Upper School

30 May

Posted at 3:50 PM on May 30, 2019, in School News, Upper School

You will be able to live-stream the Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2019 on Friday evening, May 31. Streaming will begin a few minutes before 7:00 p.m. To view the ceremony, please visit coralridge.tv/.This year, we welcome Pastor Rob Pacienza ’99,  as our Commencement Speaker. Rob is the Lead Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. He grew up under the ministry of D. James Kennedy and graduated from Westminster Academy in 1999. He then graduated from Samford University with a BA in Religion, and finally, from Knox Seminary with a Masters in Divinity. He is currently pursuing his Doctorate...

23 May

Posted at 5:12 PM on May 23, 2019, in School News, Upper School

Next week marks milestones for many of our students. Our year-end receptions need many hands on deck to ensure success! Join us as we prepare to honor our fifth-grade classes, our eighth-grade classes, and seniors through receptions held May 29-30. Click here to sign up!The LPA appreciates your feedback as they begin to prepare for next school year! Please email lpa@wa.edu with any questions or ideas you may have....

23 May

Posted at 5:08 PM on May 23, 2019, in Academics, Upper School

Junior Achievement of South Florida (JA) has served almost one million students since its inception in 1959. Training the next generation of business leaders, employees, and consumers, JA educates students about financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness. Specifically, their high school programs help students make informed and intelligent decisions about their future. By fostering skills that will be highly useful in their careers, JA prepares youth to succeed in a global economy.In JA Career Bound, a cutting-edge workforce development program, high school students learn the soft skills they need to succeed in life and work and master the basic concepts...

20 May

Posted at 2:03 PM on May 20, 2019, in Lower School, School News, Upper School

This week the Lions' Parent Association (LPA) begins restocking the Uniform Bank in preparation for the 2019–20 school year! Please consider donating your uniforms, P.E. uniforms, and spirit wear. First, if you choose to help, all items need to be clean and bagged. Then, please drop them off in the lower school office, upper school office, or the WA Welcome Center.Because of the security risk, please do NOT donate uniforms and attire with a WA logo or name to other organizations. The LPA sees to it that any items not meeting current uniform requirements go to children in Honduras and...

16 May

Posted at 4:11 PM on May 16, 2019, in School News, Upper School

This morning began our turn towards the end of the year events. Parents gathered for a very special time to pray for our senior class by name. They also prayed over the personalized Bibles that each graduate will receive at Commencement. Alumnus Bernie Gonzalez '10, who led us in worship, recalled receiving his Bible and what it meant to him. It was inspiring to see parents of younger students join with parents of seniors to lift up their graduate, a beautiful picture of beginning with the end in mind. Thank you to our Prayer and Care Team for planning this...