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08 May

Posted at 14:38h in School News, Spiritual Life

Westminster Academy appreciates the resource Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church is to our school community. Each week, the church gathers for meaningful events to educate, enlighten, and enhance spiritual lives and invites all WA parents and students to join them. Upcoming Events Gangway Student Ministry: The Gangway summer schedule will begin on Tuesday, June 6 with a 5th Grade Move-Up Night. We have some fun off-campus events scheduled throughout the summer so click here and see which ones don’t want to miss out on! Sunday School Classes: Sunday School classes will begin May 21 during both the 9:30 and 11 service times. We have...

13 Apr

Posted at 15:12h in Headmaster Messages

​Dear WA Community, In times gone by, the Sunday afternoon drive was a popular pastime. The notion of “just going for a drive” as a form of entertainment has gone the way of the Dodo bird (a replica of which one can view at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC, which I visited while watching our students perform in Carnegie Hall). Riding along and gazing at the scenery with wonder at new sights and sounds has been replaced—all too often—with some sort of virtual reality. My point is not to yearn for a purported genteel and cultured age but...

13 Apr

Posted at 15:10h in School News

Our largest fundraiser of the year, Chart the Course, presented by Benedetti Orthodontics, is tomorrow, April 14. Though the event has reached capacity, you may bid from anywhere now through the evening of the event. Visit wa.edu/auction to create an account, set your max bids, and support our school! If you are unable to attend and would like to request a proxy bidder to place bids for live items, please contact the Development office at development@wa.edu. Be sure to check out our Featured Items, including a $5,000 Tuition Scholarship Drawing, along with over 350 items, including dining gift cards, vacation and entertainment packages,...

13 Apr

Posted at 15:00h in Academics, School News, Upper School

The culmination of the school year will be the commencement of the Class of 2023 on May 26. To launch our seniors into the next chapter of their lives, we are pleased to announce that this year’s commencement speaker will be New York Times best-selling author Dr. Stephen Mansfield. “You have a destiny, but your destiny is fulfilled by investing in the destinies of others.” These words are the lifeblood of Dr. Mansfield’s work and the reason why this author, entrepreneur, and popular speaker is often to be found serving vital social causes. In recent years Dr. Mansfield has been captured by the...

13 Apr

Posted at 14:52h in Athletics, School News

Special thanks to the Varsity Cheer squad for all the spirit they brought to the basketball games. They did an amazing job pumping up our Lions fans and creating an exciting atmosphere at the games all season! The men's Soccer team played a challenging schedule this season to help prepare them for postseason play. Unfortunately, they came up short in the District finals with a tight loss against Highlands Christian in overtime. The team graduates five talented seniors: Josiah Carre, Daniel Milora, Michael Montidoro, Jahlan Paul, and Diego Rey. Congratulations to ladies' and men's winter players who made the All-County teams...