Community
Superintendent Roundtable Recap by A.J. West, Superintendent
Thank you to the many parents who attended one of my roundtable discussions. It was a wonderful opportunity to express some of our ideas for the future of Westminster Christian School, and to learn more about what is important to you and your children.
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Palmetto Bay Renames a Stretch of S.W. 152 Street, "Warrior Way," in honor of Westminster Christian School
The Village of Palmetto Bay in coordination with Miami-Dade County has renamed a stretch of S.W. 152 Street, "Warrior Way," in honor of Westminster Christian School.
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Celebrate Thanksgiving with your WCS Family!
Join your Westminster family for a Thanksgiving Dessert Social and Canned Food Drive on Mon., Nov. 23 at 6:45 p.m. in the Student Activities Center.
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Come Deck the Halls!
Join fellow Westminster parents on Mon., Nov. 30 after drop-off in the Student Activities Center to decorate each campus for Christmas. As Christians, Christmas is such an exciting time of year for us.
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Support WCS
Save the Date!
Save the date for the Westminster Christian School Gala on March 20, 2010 at the Hotel InterContinental in Downtown Miami. Chaired by WCS parents Mirka del Amo and Myrka Dellanos, this year's theme is "Pearls of Wisdom."
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Annual Fund Update
The Annual Fund is still in full swing and we continue to encourage more of you to give less. We have been asked, "What is our goal for this year?" Our goal is to have at least 50 percent of our parents making a gift.
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Pump Up Participation for Pancakes!
The Preschool is in the lead to earn a delicious Pancake Breakfast from Mrs. Jenn Thompson, ES Principal. On their heels is the Fifth Grade, and First Grade, in second and third place, respectively. She has challenged the elementary grades to support the Annual Fund, and the grade to achieve the highest parent participation will get a pancake breakfast!
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High School
HS Marine Science Class Takes Their Studies Outdoors
The HS Marine Science class studies the major marine environments, and then ends the semester by going to see the organisms directly in their environment.
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Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament
The HS kicks-off its Fourth Annual Rock, Paper, Scissors (RPS) Tourney with more than 60 signed up to compete. This event will raise more than $300 for needy families at Thanksgiving.
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Homecoming Week A Great Success by Bryan Wolfe
Well, the dust has settled and the halls are cleaned up, and Westminster has experienced another successful Homecoming Week. Win the football game...check! Seniors win powder puff...check! A great dinner and dance...check! All in all it was a great week including loads of class and school spirit.
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It's Christmas...ALMOST
While I am one of those people that says, "No celebrating Christmas until Thanksgiving is over," I must break my own rule for a great cause. This year, Westminster's HS will once again team with Le Jardin in Homestead to provide Christmas for approximately 250-300 students.
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Middle School
Middle School Hosts Westminster Grandparents
The Middle School campus will be honoring and giving thanks for their grandparents on Tues., Nov. 24, on Grandparents Day. Middle School Grandparents are invited to enjoy a continental breakfast at 9:00 am, followed by a short program in the Guarch Family Auditorium.
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Westminster Students Honor our Veterans
In honor of Veteran's Day, students presented a skit that depicted the realities of war and the sacrifices made by many American families. The skit is based on the story of Commander M.J. Klein and Jacqueline Klein, as told in the book "For Those Who Love Time is Not," by alumni parent and grandparent Mrs. Kay Brigham.
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Duke TIP
Congratulations to the WCS seventh graders who qualified as candidates for the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) based on their scores on the Iowa Basic Skills Test from sixth grade.
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Elementary
ES Takes Technology Outdoors
The PK3 through third grade students took their MacBooks (laptops) to the Discovery Barn and Chickee Hut to practice using the Mac program, "Photo Booth."
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Art Open House
If you'd walked into the ES library on November 5, it might have looked like a party! It was-a party celebrating ART! Students were able to demonstrate their newly honed art skills by teaching their siblings and parents about what has been happening this year in Art class.
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ES Visits with Author Andrew Toffoli
Students in Kindergarten through fourth grade experienced what it is like to begin with a blank page and create a wonderful story when author Andrew Toffoli visited the Elementary campus. After reading his book, "George WashingTON," he showed students how to illustrate and create characters on a page.
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The ES Celebrates their Love of Reading!
Sneetches, Superheroes, Pirates, and Inventors were the name of the day at the annual Book Character Parade on November 6. Several hundred parents cheered as book characters walked down Literature Lane in the Gym.
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Teaching Across Campuses
Mrs. Donna Underwood, High School Art teacher, visited the Elementary campus to share her knowledge and talent.
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Fall Fun in PreK4
The PreK4 classes are having a lot of fun learning about the fall season. In October, each class had a Pumpkin Math Day where they learned to measure, weigh, and graph pumpkins. The children also decorated, carved pumpkins and had yummy pumpkin snacks.
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Alumni News
Jon Vander Woude, Class of 2006, Named Lincoln Laureate
Jon Vander Woude, WCS Class of '06, was named Trinity Christian College's Lincoln Academy Student Laureate for 2009. Vander Woude was chosen to receive this award for his excellence in academic and extracurricular activities, Trinity's highest individual honor.
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Service
Stockings for the Troops
As a tribute to soldiers in honor of Veteran's Day, students packed Christmas stockings with donated supplies including toothbrushes, calling cards, CDs, books and candy. Westminster families from all campuses donated the items in honor of our troops. The stockings will be shipped to active duty relatives of the WCS family and to the American airbase in Balad, Iraq.
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Warriors Support Kids4Cancer Run/Walk
Along with hundreds of others from the community, a number of Westminster families participated on Halloween morning in a 5K Walk/Run to benefit Kids4Cancer. Instead of car traffic on Old Cutler Road, foot traffic took over!
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Faculty
Lidia Battistoni Receives C.O.W. Award
Lidia Battistoni was presented the COW award for November by Joyce McKimson. In Joyce's words, "Lidia has creatively done my bulletin boards, transported my children wherever they need to go, helped me stay organized and multitasked better than anyone.
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Teachers Never Stop Learning!
Congratulations to our teachers who continue to strive for excellence!
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Fine Arts
Two Major Accomplishments for Westminster Choirs
Congratulations to our young men who were selected to participate in the Male Honor Choir sponsored by the Florida Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), and to the students who participated in the All-State Auditions.
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Band Students Earn High Marks
MS and HS Band students earned high ratings at the FBA District Solo and Ensemble Competition.
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Parents' Guild
Parents' Guild Meetings -- More than Sign-Up Sheets!
Parents' Guild does more than ask for volunteers at their regular monthly meetings. Each month, President Agnes Raffalski invites special speakers to address the audience on topics of interest.
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Athletics
The Green and White Update
Stay up-to-date with the accomplishments of your favorite Warrior teams.
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