Author: Sarah Hajduk

09 Feb

Posted at 09:13h in Arts, School News

Our awesome WA Junior Thespians spent last weekend in Orlando at the Florida State Junior Thespian Festival. These talented 6th–8th-grade students attended performance workshops, then competed in multiple events to showcase their acting, singing, and overall performance abilities. To qualify to attend the State Festival, they first had to compete and receive a high enough score at the District level, which happened locally in November. At that competition, nine of our performance and technical theater “events” scored in that range, so those events are what the students then presented in Orlando. Some of the events featured solo students, duets/trios, and one...

13 Jan

Posted at 15:43h in School News

Our annual dinner auction, The Golden Ticket, presented by Benedetti Orthodontics, will be held on Friday, April 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Fellowship Hall. Save the date for this exciting evening of fellowship and fundraising for our school. Your participation is valued as we need everyone’s help in acquiring exciting items for guests to bid on. Additional volunteer roles include decorations, promotion, underwriting, and more. Everyone can help make the auction a success! Simply provide a letter and acquisition form to a business on behalf of Westminster Academy when you are out shopping, dining, or a patron at a...

16 Dec

Posted at 15:10h in Academics

This week our 6th through 8th-grade students competed in our annual spelling bee. Seventh-grade student, Olivia Faber, won the bee and will represent Westminster Academy at the Miami Herald/Scripps National Spelling Bee for Broward County next year. Nicholas Sirois (also in 7th grade) was the runner-up, followed by 8th-grade student Daniel Pucé. Last month, we held our 4th and 5th-grade spelling bee. The students were well-prepared and excited to show their spelling expertise. After 13 rounds and 147 words of intense competition, Siri Deenah won the spelling bee. Siri will represent Westminster Academy in the Miami Herald/Scripps National Spelling Bee for...

16 Dec

Posted at 13:25h in Arts, School News

Troupe 8570 did an amazing job at the Florida District 7 International Thespian Competitions. Two students earned Superiors, qualifying them for the State Competition, and seven students received Excellents. Congratulations to the following students! Superior Rankings Solo Musical: Erin Fitzgerald with "Gimme Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie Solo Musical: Pauline Baxter with "With You" from Ghost Excellent Rankings Duet Musical: Chloe Wright and Madison Settembrino with "I Will Never Leave You" from Side Show Solo Musical: Mikey White with "How I Am" from Little Women Solo Musical: Lexi D’Aleo with "It's A Perfect Relationship" from Bells Are Ringing Solo Musical: Hailey Forsgren with...

16 Dec

Posted at 11:56h in School News

Every school year, local businesses in our community invest in the mission of WA with their financial support. We are grateful they choose to contribute to Westminster Academy and our endeavors. We are also proud to call them Community Partners. During this Christmas season, we want to thank our Community Partners who have given us the gift of their generous support: Benedetti Orthodontics, Southern Painting, Journey Kids Dental, All Atlantic Benefits, Collision Care Xpress, Insure Yonder, Benchmark Financial, Centennial Bank, Chick-fil-A Fort Lauderdale, and Marina Elliot, Compass Real Estate Advisor. May they all have a prosperous new year in 2022! If...