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		<title>Westminster Publications Receive Top Ratings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Scholastic Press Association has rated Westminster’s newspaper and yearbook “First Class with One Mark of Distinction.” “We are typically at the top of schools locally. For the last two years we have been consistently getting first class, which is close to All-American (first class with four marks of distinction),” said Scott Vonder Bruegge, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewildcatroar.com/news/2011/12/13/westminster-publications-receive-top-ratings/</link>
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		<title>Wee Wildcats</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday morning, December 3rd, Kim Doyle, Director of Community Relations, and student volunteers led the fourth annual Wee Wildcats event.  This event gives Westminster faculty with children under the age of 10 the opportunity to drop their kids off for free childcare and spend the morning doing whatever they please. It was held at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewildcatroar.com/news/2011/12/12/wee-wildcats/</link>
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		<title>New Graduation Rate Calculation Implemented</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Missouri Department if Elementary and Secondary Education created a new way to calculate the senior graduation rates and causes them to go down. The new calculation method excludes students that graduate in more than a 4-year period. &#8220;The U.S. Department of Education is requiring (states) to report the new four-year rate so we can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewildcatroar.com/news/2011/12/09/new-graduation-rate-calculation-implemented/</link>
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		<title>From Shakespeare to Commedia Dell&#8217; Arte</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sword fighting, cool costumes, love, tragedy, Shakespearean dialect &#8211; how much more exciting can a play get? In short, this year’s fall play, Romeo and Juliet, was a success. The actors nailed the Shakespearean dialect, the acting was believable, and the sword fighting captured the audience’s attention. Austen Crim, senior, who played the part of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewildcatroar.com/news/2011/12/09/from-shakespeare-to-commedia-dell-arte/</link>
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		<title>WCA Dress Code Updated</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Westminster’s standardized dress program has recently been updated with the addition of long-sleeved polo shirts. Keeping in mind the recent sentiment of both students and parents, this addition does not come as a surprise. “This decision was made as a result of the recent parent survey we conducted regarding Westminster’s standardized dress program. Many parents [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewildcatroar.com/news/2011/12/06/wca-dress-code-updated/</link>
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		<title>Ladies Advent Evening</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the evening of Thursday, December 1, over three hundred and twenty ladies, including current student and alumni mothers, gathered in the Arena for an evening of fellowship called “Ladies Advent Evening”. The ladies who hosted a table spent the entire day decorating it for the event. “Ladies arrive and ‘view’ the thirty-four exquisitely personally [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewildcatroar.com/news/2011/12/06/ladies-advent-evening/</link>
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		<title>Westminster Students and Staff Reach Out to the Community Through Engage St. Louis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 will discover [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewildcatroar.com/features/2011/11/29/westminster-students-and-staff-reach-out-to-the-community-through-engage-st-louis/</link>
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		<title>NHS Induction Ceremony</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 excellence in character, leadership, and academics.   In order to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewildcatroar.com/news/2011/11/28/nhs-induction-ceremony/</link>
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		<title>GOP Race for the Presidency is Underway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 primary approaches. A recent article published by the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thewildcatroar.com/news/2011/11/28/gop-race-for-the-presidency-is-underway/</link>
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		<title>New WCA Website Launched</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On November 7th, Westminster launched a new website called thewestminstervision.com.  This site will contain constant updates on students, graduates, and alumni. “TheWesminsterVision.com is designed to be a platform to explore and share the impact of investments made in Westminster through the generous giving of many people through many years,” said Zach Clark, Director of Advancement. [...]]]></description>
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