Dear WA Community,
Please allow me this opportunity to share with you how impressed I am with the Class of 2012. They have excelled in so many ways, by using their gifts and talents for God's glory. What I admire most about the Class of 2012, is their Christ-honoring passion for excellence. They are to be commended for their remarkable achievements. Their love for Jesus Christ, one another and Westminster Academy, along with their accomplishments and service to others, have set a new standard for others to follow at WA.
One of the many astonishing accomplishments of this exceptional group of young men and women, is the amount of college scholarship money they have been offered this year. The Class of 2012 has received more than $8 million in total college scholarship offers in academics, Fine Arts and athletics combined. With 98 graduates, this is close to $82,879 per senior, in college scholarship offers. This is the most of any senior class in our 41-year history.
Kudos to our seniors, for a job well done! I would also like to commend their teachers, coaches and their army of witnesses for a job well done! In early June, we will publish the Celebrating God's Work In Our Class of 2012, which will capture all of their extraordinary achievements, during their senior year at WA.
Please join me in congratulating the following seniors for their college scholarships in academics, Fine Arts and athletics, especially our Valedictorian, Alex Danielsen-Haces, who will be going to MIT on a full academic scholarship (please see his section, below the seniors):
ValedictorianAlex Danielsen-Haces
SalutatoriansLuke Ferraguti
Kelly Oakes
Alana Trombino
Top 10 (16-ties)Laurie Auld
Amelia Bohlander
Alex Danielsen-Haces
Connor DeYoung
Melinda Faulk
Lucas Ferraguti
Thomas Goodall
Brandon Herndon
Christy Hess
Katherine Kinsella
Darcy Maher
Kailey Mansour
Mark Newsom
Kelly Oakes
Christina Roldan
Alana Trombino
Fine Arts at the Next LevelPerforming ArtsLuke Ferraguti-Vanderbilt University
Katie Kinsella-Florida State University
Adriana Malinetescu-DePaul University
Mark Newsom-Belmont University
Kelly Oakes-Belmont University
Esther Teh-Westminster Choir College at Rider University
Visual Arts Catherine Guardabassi-Samford University
Katrina Phillips-University of Alabama
Vino Shi-Pratt Institute
Yuki Lu-Savannah College of Arts and Design or Pratt Institute (Undecided)
Athletics at the Next LevelAaron Bibbee-Stetson University-Crew
Amelia Bohlander-Furman University-Volleyball
Maggie Botkin-Oklahoma State University-Equestrian
Will Buschmann-Methodist University-Baseball
Kayla Gardner-University of South Carolina-Track and Field
Paul Kepinski-Florida Institute of Technology-Crew
Victor Manrique-Nova Southeastern University-Soccer
Joshua Orsino-Florida Atlantic University-Football
Linwood Ross-Indiana University Purdue University Indiana-Basketball
Austin Saunders-Indiana University-Swimming
During the next several weeks, we will be publishing five editions of Celebrating God's Work In.... In each of these publications, we will be focusing on how God impacted our students, and we will also be highlighting their many accomplishments throughout this school year. There are five distinct areas that we will write about in these publications. We will publish one per week in the Enews with a special link to our website. The information will be kept on our website. Given the volume of work and coverage, we may unintentionally miss someone or something that should be included, so we want your feedback about the documents. Your input is valuable and appreciated.
Please see a brief outline below, of the upcoming publications about God's work with our students and school ministry during the 2011-2012 school year:
Celebrating God's Work In Our Student-Athletes
In this edition we will write about God's impact on our high school athletes and their accomplishments.
Celebrating God's Work In Our Lower School
In this edition, we will write about God's impact on our 4th and 5th-graders and their accomplishments.
Celebrating God's Work In Our Middle School
In this edition, we will write about God's impact on our middle school students and their accomplishments.
Celebrating God's Work In Our Academic Champions
In this edition, we will write about God's impact on our high school students and their academic accomplishments.
Celebrating God's Work In The Fine Arts
In this edition, we will write about God's impact on our high school Fine Arts students and their accomplishments.
Celebrating God's Work In The Class of 2012
In this edition, we will write about God's impact on our seniors and their accomplishments.
For God's glory,
associations. She has won numerous events and awards, but her favorites have been from the SFHJA. In 2010, she was voted "Most Improved Rider," an award that is voted on by all of the trainers and professionals in the association and in 2011, she was awarded the "Sportsmanship Award" which was voted on by her peers. Taylor traveled to New York, in September 2011, to compete in the "Marshall and Sterling National Finals." The "Winter Equestrian Festival" in Wellington, Florida, has been the arena for most of her competitions for the past three years. 
