Westminster Students and Staff Reach Out to the Community Through Engage St. Louis

Meg Smith, Staff Writer
November 29, 2011

As the church door swings to a close, a room full of quiet suddenly erupts with echoes of laughter and delighted squeals. Not yet three steps through the door, students are met with eager requests from children to play tag and pick them up. These are the kinds of experiences that Westminster students... Read more »

NHS Induction Ceremony

Morgan Koetting, Opinions Editor
November 28, 2011

Utilizing Westminster’s new theater, the Induction Ceremony was held on October 17, 2011.  The National Honor Society welcomed many more members to its organization that evening. NHS, known as the National Honor Society, is a nationally known, prestigious organization of high school students who exhibit... Read more »

GOP Race for the Presidency is Underway

Lucy Wynn, Staff Writer
November 28, 2011

Republican candidates who have officially declared that they are running for president in the 2012 election are Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Gary E. Johnson, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Buddy Roemer, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum. The race is getting serious as the Florida... Read more »

New Weight Room

Sam Parham, Staff Writer
November 15, 2011

Watch a Video Tour of Our New Weight Room: Weight Room Report Westminster’s weight room’s environment has changed dramatically to that of its predecessor. Going from less than 2,000 square feet to 3,300 square feet has been quite an improvement, and with many brand new pieces of equipment, the weight... Read more »

Students Explore STEM Education

Erin Bognar, Staff Writer
November 15, 2011

Schools that provide the STEM educational program give the opportunity for students get on the right path to a successful future.  STEM is an international program that encourages high school students to take specific courses of science, technology, engineering and mathematics based on their strong... Read more »

Keeping the Beat

November 14, 2011

by: Summer Smith – News/Feature Editor “I drink down love like lemonade, but grace can’t come from Minute Maid.” Thought provoking words that thirst for a deeper meaning are crafted together in a song to take a person on a ride through their feelings and emotions. Amanda Scott, junior, has... Read more »

Teaching Teachers to Teach

November 14, 2011

by: Jocelyn Sheffield – Staff Writer Everyone knows that school is a place students go to either learn or pretend to learn, whichever they choose. Most people do not view school as learning place for teachers.  Typically teachers teach, and students learn. However, Westminster has recently gone... Read more »

Birds and the Bees

November 14, 2011

by: Lance Richards – Staff Writer “The Talk Extended” seminar is a class where sophomores can relate with teachers and gain an understanding of biblical teachings and principles of relationships and sex. Many parents do not know how to have “the talk” with their teenaged children, so most... Read more »

A Jump of Death

November 8, 2011

By: Reed Montgomery – Staff Writer   Not many people are truly willing to risk their lives for what they love.  Adan Larraga Manzano, eighth grade, who came all the way from San Luis Potosi in Mexico, has been willing to do this ever since he was a young child. Manzano was put on a horse... Read more »

Marsh Farmer

November 8, 2011

By: Eli Parham – Staff Writer   The responsibilities, privileges, and influence class president and the head of school possess obviously differ, but their positions are similar because they can be defined as leaders of two different communities. Both powerful figures may be equivalent in title,... Read more »