Wildcats Battle Priory in Season Opener
August 31, 2009 • Cameron Smith - Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
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
August 28, 2009 • Margaret Moore - staff writer
Filed under News
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
August 25, 2009 • John Bergman - Sports Editor
Filed under Sports
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
August 24, 2009 • Ashley Segrave
Filed under News, Top Stories
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
August 24, 2009 • Tony Thompson
Filed under Features
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
August 24, 2009 • John Bergman
Filed under News, Top Stories
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
August 24, 2009 • Christina Dohr
Filed under News
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
August 24, 2009 • Danielle Cicka
Filed under News
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
Filed under Video
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Newspaper Staff 2009-2010
August 19, 2009
Filed under Staff
Editor in Chief – Emily Sherman Associate Editors – Danielle Cicka and Ashley Segrave Design Editors – Jake Grimes and Amanda Wiele Opinions Editor – Christian Davis News Editor – Danielle Cicka Features Editors – Cheyenne Bartlett and Christina Dohr Sports Editor – John Bergman Photo Editor-... Read more »
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