News

15 Dec

Posted at 09:57h in Arts, School News

  Last week, those present were transported back in time and immersed in a wonderful tradition from the Renaissance period. The exceptional 50th Anniversary Year Performance of Westminster Academy’s Christmas Madrigal Feaste was a sold-out dinner and performance to remember. The Great Hall was elegantly decorated and filled with a beautifully costumed Royal Court, the King and Queen, and a profusion of cast members, including lords and ladies, court jesters, wandering minstrels, dancers, and singers! To see a list of cast, characters, performers, and singers, you may view/download the Madrigal Program. Madrigal singing—brought to England from Italy in the 16th century—was first...

11 Nov

Posted at 14:25h in Headmaster Messages

Dear WA Community, Today is Veterans Day. Originally called Armistice Day marking the end of World War I, it was changed to its current form in 1954. Each year this special day honors those who have served in our armed forces. One of my favorite family pictures is of my maternal grandfather and his two brothers at Pearl Harbor on Christmas Eve 1943. Three skinny kids from Eastern Kentucky, serving on separate ships, found each other that day. The image harkens to a different time but one in which our greatest generation answered the call. More than forty years later, I followed...

11 Nov

Posted at 14:04h in School News

HEAR YE, HEAR YE! Come one and all to the special 50th Anniversary Year Performance of Westminster Academy’s Christmas Madrigal Feaste on Tuesday, December 7—one night only—in the Kennedy Fellowship Hall. Seating begins at 6:00 p.m. This multi-course dinner will include the beautifully costumed Royal Court, the King and Queen, and a profusion of cast members, including lords and ladies, court jesters, wandering minstrels, dancers, and singers! The Hall will be elegantly decorated, and we hope you will feel immersed in this wonderful tradition from the Renaissance period. The cost for dinner and entertainment is $25 per seat. Click here for tickets! We thank you...

11 Nov

Posted at 14:01h in School News

Our second 5–Day Annual Fund Drive was a great success! While we are still making progress towards our goal of 50% parent participation, we are confident we will reach our goal by December 31. Let’s celebrate! A $50,000 inspirational gift was given by Wini Wilkinson Smith, one of our pioneer teachers in 1971 Over $82,000 was donated by WA parents during the 5-Day Annual Fund Drive 207 families made a donation during the week As a result of the generosity of our current parents and our extended community, over $200,000 has been raised for the Annual Fund since our fiscal year began...

11 Nov

Posted at 13:59h in Alumni, Athletics

Congratulations to WA Alumnus Michael A. Taylor from the Class of 2009 for receiving his first Gold Glove Award! We are proud of his work and accomplishments. The Westminster Academy Alumni Association and Athletic Department honored Taylor in February of 2020 by retiring his baseball jersey #3. Never again will another student-athlete represent WA on the baseball field with #3. Previously, the Alumni Association inducted Taylor into Westminster Academy’s Athletic Hall of Honor in 2015. We look forward with excitement as we continue to watch his career! For more information about his recent Gold Glove accomplishment, please visit mlb.com....