Wildcats Battle Priory in Season Opener

Cameron Smith - Staff Writer
August 31, 2009

WEBSTER GROVES—The Wildcat football team began the season with a disappointing loss to Priory Saturday night at Moss Field. The Wildcats came out hot. Eric Levenhagen, senior, ran for a twenty-six yard touchdown only four minutes into the game. This lead was short-lived as Priory quickly tied it up... Read more »

SSLT and New Musicians Add to Chapel Band

Margaret Moore - staff writer
August 28, 2009

For the first time in Westminster’s history, the Chapel band has nine instruments on stage. The new instruments that are included in the band are the trumpet, played by Aaron Krumseig, senior, the saxophone played by Matt Baldwin, junior, and the banjo played by Josh Flori, junior. The new vocalists... Read more »

Wildcats Win Opener in 10 Innings

John Bergman - Sports Editor
August 25, 2009

The softball game on Tuesday afternoon was not decided after 7 innings, or 8, or 9. Finally in the 10th, Jocelyn Sheffield, sophomore, led off the inning with a triple and eventually scored the winning run on a ground ball by Brynn Benes, sophomore. The Cats defeated Ursuline Academy 3-2 marking the... Read more »

WCA to Pilot Social Networking in the Classroom

Ashley Segrave
August 24, 2009

Schoology, a start-up company, has created a cutting edge software program for improving the classroom experience and communications between school and home and has invited Westminster to pilot it and test it out. Students from Washington University who felt traditional school made systems were inadequate... Read more »

Miss Determined

Tony Thompson
August 24, 2009

She can be found almost anywhere: Taste St. Louis events, Radio Disney, magazine covers, community centers, school, pageants, to name a few. She can showcase her talents to make a difference in the world. Madison Burke, senior, is on a mission to set herself apart. From fall to spring Burke is bombarded... Read more »

WCA Enrollment Up for 2009-2010

John Bergman
August 24, 2009

Although a plummeting economy seems far from over, Westminster’s annual enrollment keeps rising. The school gained nearly 40 new students from the end of the 2008-2009 school year. As of August 18, 2009 the WCA’s enrollment stood at 896 students. The largest class at Westminster is the freshman... Read more »

Faculty Receive MacBooks for the 2009-2010 School Year

Christina Dohr
August 24, 2009

For the 2009-2010 school year, Westminster has equipped the entire teaching staff and a few administrators with brand new Apple MacBooks. The decision to distribute laptops was a result of Westminster’s new technology plan, part of which was to implement “A Little T&C Now,” which includes... Read more »

Cash for Clunkers Winds Down

Danielle Cicka
August 24, 2009

As students celebrate the prospect of owning their own car, the first issue that comes to mind is money.  The government has issued a program called Cash for Clunkers that provides incentive for car owners to purchase cars that are better for the gas economy.  Students and faculty around Westminster... Read more »

Blue Man Stomp

August 21, 2009

Newspaper Staff 2010-2011

August 19, 2009

Editor-in-Chief – Danielle Cicka Design Editors: Kelsy Cline and Margaret Moore Opinions Editor: Mari Knehans News Editor: Parker Briden Features Editor: Abby Becker Sports Editor: Cameron Smith Photographers: Corbin Shelton and Brittany Fellows Staff Members: Melinda Oliver Tiffany Thompson Abby... Read more »