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15 May

Posted at 15:50h in Headmaster Messages

​​Dear WA Community, Some of my colleagues call this month “Maygeddon” or Maycember” because of the number of events. While we always seem to finish the year at breakneck speed, this one has been even more with The Next Chapter campaign and the impending acquisition of the La Quinta hotel land lease.As we finish this year, we also have an eye on our future. While that is typically our posture, it is more so this year. We would be mistaken, however, to allow the tyranny of the urgent to result in ignoring both the importance of our approaching Commencement Ceremony and the...

16 Apr

Posted at 16:43h in Headmaster Messages

​​Dear WA Community, Holidays come with trappings and traditions. July 4 and fireworks. Memorial Day and flags. Thanksgiving and turkey. Christmas and … well, all of it. Easter has bunnies and eggs. Each of these symbols has come to represent the tenor and tone of the holiday—they help with identity. When I was a boy, no one told me that Easter eggs were said to symbolize the resurrection of Jesus, or that in the early Church, they were often painted red, capturing the idea of Jesus’ sacrifice. Perhaps I would have willingly participated in the egg coloring ritual if I knew that....