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Author: Blake Matthews

13 Apr

Posted at 14:43h in Arts, School News

Join us for our annual junior spring play, Annie Jr., on Friday, April 28, at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, April 29, at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 30, at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now! Click here to purchase your tickets. Little orphan Annie is taken from her orphanage in 1933’s New York City and the clutches of evil Miss Hannigan to stay at billionaire Oliver Warbucks’ mansion for the Christmas holidays. When Annie wins the hearts of Warbucks and his staff, they set out on a mission to find Annie’s parents. Meanwhile, Miss Hannigan and others attempt...

13 Apr

Posted at 14:17h in Arts, School News, Student Life

The high school choir performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City on April 3 as part of the Masterworks Festival Chorus with the New York City Chamber Orchestra. Select schools from around the country make up the choir of 200 voices as they performed “Jubilate Deo” by Dan Forrest and conducted by Dr. Pearl Shangkuan. Dan Forrest was also commissioned to write the arrangement of Great is Thy Faithfulness for Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church’s 60th anniversary last year. Along with this exceptional performance, the choir made stops at historical landmarks around the city, like Lincoln Center, Rockefeller Center, and Juilliard...

16 Mar

Posted at 15:46h in Headmaster Messages

​Dear WA Community, When our girls were little, they loved the movie The Sound of Music. As a result, I’ve watched it more times than I can remember or count. However, those days are long gone, and while I can no longer recall the dialogue, these words of Julie Andrews are forever etched in my memory, “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start….” The Westminster Academy lexicon includes something with a similar theme, “Begin with the end in mind.” I never had the chance to ask Dr. Wackes if he was inspired by the singing Van Trapp family...

16 Mar

Posted at 15:27h in Arts, PREP, School News, Upper School

Peter and the Starcatcher is just over a week away! This production, presented by McKinnon Wright Wealth Management, will take to the stage on Friday, March 24, at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 25, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. Peter and the Starcatcher is a Tony Award-winning play based on the best-selling novel, which tells the story of how a desolate orphan boy becomes the celebrated character of Peter Pan. The story begins with Peter’s first adventure aboard a ship called the Neverland, where he meets his first friend, Molly. Molly is the daughter of...

16 Mar

Posted at 15:24h in Academics, Lower School, PREP, School News, Upper School

Over the last month, students from lower school, PREP, and upper school had the opportunity to attend various field trips spanning the state of Florida all the way up to Boston, Massachusetts. These trips have provided many educational opportunities as well as a chance for camaraderie with fellow students. Below is a recap from each field trip: Second Grade, Miami Zoo—Second-grade students traveled to the Miami Zoo to learn about and explore the different animal habitats and exhibits. Some of the animals that students could see were elephants, monkeys, and giraffes. One of the day's highlights was walking through a transparent...