Dear WA Community,
We hope you are enjoying your summer break with family and friends. In this edition of the E-News I would like to share some news about WA.
- Our school theme for the 2012-2013 school year is Trusting in Christ. Our Bible verse is from the Book of Matthew, "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" (Matthew 6:33). Our Bible study will be the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5, 6 and 7).
Trusting in Christ means believing with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength in the finished work of Jesus Christ. Trusting in Christ means that we do not count on our accomplishments, status, title, money or fame for salvation and eternal life. Trusting in Christ means that we fully understand that it was God's amazing love, grace and mercy through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ that reconciled us to Him. During the past few years we have been blessed by themes that guided us to an even a greater emphasis on Jesus Christ and God's Truth.
Our previous themes were:
Growing in Christ (2011-2012)
Devoted to Christ (2010-2011)
Alive in Christ (2009-2010)
We are very excited about next year's theme and discipling one another in the liberating power, blessings and miracles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. - Please take a few minutes and meet some of our new Kingdom workers for next year. We look forward to partnering with them in the exciting work that God has set before us in the upcoming 2012-2013 school year.
- Please look for our summer informational packet which we will be mailing to current and new school parents today. You should receive it by the end of next week. If you do not receive it by then, please let us know. Please review the information about next year. You may also get the latest start-of-school information via ParentsWeb and the Parents page of our website.
- Please take a moment to read about WA's Strategic Initiatives for the next five years and Key Benchmarks for the past few years. More information will be available in August.
- Please be on the lookout for information about our new Bridging the Gap program that we will send home in early August. The Bridging the Gap program is a newly created program to encourage everyone to help with our stewardship opportunities at WA.
- We are looking forward to the publication of our 2011-2012 PawPrint in early September. This publication serves as our annual report and school year in review. To get a taste of what to expect, you may view past PawPrints on our website.
- Please mark your calendars for our 2012-2013 Convocation on Tuesday, August 14, at 9:00 a.m. in the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (CRPC) Sanctuary. As a community of believers, it is especially important to gather together in the beginning of the school year to praise God and ask for His blessings over our children and school year. Please join us for worship, praise and a message about Trusting in Christ at WA.
- Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the Summer Capital Improvements that are underway at WA. For more information, please download our 2012 Summer Capital Campaign brochure. Together in Christ, we will continue to prayerfully partner with you to encourage, educate and equip your child in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, God's Truth and scholarly excellence for His glory.
- Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information about any of the information in the E-News or summer mailings. Please feel free to email me at orsinol@wacad.edu, or Barb Carlen at carlenb@wacad.edu, to arrange a time to visit with me about any matter at WA. I always want to hear from you. Your input is needed and valued. Your feedback is extremely helpful and much appreciated. Thank you in advance for sharing your suggestions and ideas about WA.
- Lastly, please continue to pray for our students, school community and school ministry. For forty-one, years God has used WA to save souls, equip students and impact the culture for Christ. May God's grace and Truth continue to prevail in the Kingdom work at WA. Praise God for His people, provisions and providential blessings at WA.
We hope you have a fun, safe and restful summer.
Blessings to you and your family in the Name of Jesus Christ,
Leo Orsino
Headmaster
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Jessica Nedry & FriendlyBands®
on CBS News
 Jessica Nedry, a rising fifth-grade student at WA, was recently featured on the CBS News CEO Corner for her FriendlyBands business venture. Jessica turned her hobby into a business in June of 2011 when a family friend was diagnosed with cancer. Since then she has created a variety of styles-including bands with specific themes for special causes such as the National Breast Cancer, Our Heroes Journey, Our Fallen Soldier and the Act Early Foundations. Jessica donates 10% of the proceeds from these specifically-themed bands. Please click on the links below for more information:
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Hannah Lowenstein At The Museum Of Contemporary Art North Miami
 Hannah Yoldine Lowenstein, author, illustrator and a rising fifth-grade student at WA, will open the Jazz at MOCA with a reading from Hannah Has A Story, an illustrated book about her new life in South Florida after her adoption from an orphanage in Haiti. After the reading, Hannah will lead a painting workshop, demonstrating the vibrant color palette and style common to artwork from Haiti. When Hannah is not writing and painting, she likes swimming, biking, tennis, ballet, dance and playing golf with her Dad. For more information, visit Hannah's website. |
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Personnel News At WA A special thank you goes to Laura Bishop for her ten years of faithful service as our Director of Development and Communications. After much prayer, she decided to leave WA. Laura will now serve as the Director of Development and Communications for Habitat for Humanity of Broward County. Please join us in thanking Laura for a job well done. Laura will continue to be an ambassador and advocate for our school as a WA parent and alumna. Please continue to keep her and her family in your prayers.
As we plan for next year, we are excited to share that Heather Moraitis has accepted the opportunity to serve as our new Development Coordinator for the 2012-2013 school year. Heather is a WA parent, ACE teacher and member of CRPC. Heather has a Bachelors and Masters degree in education from the University of Florida. Heather's passion for Jesus Christ and WA, along with her years of experience in fund raising, events planning and program development, will truly be a blessing to WA.
We are also excited to share that Blaire Rogers (married to WA graduate Dwight Rogers '01) has accepted the opportunity to serve as our new Development Specialist. Blair has a Bachelors degree in Communications from Texas A & M University. She has experience in communications, event planning and global web design with Hilton Worldwide. Blaire will be extremely helpful in communications and development at WA next year.
They both will begin their duties in August. Please join us in welcoming them to our WA community. We are truly blessed to have both of them serving in these important roles next year.
Your prayers and encouragement for them and our development needs are greatly appreciated.
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Sun-Sentinel Most Improved Athletics: Westminster Academy
 The Sun-Sentinel selected Westminster Academy as the most improved in athletics based on points in the All-Sports standings.
With a commitment to compete at the highest level, hours spent in the weight room and in off-season workouts, and a desire to glorify God in all they do, our student-athletes had a remarkable year.
This past school year, the WA Lions had six teams win district titles: men's and ladies' cross country, men's soccer, ladies' softball, and men's and ladies' water polo. We were also blessed to have ten seniors sign to compete at the next level in college.
Go Lions!
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Athletic Physicals August 4 & 11
All prospective student-athletes are required by the Florida High School Athletics Association (FHSAA) to have a valid physical examination and consent form completed and on file prior to the first day of tryouts.
To help with this requirement, Westminster Academy has made arrangements for the physicals to be conducted in the WA gymnasium on Saturday, August 4 from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., and again on Saturday, August 11 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. All student-athletes must have a parent or legal guardian present. The cost for this service is $10.00.
Once the exam is completed, the student-athlete is cleared to participate in athletics at WA for one calendar year. You may download a copy of the Athletic Physical Packet.
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Six WA Students Selected
For The AC Milan Soccer Team
 WA students Kathryn Ford, Alexia Kinsey, Alex Pagliaro, Camryn Pagliaro, Jason Saenz and Tyler Singh were chosen to become a part of the elite AC Milan teams that travel around the country and often around the world. They will have the future opportunity to participate in college showcases in front of up to 100 college coaches from across the United States.
The students were selected during the AC Milan Soccer Camp, hosted by AC Milan certified coaches from Italy, that ran from June 11-15, 2012, at the WA Athletic Complex. The camp curriculum, which focused on technical and tactical skills, was specially designed for each age group by AC Milan's expert coaches and doctors.
Congratulations Kathryn, Alexia, Alex, Camryn, Jason and Tyler!
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Class of 2012
 As we look to next year, we also want to once again thank God and celebrate His amazing blessings in the Class of 2012. View the Class of 2012 poster. |
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Celebrating God's Work At WA
Please look for a special E-News next week as we publish brochures Celebrating God's word at WA in the 2011-2012 school year.
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Special Thanks To...
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!
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