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14 Mar

Posted at 14:11h in School News

Our largest fundraiser of the year, Passport to Paris, presented by Benedetti Orthodontics, is next Friday, March 22. 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 and over 400 items, including dining gift cards, vacation and entertainment packages,...

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 12:10h in Athletics, Upper School

Congratulations to Anthony Barbar on being selected as the 2023 Independent School Player of the Year for the Florida Dairy Farmer High School Sports Award! We’re very proud of Anthony for all of his hard work and dedication to Westminster Academy and the football program! Congratulations to Sami Boutros on his commitment to play soccer at Montreat College! We’re proud of Sami for his hard work and dedication to the WA Soccer program. Sami is the twelfth student-athlete of the Class of 2024 to sign a National Letter of Intent to play at the next level. Way to go, Sami! We are...

14 Mar

Posted at 11:13h in Arts, School News, Upper School

Congratulations to our WA Junior Thespian Troupe, who recently participated in the Orlando Florida State Junior Thespian competition. Our students shined for God’s glory throughout the competition! Two of our sixth graders in the technical categories submitted costume designs and presented their ideas to judges from prestigious theater companies. Another presented his stage set design to a panel of judges, including a Disney Cruise Line stage productions director. For the performance events, our students competed in improvisation, large and small group musicals, and solo events, judged by a panel of Broadway singers and New York producers. The students ended the competition with...