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Dear WA Community, There are many ways to measure the effectiveness of the mission of Westminster Academy. One way to measure the effectiveness of a school ministry is to examine the character and accomplishments of the senior class each year. The Class of 2012, like those who have graduated before them at WA, are an exceptional group of young people who shine like superstars. From being accepted to top-tier colleges and universities, to receiving significant scholarships, they have achieved a remarkable record of achievements. Below, please see the names of the seniors who are graduating in the Class of 2012. For information about their college acceptances, please view here. We will have more to say about our seniors next month. Their Christ-honoring character and service to others, along with their academic, athletic and fine arts accomplishments, have been extraordinary. We will miss them greatly, yet we are extremely excited about how God will use them in a mighty way for Jesus Christ, His Truth, and to make the world a better place. Blessings to you and your family in the Name of Jesus Christ, 
Leo Orsino
Headmaster
orsinol@wacad.edu 2012 Seniors Haley Appleby
Laurie Auld
Aaron Bibbee
Matthew Binder
Amelia Bohlander
Virgil Bolden
Derek Borgeson
Margaret Botkin
Circe Burnett
Daniel Burns
William Buschmann
Deborah Caputo
Brittany Carey
Brooke Carlton
Luran Cheng
Zackery Christensen
Mina Chung
Reid Coningsby
Logen Connor
Ryan Cruz
Dara D'Amato
Alexander Danielsen-Haces
Allison Davis
Esther Desir
Mathew Deso
Connor DeYoung
Kaitlyn Drake
Jesse Dubbs
Taylor Ellis
Pablo Espindola
Cody Estebe
Melinda Faulk
Amanda Fechik
Lucas Ferraguti
Joshua Fitzgibbon
David Ford
Samuel Fowler
Alexander Fulton
Kayla Gardner
Thomas Goodall
Catherine Guardabassi
Austin Guerra
Evin Hamilton
Heather Hench
Brandon Herndon
Christine Hess
David Imber
Alexandra Jones
Anne Kelley
Paul Kepinski
Katherine Kinsella
Joseph Knight
Andrew Kuykendall
Maverick Leahy
Rachel Lenardson
Brian Leon
YangYang Lu
Darcy Maher
Amelia Maldonado
Taylor Malinchak
Adriana Malinetescu
Victor Manrique
Kailey Mansour
Patrice McLaughlin
Richard Miller
Patia Modia
Samantha Moore
Sophia Murillo
Mark Newsom
Caroline Nichols
Kelly Oakes
Hunter Oman
Joshua Orsino
Kendra Patrick
Tyler Peterson
Katrina Phillips
Emily Pimentel
Elisa Reino
Christian Renae
Matthew Rodrigues
Christina Roldan
Linwood Ross
William Roughen
Jonathan Saenz
Austin Saunders
Amy Scism
Ryan Sharpe
Zhuangbing Shi
Shelby Shuford
Brittany Singh
Lauren Stewart
Lauren Tagliola
Shelby Taylor
Esther Teh
Alana Trombino
Emily Tucker
Alexander Von Essen
Patrick Weber
Alexandra Whiddon
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Choir to Sing This Sunday at
First Baptist Church Fort Lauderdale
 We are excited to have our Honors and Women's choir sing at First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale, this Sunday, April 15, at both the 9 AM and 11 AM services. The church is located at 301 East Broward Boulevard.
You are welcome to join us as we worship our Lord together at First Baptist Church!
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Congratulations to Our Student-Athletics
Signing to Play at the College Level
On Wednesday, April 11, we celebrated as a school community four senior student-athletes who have scholarships to play their sport at the college level. Each fall and spring we celebrate God's blessings as a school community and recognize our seniors who will be playing their sport at the college level.
Congratulations goes to our spring seniors:
Victor Manrique -- Soccer at Nova Southeastern
Kayla Gardner -- Track and Field at University of South Carolina
Josh Orsino -- Football at Florida Atlantic University
Austin Saunders -- Swimming at Indiana University
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Scholastic Book Fair--A Great Success!
 Nearly $4,000 worth of great books were earned for our school at the Scholastic Book Fair, held during the week of March 26, in the lower school library. Through Scholastic's "ONE for Books!" program, our students contributed over $100 to purchase books for Haitian children living in the village of Novion, Haiti. Joshua and Sammy Joseph and their mom, Nicole, will personally deliver the books to Haiti. An additional blessing was the week-long celebration with ACE student Hannah Lowenstein on the publication o  f her autobiography, Hannah Has a Story. Pictured here are Mrs. Briggs with Hannah and her mother, Susan Lowenstein, during this very joyous time! Hannah's book will continue to be on sale in the library, throughout the month. |
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Band Classes Continue at WA
On Wednesday, April 11, our upper school French horn and tuba students were treated to a special master class with professional French hornist, Mrs. Joyce Gast from Sheridan Hills Baptist Church, and tubaist, Captain Bill Barlow, a retired navy musician.
Both, Mrs. Gast and Captain Barlow, inspired our students through their playing and practical tips for our students.
Pictured Above:
Row 1: Connor Bachan, Mrs. Joyce Gast, Christopher MacClugage and Ryan LaCerra
Row 2: Captain Bill Barlow, Henry Kluger and Matthew Allison
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Celebrating Our Students'
Academic Achievements
Please join us on Wednesday, April 18, as we celebrate our students and their academic achievements for this year. We will meet in the Kennedy Fellowship Hall during our regularly scheduled Chapel time, from 10:45 AM to 11:35 AM.
Special recognition will be given to our Valedictorian, Salutatorian, top-ten academic students, National Merit Finalists, and commended students.
We hope that you will be able to join us, as we celebrate God's work in our Academic Champions!
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Brandon Beaupied Excels in WA's First Florida Regional ACSI Spelling Bee
Brandon placed 20th out of 31 students and one of only six 5th graders in Florida to make it to this level. Great job, Brandon!
Middle School and Varsity Cheerleading Tryouts Please click here for information. Upcoming Events: Academic Champions Chapel:
Wednesday, April 18 10:45 AM-11:35 AM in the Kennedy Fellowship Hall (6th-12th).
WA Fishers of Men Annual Tournament
The 2012 Fishers of Men Tournament is April 27. More information will be coming soon!
Gangway Bahamas Mission Trip is June 1-8.
Gangway Student Ministries at CRPC is planning a high school mission trip to Eleuthera, Bahamas. Students will have a community service opportunity through this trip. If you are interested, please click here to register this week, so that plans can be made (no payment is required yet).
A Special Thank You  The WA community would like to thank AdGraphics for the outstanding work they have done in creating signs and banners for our school this year, and also for donating their time. We appreciate all that they have done! The Student Directory is Available Online! The Student Directory can be found on RenWeb, under "School Information," please click on "Directory."  Every time you use your Target Visa or Target Guest CardŽ at a Target store or at www.target.com, Target will donate to WA. Please see details at target.com. |
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A Special Word from Dr. Bob Barnes
Dr. Bob Barnes shares his thoughts on the topic "The Roots of Bullying." He explains that when a child feels unconditionally valued by his or her parents, they will eventually be able to unconditionally value their peers. Please view the entire article here.
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May 29-June 29, 2012 Summer School
Summer School is open to all students entering grades 9-12, in the fall of 2012. A remedial math course is also available for grades 6-12. Please view here, a complete listing of courses and additional information. This is a great way for students to focus on one subject at a time, or to make room in their schedules for extra electives or have a free-period during the school year, for those involved in many extra curricular activities. If a student would like to go on the CRPC missions trip to the Bahamas during the first week of June, enrollment in Summer School is still an option. They can participate in both the missions trip and Summer School, however, they will need to make up the work they missed while on the missions trip in the Bahamas.
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WA Photos Available
 Current sports and fine arts photos
are available for viewing and purchasing on
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Westminster Academy is a Christ-centered, biblically-based college preparatory school dedicated to equipping covenant students to excel by using their gifts and talents for God's glory.
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