Author: Blake Matthews

08 Sep

Posted at 15:53h in Athletics, Lower School, PREP, School News, Student Life, Upper School

Our new school-branded activity bus was showcased at the football game last Friday night, where the varsity Lions won 23–0 over the Bradenton Christian School Panthers in the first game of the regular season! This additional bus will transport students to a variety of off-campus activities and will also serve as a traveling billboard for our school while representing Westminster Academy's standard of excellence! We are grateful for the family who provided a $50K match to encourage generosity for this project, which was chosen as our Annual Auction Heart Raise last spring. Our community responded with an additional $65K in donations! Thank you so much...

08 Sep

Posted at 15:52h in Arts, School News

We are excited to announce our spring musicals—Peter and the Starcatcher and Annie Jr.! Peter and the Starcatcher is a Tony Award-winning play based on the best-selling novel, which tells the story of how a lonely orphan boy becomes the celebrated character of Peter Pan. The story begins with Peter’s first adventure aboard a ship called the Neverland, where he meets his first friend, Molly. Molly is the daughter of the famous Starcatcher, Lord Astor, and they are on a mission to save the world and protect a treasure trunk filled with magical star stuff from getting into the hands of...

08 Sep

Posted at 15:47h in Athletics, School News

Congratulations to our Varsity Ladies’ and Men’s Cross Country teams for their first-place finishes at the Miami Country Day season opener on Tuesday, August 30. Their next meet is this weekend at The King’s Academy in Palm Beach. Visit our website for this season’s schedule. Way to go, Lions! ...

08 Sep

Posted at 15:35h in Lower School, PREP, School News, Spiritual Life, Upper School

Schoolwide Chapels officially kicked off, starting with Lower School Chapel last week. Students had a chance to come together to worship and hear from the first guest speaker Dr. Satterly. He spoke about our theme for the year, Cultivate, based on Colossians 2:6–8, “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world,...

08 Sep

Posted at 14:35h in School News

Save the date for the 11th Annual Westminster Academy Sporting Clay Tournament presented by Fusion Powder Coating on Friday, December 2, at Quail Creek Sporting Ranch in Okeechobee. Spend the day in the great outdoors! Participants will enjoy a country breakfast, then take aim at clay pigeons on a 14-station course, and end the event with a hearty lunch. All skill levels are welcome to participate! However, all minors must be accompanied by a participating parent. Registration will open in mid-October, so stay tuned for more details. If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please contact the Director of Development,...