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How to be Successful in High School

Tierra Allen, Staff Writer • January 25, 2017

When high schoolers hear the word success that automatically think the have to be the best of the best to have ultimate success. They're all different types of ways to have success in high school. Many...

Tooting the La La Land Horn

Jesse Charles, Staff Writer • January 23, 2017

Whether you have actually seen the movie or not, you have probably heard the name of the newest hit movie, La La Land. If you were rooting for any other film to win at the latest award show, you might...

Tips & Tricks on Planning College Visits

Cate Hoogstraten, Print Editor • April 11, 2016

Follow Your Heart or Follow Your Mind?

Madi Koetting and Katherine Yenzer, Staff Writer and Managing Editor-in-Chief • April 11, 2016

I’m sure we’ve all heard a teacher say “grades don’t define you.” This is usually the response most kids get when they are stressing about their B+ or asking for extra credit. While grades certainly...

Here’s My Thoughts: Empathy

Mary Grace Barber, Opinions Editor • April 11, 2016

By this time in the school year, every high schooler has read To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. While the entire book is filled with wisdom, one of the most essential lines to the story is when...

Calling All Overachievers

April 5, 2016

We were all created with unique passions, and our individual interests are part of what make us different from each other. As Dan Parris from Speak Up Productions said in chapel on January 27, we must...

My Right to Listen is not Trumped by your Right to Free Speech

Chase Lottmann, Online Editor • April 5, 2016

Westminster students who pay attention to politics were able to witness the recent protests outside of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rallies in St.Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, Phoenix,...

Death Has Lost Its Sting

Alex Lawrence, Staff Writer • March 21, 2016

I am no longer afraid to die. Growing up, I used to think about how scary it must be. To leave this world and all the earthly possessions, comforts, and relationships behind. To one day, just stop physically...

Not Your Typical Spring Break

Savannah Mathews, Staff Writer • March 21, 2016

“Where are you going for spring break?” is a question frequently asked around WCA this time of year. Spring break is a well-deserved time off. However, not everyone has an extravagant destination in...

Here’s My Thoughts: It’s Not Too Late

Mary Grace Barber, Opinions Editor • March 21, 2016

One of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received was, upon first hearing it, quite disheartening. “Don’t worry, because the people you’re best friends with freshmen year are not the people you’ll...

#RememberJD

March 21, 2016

Wednesday, February 3 was a day that left the entire Westminster community with heavy hearts. Hallways and classrooms throughout the campus were silent as students and faculty tried to understand the tragedy...

Winter Blues Can Be Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Hilary Hightower, Staff Writer • January 25, 2016

Experiencing feelings of sadness and fatigue is passed off as normal during winter time, and consequently avoiding the reality of these emotions can lead to other serious forms of depression and anxiety....