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Author: Blake Matthews

17 Aug

Posted at 14:33h in School News

We are pleased to announce that Steve Feeley will join us as our new Director of Security in September. Steve was born in Naperville, Illinois, but was raised in Pompano Beach, Florida. He attended Saint Coleman Catholic School and was in the 2nd grade the day it snowed in Florida!  He attended Cardinal Gibbons High School. A year after graduation, he took a job with the Broward Sheriff’s Office in 1989. His 34-year career took him to many different places in law enforcement, but he remained in Criminal Investigations the longest. Steve worked in the Violent Crimes Unit, the Robbery...

17 Aug

Posted at 11:36h in Arts

The Fine Arts Department is proud to announce our performances for the first semester. We are so excited for you to enjoy the work of our broadcasting, drama, visual arts, band, orchestra, and choir students! Save the Dates: October 17—Fall Orchestra Concert, 7:00 p.m., CRPC Sanctuary November 10 & 11—Upper School Musical, Godspell, 7:00 p.m., Pompano Beach Cultural Center  November 14—Festival of the Arts, 7:00 p.m., CRPC Sanctuary  December 5—Christmas Concert (Grades 6–12), 7:00 p.m., CRPC Sanctuary December 8—Christmas Program (PK2–PK4 ) 8:30 a.m., CRPC Sanctuary December 21—Christmas Concert (Kindergarten–Grade 5), 8:30 a.m., CRPC Sanctuary We look forward to seeing you at these events...

16 Aug

Posted at 09:57h in School News

With the start of school behind us and a lot already happening at Westminster Academy, it can be challenging to keep up with everything. Below is a list of the tools we use to communicate and celebrate what’s happening in our school community. FACTS Family Portal The FACTS Family Portal is part of the FACTS Student Information System that Westminster Academy uses to allow parents and students to view academic information such as grades, attendance, homework, and other resources. You may log in by clicking FACTS Family Portal on the menu at the top-right of our website. The FACTS Student Information System is...

11 May

Posted at 15:16h in Headmaster Messages

​Dear WA Community, As the old poem goes, “April showers bring May flowers.” Perhaps that saying is more reflective of my native Kentucky than South Florida, but it does seem to indicate that May is a month for flourishing. Perhaps the horticultural cycle fits within that sentiment, but not necessarily the realm of schools which instead fits a theological theme—the already and not yet. For us, the month of May is fraught with wrapping up the current academic year while at the same time forging ahead for the next one. The idea of “already and not yet” captures the tension between what...

11 May

Posted at 15:14h in Lower School, PREP, School News, Student Life, Upper School

On Wednesday, May 10, we had the privilege of having Dr. Ben Carson on campus to speak to students in grades K–12. Dr. Carson has served as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, among many other accomplishments. In 2016, Dr. Carson accepted the position of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the Trump administration. After completing his tenure as the 17th Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2021, Dr. Carson founded the American Cornerstone Institute. This organization is focused on fighting for the principles...