The Student Newspaper of Westminster Christian Academy

The Wildcat Roar

The Student Newspaper of Westminster Christian Academy

The Wildcat Roar

The Student Newspaper of Westminster Christian Academy

The Wildcat Roar

Why Not College?

Jessica Johnson, Life Editor May 16, 2013

A four-year college institution is not the place for everyone to start.   Two seniors, Emily Orf and Mary Snapp, have decided to take a different route instead of going straight to college.  Both will...

Home Packed in a Suitcase: Missionary Kids

Nina Thampy, Staff Writer May 16, 2013

Missionary kids are what most people label children who have been raised abroad by their missionary parents. For a few students and their families at WCA, this lifestyle has been no anomaly for them....

Abby Becker, Class of 2011, Named Editor-In-Chief of UW-Wisconsin’s “The Daily Cardinal”

Melinda Oliver, Big Picture Editor May 16, 2013

As an inexperienced, eager junior walking into Westminster Christian Academy’s newspaper room, Abigail Becker, class of 2011, never imagined she would be opening the door to a lifelong passion. “I...

A New Era

Eichel Davis, Staff Writer May 16, 2013

It has been nearly ten years since Student Council has had a change at the top, but in a few weeks, Susie Pike will step down from her post as advisor and pass the baton to a new leader. While Pike...

Student Testimonials

Summer Smith, Community Editor May 16, 2013

Chapel the past couple of years has been set up to where primarily only administrators, teachers, and speakers from the community have come in and given an encouraging message to the students. This...

Inside the Cycle of Scheduling

Audrey O'Neill, Staff Writer May 16, 2013

Imagine a place where classes were picked, scheduling meetings took place, and everyone was peachy keen with their new schedule for the upcoming year. Now, stop dreaming. Students know how much of a pain...

Lights,Camera, Seminar!

Andrea Reed, Staff Writer May 16, 2013

On June 17, thirteen eager students will board a bus in the Westminster parking lot with the hopes of reaching their first destination: Chicago, then hopping on a plane to fly off to their second: New...

Innovating With the Help of a Chocolate Bar

Sam Parham, Staff Writer April 15, 2013

Normally chocolate bars cause feelings of guilt and regret. They taste so great, yet everyone knows how unhealthy they are. The trouble is that when they are sitting and melting in the pantry and just...

662 Smiles: An Update of the Indian Letters

Nina Thampy, Staff Writer April 15, 2013

“…Convey love to your family and friends. Don’t forget me and I love you very much,” scribbled Soniya Rani to Kaylie Duke, senior. In December 2012, Laura Tarantino, senior, asked for the some...

Radically Genuine

Catherine Bakewell, Staff Writer April 15, 2013

A One-on-One with Danny: The Roar: How would you describe your music? Danny: I’d call it a mixture of indie and hip-hop. It’s kind of a concept album. The concept is sincerity, being rdically...

Making a Difference and Changing the World, One Child at a Time

Jessica Johnson, Life Editor April 15, 2013

Ryan He, senior, along with other international students, have started a charity here in the United States to benefit people around the world.  The international charity is called ‘With a Warm Heart’...

Wild Things

Christian Linhoff, Staff Writer April 15, 2013

Some people like to dance, some like to play video games, some like to cook, Andrew Eichenlaub, a Sophomore, likes to practice taxidermy. “It all started when a buddy of mine came up to me and told...

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