The Fall of Snapchat
Nicole Chelew, Staff Writer
March 21, 2018
Whether it’s Kylie Jenner’s tweet bashing the app or the new update, Snapchat’s popularity is rapidly declining. Recently after Kylie Jenner tweeted, “Sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me….ugh this is so sad,” Snapchat’s stock went down more than 8%. With 24.5 mi...
Why I Won’t be Walking Out
Samantha Huber, Opinion Editor
March 20, 2018
The recent school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida has sparked protests and calls for lawmakers to make significant changes. Demonstrations have been happening around the country and are expected to continue to happen at schools, even Westminster. Although Westminster set aside a t...
The Future Written in Red
Ava Bidner, Content Editor in Chief
February 20, 2018
Your heart starts to thump quicker and quicker in your chest as you squirm in your seat, anxiously waiting for the letter scribbled in red at the top of your test. Your body is filled with adrenaline, the kind that forces you to strive for success as a student and desperately fear failure. You experience th...
Followers Don’t Equal Voters
Samantha Huber, Opinion Editor
February 13, 2018
“You get a car! You get healthcare! Everybody gets government healthcare!” So far, Oprah Winfrey’s main qualification to run for president in 2020 is a good speech at the Golden Globes. It seems people don’t care about or pay attention to policies anymore, but rather focus purely on peopl...
A Step Towards Service
Ava Bidner, Content Editor in Chief
January 23, 2018
As students in a Christian school, we are expected to use our God-given gifts and abilities to serve in our school, our churches, and our communities. Many of us are required to fulfill a certain number of hours for various teams or organizations we are a part of, but as Christians and teenagers wit...
“It Will Only Take a Minute”
Kara Galakatos, Staff Writer
January 12, 2018
People might think they do not spend much time on their phones and catch themselves saying “I’m just checking my phone” or “I’m just gonna have a five minute break.” Well, all of those breaks add up. Most would be surprised how long they spend on their phones on a weekly basis. It might ev...
A Step in the Right Direction
Samantha Huber, Opinion Editor
December 15, 2017
A new school year means new stipulations for Westminster students and teachers. The hot topic this year is the changes to the semester final. Finals are now required to be cumulative (this includes having cumulative semester finals for AP classes), ninety minutes long, and students have to stay in th...
Decking the Halls…in November?
Ava Bidner, Content Editor in Chief
December 1, 2017
As a child, the Christmas season was hands-down my favorite time of year, and I have no doubt that Christmas will remain “the most wonderful time of year” for the rest of my life. The happy and familiar music, the mouthwatering food, the sparkling decorations, the time off school, and the occasi...
O Come to the Controversy
Ava Bidner, Content Editor in Chief
November 29, 2017
Christian music used to only be slow, gentle hymns sung in worship to God on early Sunday mornings, and many believe that is the place it still belongs. However, today, Christian music has worked its way into top charts, huge concert venues, and even some of the top radio stations all over the cou...
NOT MY FAULT BY: HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
Samantha Huber, Opinion Editor
November 28, 2017
With the release of her new book, What Happened: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Clinton expertly outlines how her 2016 election loss was an obvious product of everyone being pitted against her. She cannot be held accountable for her comments about the “deplorable” Trump supporters and her blatant neglect ...
Walk The Talk
Allison Eichenlaub, Entertainment Editor
November 27, 2017
At Westminster Christian Academy, we tend to be all talk but do not implement our words into our actions. Students tend to only serve to get their required hours, not because they want to serve in their free time. However, would anyone serve if they did not have to? Some people might disagree because t...
Is Social Media Censoring Conservative Ideas?
Caroline Hinrichs, Staff Writer
November 21, 2017
Most people can agree that free speech is one of the most defining features in the United States and its written constitution. From criticizing the government to organizing rallies, freedom of speech is one of the most underappreciated rights that people have in America that is not guaranteed in the m...