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12 Sep

Posted at 12:12 PM on September 12, 2019, in Athletics

On Thursday, September 5, WA Cross Country hosted a home meet at the west campus Athletic Complex. The home turf treated our varsity and middle school teams well. In the very first race of their season, our girls’ team won the middle school race! We congratulate seventh-grade students, Kevin Washburn and Annabel Farrar, for being the individual winners of the middle school race. Eighth-grade students, Katharine Calvet and Olivia Holland, placed second and third. Sophomores, Chris Spencer and Brooke Sinclair, both led the men’s and women’s varsity teams in tough, hot conditions. Our runners would love to see our lions fans. So,...

12 Sep

Posted at 9:08 AM on September 12, 2019, in Upper School

The National Honor Society together with OneBlood is sponsoring a blood drive on Monday, September 16, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. This event helps maintain the emergency blood supply in our community, and also raises funds for the “Meg Beaupied Memorial Scholarship” and the “Spirit of NHS Award.” These funds go to graduating seniors annually. Parents, faculty, staff, and high school students who are at least sixteen years old, please consider donating blood. All adults can choose a high school student to be awarded five hours of community service for your donation! The process takes about 45 minutes. All donors will...

05 Sep

Posted at 4:47 PM on September 5, 2019, in Headmaster Messages

“He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the waves, ‘Quiet, be still!’ Then the wind died down, and it was completely calm.” — Mark 4:35–41 Dear WA Community, After watching Hurricane Dorian hover over the Bahamas, this scripture seems the appropriate one to recall. The storm not only reminds us of the power and might of our God over all things, but it also highlights the brokenness of our world. As we begin to see the full scope of our neighbor’s devastation, the early reports and images are shocking. They echo how this is not the way things are supposed to...

05 Sep

Posted at 4:41 PM on September 5, 2019, in School News

What do helicopters and golf tournaments have in common? Raising funds for our school! Our annual golf tournament is coming up on Monday, October 21, at the Coral Ridge Country Club. We are grateful to All American Windows and Doors, owned by WA alumni and current parent, for their title sponsorship of this event. Even if you are not a golfer, you can still join in the fun! We will be adding to the excitement of the day with our first helicopter ball drop. At the conclusion of play, a helicopter will fly in and drop numbered golf balls over a hole...

05 Sep

Posted at 3:30 PM on September 5, 2019, in Athletics, School News

Join us this Friday, September 5, as the Westminster Academy Lions take on the Jupiter Christian School Eagles on the H.W. Huizenga Family Football Field at the west campus Athletic Complex. Kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. Bring the whole family and wear red to show your support for the Lions! If you can’t make the game, you can follow the score on ScoreStream.com. Also, a quick reminder that students may wear spirit shirts on Fridays!...