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The Wildcat Roar

The Student Newspaper of Westminster Christian Academy

The Wildcat Roar

Service club representative explains the purpose and benefits of joining the club.

Not to Be Served, But to Serve

Jameson Roam, Staff Writer September 17, 2025

You have all inevitably heard of the plethora of clubs and extracurriculars available to students starting off the school year. One of those clubs is the service club, a unique assembly of middle and high...

Senior student sits with head in her hands as she struggles with the early signs of senioritis.

Senioritis in September

Josie Mosley, Staff Writer September 9, 2025

With their breaks during connect and their extra late start on Thursdays, the seniors feel as if they’re barely even here. If you walk through the senior hallways these days, the symptoms of this plague...


Hygiene products separated by gender and paired with currency, showcasing the price gap.

Pink Tax: Paying More to be a Woman

Ophelia Folkemer, Staff Writer September 9, 2025

A bottle of shampoo for men and one for women may look identical, but the price tag often tells a different story. This price gap, nicknamed “pink tax” affects women across countless everyday purchases....

An Academically Oriented Student Pours Over a Pile of Books

The Rise of Anti-Intellectualism

Ally Moseler, Staff Writer September 3, 2025

Have you ever seen someone deep diving into Wikipedia, and wanted to make fun of them? If you were to do so, you would be engaging in the practice of anti-intellectualism, the suppression of individuals...

Blue Crew's designated bleacher section for football games.

Blue Crew: A Testimony Through Student Support

Jack Overby, Staff Writer August 29, 2025

  As Westminster plunges into another sport-packed fall, students may begin to notice changes in student representation across all sports throughout the season. The school’s student section “Blue...

The Westminster Community Needed a Refocus

Josie Mosley, Staff Writer August 29, 2025

On August 8th, 2025, the Westminster Chapel Band made history. In a mere two hours, these Westminster students planned and recorded a music video for the song “More Than Able” by Elevation Worship....

Three Students Enjoy Each Others Company in the Commons During Connect

It’s Time to Connect in Connect

Cutler Fricke, Senior Staff Writer August 29, 2025

With the new 2025-2026 school year comes a never before seen addition to the Westminster students’ schedule: daily Connect periods. Now high school students will be given more time in their day to work...

Mr. Knerr, a History Teacher at Westminster, Walks Away From Sub Plans

“Sub”-Traction: Westminster’s Struggle To Find Substitute Teachers

Bella Thies, Editor-In-Cheif December 14, 2023

At the academy, just like any other school, it’s inevitable that there will be some days when teachers get sick or have urgent matters to attend to. On days like these, substitute teachers typically...

A very full class of older students.

Providing a Vision: African Vision of Hope

Carissa Mitchell, Staff Writer November 16, 2023

One of Westminster’s most significant international partnerships is African Vision of Hope, an organization based in Zambia with the mission of bringing education and the Gospel to hopeless children...

Students unload and organize ITSOG donations in the Grand Entry.

In the Season of Giving – to Who?

Elise Snyder, Staff Writer November 9, 2023

Nearly every student contributes items to ITSOG, Westminster’s yearly holiday season item donation. Some are motivated by competing against other grades; others by this year’s new reward of a day off...

Image of a girl reading "The Crucible" surrounded by other controversial books such as "Heart of Darkness"

To Ban a Book

Sadie Schmidt, Staff Writer October 30, 2023

If you’ve taken any Westminster English classes, it's likely that you have come across a book with some controversial content. To name a few, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Crucible, and Heart of Darkness,...

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