment as a recently hired education support professional (ESP) at Westford Academy with three years of teaching experience and a degree from UMass Lowell. Looking forward to the warm community, Bolduc hopes to have a positive impact on students and encourages...

While new to the high school, school nurse Julianne Pepin worked for multiple years at Robinson Elementary School prior to joining the Westford Academy staff. With two children of her own and plenty of experience in the medical field, she is excited to work at WA and help students throughout their high...

Shaylee Puleo is a math teacher who recently joined the Westford Academy community. After teaching for four years at Wilmington Middle School, Puleo is starting her first year as a high school teacher at WA. Q: How did you feel on your first day of school? A: I was very nervous, but I was also...

As the school year settles into place, the familiar buzz in the halls, nightly homework assignments, and continuous schedule of tests and quizzes has made for a relatively familiar start. However, for some students, this hasn’t exactly been the case; the underlying impacts of last year’s budget cuts...

Westford Academy hosted an international field trip from April 10-20 to Italy where students and chaperones spent ten days exploring multiple areas of the country. However, only a day into the trip, they were faced with a bed bug infestation. On Wednesday April 10, 104 students and chaperones boarded...

Regardless of political opinions, there is no doubt that human equity is a global issue that has been around for generations. Prepared to take on these issues, guidance counselor Tracy McLaughlin steps foot into room 133, ready to start her first year as an advisor for Westford Academy’s Human Rights...

Bikes soar. Students roar. This, and so much more, is exactly what the No Hate Tour brings to the table during their performances at schools across the country. WA was one stop along the road for the No Hate Tour on Wednesday, Oct. 4, and the show completely brought down the house. After such a great...

WA Girls’ Basketball improved their record to 3-5 on the season after beating Bedford at home 57-53 on Friday, Jan. 6. WA came out with an abundance of energy to begin the first quarter, starting the game on an 11-6 run to set the tone. Both their offensive and defensive intensity continued to help...

Westford Academy Football won their first DCL title since 2015, and posted a stellar 6-2 regular season record, not once losing a single DCL matchup along the way. Senior running back and captain Anthony Rudiman was a large reason for the Ghosts' success. He posted an impressive 1,415 rushing yards,...

As Catherine Newark enjoys a nice trail ride with the equestrian club, she feels as though the only thing in the world is her and her horse. For the last 6 years, Newark has been riding horses, and this is her first year being a member of the Westford Academy Equestrian club, experiencing what it feels...