WCA Makes Significant Budget Cuts for 2013

Jill Coyne, Online Editor
May 16, 2013

Debt is something that affects countless American people and businesses. When faced with such a problem, individuals can make one of two choices: keep spending money and not worry about the consequences, or look at the situation practically and make cuts. Sadly, the average American goes with the first,... Read more »

A New Job, Not Retirement, Up Next For Jim Marsh

Robert Davis, Staff Writer
May 16, 2013

When one thinks of Westminster it is hard to help but picture Jim Marsh, head of school, walking the halls or collecting trinkets from seniors as they walk across the stage at graduation. But next year he will move on from Westminster to become the Director of the Van Lunen Center. The Van Lunen Center... Read more »

Duck, It’s a Flying Taco Truck

Audrey O'Neill, Staff Writer
April 21, 2013

On April 11, 2013, the Cha Cha Chow food truck rolled into the Westminster parking lot to sell tacos and give a demonstration on how to make their Salsa Verde (recipe included below) along with a tour of the truck. Their menu included three different types of tacos, Curried Sweet Potato, Beef Short... Read more »

Duck, It’s a Flying Taco Truck

Audrey O'Neill, Staff Writer
April 18, 2013

On April 11, 2013, the Cha Cha Chow food truck rolled into the Westminster parking lot to sell tacos and give a demonstration on how to make their Salsa Verde (recipe included below) along with a tour of the truck. Their menu included three different types of tacos, Curried Sweet Potato, Beef Short Rib,... Read more »

Tenth at Regionals

Eli Parham, Staff Writer
April 15, 2013

Westminster’s FIRST Robotics team, the Cyborg Cats, took tenth place at this year’s regional competition which took place March 4-6, ending their season successfully, though falling short of qualifying for Worlds, the FRC international competition. “The team did very well. We placed tenth out of... Read more »

Tightening the Slack

Summer Smith, Community Editor
April 15, 2013

Gone are the days where students could bring guests from other schools as their date to Christmas Banquet and Junior Senior Banquet and celebrate with a party afterwards. Westminster is tightening the slack on social events, even the ones that are not associated with WCA, but planned by PAW, Parents... Read more »

12 Angry Magnolias

Andrea Reed, Staff Writer
April 15, 2013

Westminster has decided to unveil a new idea in theatre history. WCA’s two directors, Helen Scott and Jim Butz, are pitting the boys against the girls in two same-gender plays: Steel Magnolias, and Twelve Angry Men. With only a limited time allotted for these two productions, practices are at the same... Read more »

For, Of and By the Students

Eichel Davis, Staff Writer
April 15, 2013

“We The Students of the the Westminster Student Congress, vow, in the best interest of our students to behold, and bestow the gifts of this council to our students, present and future.” The first line of the Student Congress Constitution says it all. It time for this school to be for, of and by the... Read more »

Cultivating Relationships Between Generations

Audrey O'Neill, Staff Writer
April 15, 2013

As the machines roared and construction workers toiled quickly and carefully, they watched it all unfold from their living rooms. The new campus was being built, and the citizens at Delmar Gardens West could see it every day just over the fence. Now, eighth graders are taking initiative to get acquainted... Read more »

Big Shoes to Fill

Jill Coyne, Online Editor
April 12, 2013

Around this time last year, news that saddened the hearts of many was revealed: Jim Marsh will retire after the 2012-2013 school year. For the past 28 years, Marsh has served as an outstanding leader, and many were unsure what a new headmaster would mean for the future of Westminster. But God’s plan... Read more »