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11 Apr

Posted at 11:59h in Athletics, School News, Upper School

Congratulations to Alonso Collins on his commitment to play football at Howard Prep in the fall. We’re proud of Alonso for his hard work and dedication to the WA football program! Way to go, Alonso! Congratulations to Cooper Allen on his commitment to play football at Johnson C. Smith University in the fall. We’re proud of Cooper for his leadership and dedication to the WA Football program! Cooper is the fourteenth student-athlete of the Class of 2024 to sign a National Letter of Intent to play at the next level. Way to go, Cooper! Varsity Baseball: The Varsity Baseball team won the...

10 Apr

Posted at 14:46h in Arts, Lower School, PREP, Upper School

Mary Poppins, presented by Collision Care Xpress, begins next Friday, April 19, at the Township Center for Performing Arts in Coconut Creek. One of the most popular Disney movies of all time, this performance will capture your heart in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Tickets are on sale now! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences with over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The jack-of-all-trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the...

09 Apr

Posted at 15:02h in Arts, School News, Upper School

Congratulations to our WA District 7 Thespian Troupe 8570 for their outstanding performances at the 2024 Florida State Thespian competition in Tampa. We are excited to announce that all high school students who performed received an excellent or superior rating! In addition to their performance pieces, the students participated in various workshops and watched two fabulous mainstage performances of Newsies and The Miracle Worker. We are proud of our students sharing their God-given talents for His glory! SUPERIOR Monologues—Luis Ramirez SUPERIOR Solo Musical—Madison Sanders EXCELLENT Small Group Musical—Brady Oropesa, Erin Fitzgerald, Lexi D’Aleo, Luis Ramirez, Madison Sanders, Mia Harms, Olivia Oropesa, Reese Mathis, Ryder...

14 Mar

Posted at 14:09h in Academics, School News, Upper School

Congratulations to WA senior, Samuel Seeman, on advancing to the Finalist standing in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program! High school students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which serves as an initial screen of over 1.3 million entrants each year. As a National Merit Scholarship Finalist, Samuel represents less than one percent of high school seniors in the United States! Samuel will be attending the University of Alabama’s Honors College for Computer Engineering. Congratulations, Samuel!...

14 Mar

Posted at 14:06h in School News, Upper School

Eighth-grade students recently returned from the annual Washington, D.C. trip. Civics teacher, Mr. Williams, built excitement among the students and prepared them for the impactful sites they discovered. The trip began with a visit to the Museum of the Bible, offering a unique way to engage with the Bible using cutting-edge technology, which brought the Bible to life for our students. It was a packed schedule, taking in all the sites of the nation’s capital—from seeing the “Charters of Freedom” at the National Archives to the Lincoln and Korean Memorials and a tour of the United States Capitol. Next came time...