Growing The Academy
Rebekah Sems, Feature Editor
September 8, 2019
A new school year means new faces at Westminster, and while that includes students, it also means new teachers. This year Westminster welcomes six new faculty members, three returning staff members, and six brand new teachers. One of those new teachers, Heather Laughlin, is a seventh grade English te...
In the Blink of An Eye
Lea Despotis, Design Editor
March 22, 2019
Every conscious moment the human mind confronts a perpetual stream of decision-making processes with infinite possibilities and outcomes. In fact, an individual is tasked to make 33,000 decisions throughout the course of a day. That equates to roughly 2,000 decisions every hour—and one decision every...
Ella Polski: The Drama Queen
Grace Skiljan, News Editor
March 19, 2019
Ella Polski, junior, steals the show in her recent production, Twelfth Night, and continues to pursue her love for theatre. The adrenaline pumps through the veins of the performers as they wait, standing behind the curtain. Ella Polski, junior, waits for the lights to come up and the show to start....
10 Ways to Survive Second Semester (Post Spirit Week)
Ava Bidner, Content Editor in Chief
March 19, 2019
Christmas and New Year’s are long past gone. Spirit Week has sadly come to an abrupt close. The rain and constant flurries struggle to break up the incessantly cloudy skies. But no snow days. Spring break is a distant hope in the future. Nothing to look forward to — no long vacations, no holidays,...
Kiley Mckee Makes 1000 Points Look Easy
Amanda Espy, Feature Editor
February 26, 2019
Kiley McKee has been a top player on Varsity Girls Basketball since her Freshman year, averaging about 12 points per game for the last four years. Throughout her high school basketball career, she’s been working towards her goal of scoring 1000 points, and on Senior Night against Lutheran South, she...
What Princess Leia and I have in Common
Rebekah Sems, Feature Editor
February 12, 2019
Personality types describe how different people interact in situations and what makes them have those unique traits. Personalities are a unique part of each person’s life and impact major areas in relationships. In my own life, I have taken personality tests such as the Myers Briggs 16 Personalities....
Homeschool Versus Westminster: The Pros and Cons of Each and my Own Experience
Rebekah Sems, Feature Editor
January 31, 2019
My paddle slices through the clear, blue water of the Baja. Red cliffs jutt out at odd angles, emerging from the water. I glance behind me to see my sister paddle the kayak along with me as we push the pedals of the kayak to glide across the smooth, glassy surface of the water. My brothers race each...
Where Are They Now: Aaron Cook
Koby Schmer, 800 Sporting Staff Writer & Podcast Host
December 12, 2018
Number 10. How can we forget? As a Division I basketball recruit, Aaron Cook will go down in history as one of the best basketball players to ever come out of Westminster. In his senior season, Cook was in the top ten for points scored in the St. Louis area, scoring 464 points on his way to averaging...
Strong Is
Ava Hollmann, Opinions Editor
November 26, 2018
A surge of excitement rushes through me as I scroll through the Instagram pages of professional steeplechasers Emma Coburn, Colleen Quigley, and Courtney Frerichs. Their posts, from their ab workout videos to their track victory pictures, inspire me to have a stronger physique and be better runner. Even...
High-School vs College
Rebekah Sems, Feature Editor
November 26, 2018
With the leaves changing and cascading down to the ground, the campus of Mizzou is surrounded in a flurry of color. Kyrstin Pritchett, a sophomore at Mizzou, walks through the campus on her way to class. Pritchett graduated from Westminster in 2017 and now that she attends a large state-school, she finds...
Petke: A Family Man
Rebekah Sems, Feature Editor
November 5, 2018
As Westminster athletes sit cross-legged on the floor, ready for a talk about faith and how it relates to their sport, a small toddler squirms in between them, delighted by the attention. His smile lights up when he sees his dad walk into the room and he runs toward him. Dan Petke picks up his son and...
Hidden Under a Bushel?
Ava Bidner, Content Editor in Chief
November 2, 2018
“This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine, Let it shine, Let it shine, Let it shine.” These few simple lines have echoed in the ears of most Christian children in church, school, or at home at some point in their young lives. Sure, it’s a peppy song with an encouraging, hopeful message,...