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The Wildcat Roar

The Student Newspaper of Westminster Christian Academy

The Wildcat Roar

Bus on its side burning during Iranian fuel protests in 2019

Suppression of Dissent: The Oppression of Democracy in the BRICS Trio

Joseph Moore, Staff Writer December 12, 2024

Those of us in the free world often forget how good we have it. We begin to tune out the news of other nations' struggles to get what we have taken for granted, and grow jaded to the distant tragedies. The...

The Risk of Celebrity Pastors in the Modern Church

The Risk of Celebrity Pastors in the Modern Church

Cutler Fricke, Senior Staff Writer December 2, 2024

Celebrity pastors have become more of a topic of discussion among Christians specifically in America. A celebrity pastor is a pastor who is well known nationally or internationally, and usually uses social...

What time is it right to put up a Christmas tree?

Is it Too Early to Decorate For Christmas?

Rebekah Thoenen, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

The air gets colder, the sun sets earlier, and the fall leaves begin to disappear, but what really determines when it’s Christmas time and thus it’s appropriate to begin decorating? Does it have to...

The Rooppur Nuclear Powerplant in Rooppur Pabna during a cloudy sunset.

Big Tech Goes Nuclear

Joseph Moore, Staff Writer November 14, 2024

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words “clean energy”? For many it brings images of solar panels or wind farms. What is not thought of is nuclear power.   Microsoft...

Picture of an American Flag Hanging Outside a Home in Chesterfield, Missouri

Weighing Character and Policy

Bella Thies, Editor-In-Cheif November 7, 2024

Since America’s founding, there has been one issue that has been consequential in all of our country’s presidential elections: the debate between supporting a candidate because of their policies and...

Politician steps on people to further their own personal interests

The People Are More Important Than the Politics

Joseph Moore, Staff Writer November 5, 2024

Imagine you had the privilege of deciding which cleaning service should be in charge of taking care of your local park. Then, one day you see the chosen group loafing around and littering rather than picking...

A globe being disproportionately shown against a United States flag.

The United States Does NOT Bankroll NATO

Joseph Moore, Staff Writer October 14, 2024

Negative feelings towards the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) have been on the rise in the US since former president Trump has openly complained about NATO members not meeting the alliance’s...

Many students at Westminster find it disappointing that Halloween is not celebrated at the Academy.

Halloween at the Academy: Harmless or Demonic?

Mary Hathaway, Design Editor October 14, 2024

Any student who’s been at Westminster for longer than a year will know that the celebration of Halloween is prohibited at school, and many wonder why. It seems like a harmless way to grow class spirit,...

A Westminster Skirt, laying on the ground

Dress Coding the Dress Code

Coco Francisco and Rebekah Thoenen October 4, 2024

The dress code at Westminster has been a controversial topic for quite some time. A Westminster sweatshirt/polo, khaki pants/shorts, and navy or black leggings with a skirt for the girls. Simple enough,...

Welcome to The Circus: The Drastic Devolving of Debate

Welcome to The Circus: The Drastic Devolving of Debate

Cutler Fricke, Senior Staff Writer October 4, 2024

The importance of political debates has been a staple of American political culture and democratic process for years, however it is evident that the presidential debate has taken a drastic step down. I...

Flynn Rider, a popular character from the Disney movie Rapunel, is often fawned over by fans of the movie

Fictosexuality: The Dangers of Developing Emotional Attachments to Fictional Characters

Bella Thies, Editor-In-Cheif September 20, 2024

The internet has been around for several decades now, and the more it has grown, the more strange social phenomena have spawned as a result. One such cultural phenomenon is fictophilia.   Fictophilia...

Gun is crossed out symbolizing crossing out current gun violence

School Shootings Remain at an All Time High and Don’t Show Signs of Stopping

Rebekah Thoenen, Staff Writer September 15, 2024

The number of school shootings in the last 55 years has increased by twelvefold. According to the Washington Post there have been 417 school shootings in the past 25 years, and 26 in 2024 alone, as well...

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