Author: Blake Matthews

09 Feb

Posted at 16:18h in Arts, School News

Peter and the Starcatcher Save the date for the High School production of Peter and the Starcatcher on Friday, March 24, and Saturday, March 25, at the Pompano Beach Cultural Arts Center. Tickets will go on sale on February 21. 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 the famous Starcatcher, Lord Astor, and...

09 Feb

Posted at 16:12h in School News, Upper School

On January 27, High School students spent the day volunteering in the community for Service Project Day. Each grade served at a different local non-profit organization. Students in 9th grade attended The Fruitful Field, where they worked in the community garden and helped to provide fresh produce to underserved families in the community, and at Feeding South Florida, where they packed 10,000 pounds of food. Students in 10th grade served for Heart2Heart Outreach, where they were split between two care center facilities impacting 40 senior citizens. Students in 11th and 12th grade served at Homes United helping with painting and home...

09 Feb

Posted at 16:01h in Athletics

Varsity Football Congratulations to our Varsity Lions Football players who made the All–County teams for the Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel! First Team: Jahlan Paul (Sun Sentinel) Second Team: Anthony Barbar (Miami Herald), Jahlan Paul (Miami Herald), Evan Tempro (Sun Sentinel) Third Team: Evan Tempro (Miami Herald), Mikee Varga (Miami Herald) Honorable Mention: Cooper Allen (Sun Sentinel), Anthony Barbar (Sun Sentinel), Bryce Brown (Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel), Gio Rivera (Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel), Mikee Varga (Sun Sentinel) Cross Country Congratulations to our Cross Country Lions who made the All–County teams for the Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel! Ladies’ Cross Country First Team:...

09 Feb

Posted at 15:54h in Lower School, PREP, School News

The Lower School/PREP Fun Run was held yesterday, February 8, and was a huge success, beating the original goal and raising over $60,000! These funds will help provide playground equipment and technology. Students from PK2 through sixth grade spent two weeks getting pledges and receiving prizes. Booster visited classrooms and talked to students about how to choose to live with character every day through Booster's brand new character theme, Grand Land Adventure. The event culminated on the field with the run, and older students got an extra special treat—a color run! A special thank you goes to our Community Partner, Benedetti Orthodontics,...

12 Jan

Posted at 15:33h in Headmaster Messages

​Dear WA Community, The new year often represents an opportunity to reset. Some capture this idea with “resolutions,” which, while well-intentioned, can tend to have a short shelf life. To wit, I don’t have access to the data, but I suspect that gym memberships and training sessions spike around the middle of January and are in full decline by March. If I’m honest, my own willpower to avoid chocolate can be fleeting. That isn’t to say that milestones such as January 1 aren’t useful, nor are resolutions in and of themselves a bad thing. It is just that all too often,...