School News

Our annual dinner auction, Westy in Wonderland, presented by Benedetti Orthodontics, will be held on Friday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa. Don’t be late for this very important date—please save the date for this exciting evening of fellowship and fundraising for our school. Ticket sales begin March 3 at noon! This is the largest fundraising event of the year, so please get involved! The development team invites you to join us for our first planning meeting on Thursday, January 30, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. in the DeVos Chapel. We will...

As we begin the second semester, we encourage every parent to participate in the Lions Parent Association. If you haven’t joined a team yet this year, please click here to indicate your interest in volunteering, and we will follow up with you. A few important things to note: Our 2nd Annual Daddy-Daughter Dance is on Saturday, March 22, at 7:00 p.m. Click here if you would like to help decorate the gym! Don’t forget to support WA family and alumni-owned businesses through the LPA Business Directory. Visit wa.edu/lpabiz to view our current listings! The LPA Prayer & Care team is committed...

Our annual parent surveys give us another perspective when setting schoolwide goals and priorities. While results vary slightly from year to year, one thing is consistently at the top—safety and security. Safety and security have always been and will always be a top priority at Westminster Academy. This means a continuing process of improvement and training. Before students returned to campus after the new year, all faculty and staff participated in a comprehensive Active Assailant Training. The training, coordinated by WA Director of Security Steve Feeley, was led by Jay Santaluccia, a veteran law enforcement officer with 36 years of experience....

Westminster Academy Fine Arts students shined brightly at the Florida Music Education Association Professional Development Conference and 2025 All-State concerts, held January 8–11 in Tampa, Florida. These prestigious events bring together top talent from across the state to rehearse and perform under the direction of guest conductors. Congratulations to Abry Kennicott (seventh grade), who performed with the Middle School Honors Orchestra. After a rigorous audition process in the fall, Abry was selected in November and prepared for this extraordinary experience. Students rehearsed intensively over two days before delivering a remarkable concert under the direction of Nancy Beebe from Bak Middle School...

Last week, Westminster Academy’s seventh-grade students partnered with Super School, a nonprofit supporting students with varying disabilities, for the second year in a row. Together, they created an unforgettable, all-inclusive field day filled with fun, fellowship, and the joy of meaningful connection. Students had the opportunity to live out their faith, demonstrating Christ’s love through kindness and service while celebrating the truth that we are all fearfully and wonderfully made in God’s image (Psalm 139:14). Westminster Academy is grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Super School and looks forward to continuing this partnership in the future....