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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SR HIGH CHOIR!
The Senior High Choir from Westminster Academy attended Choice Music Festivals in Dallas, TX, April 4, 2009. The choir consisted of 37 students ranging from 9th-12th grade. There were 15 choirs from various schools from across the nation who participated in the competition. Out of the three choirs in WA's division, WA won
1st place and received Superior ratings from all of the adjudicators. In addition to competing, the choir was asked to perform spontaneously for people in restaurants, at South Fork Ranch and at their hotel. The students enjoyed sight-seeing at the Book Depository and at the Nasher Sculpture Center. The culmination of the trip was at Six Flags over Texas, where they attended the Awards Ceremony after spending a fun filled day at the park.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BASKETBALL TEAMS! What a season! The 5/6th Grade MACS Girls and Boys, the JV Girls and Boys, and the Varsity Girls and Boys are all league Champions after winning all six of the MACS League Championship games! The 5/6 PAA Girls team won the first game in the Bishop's Tournament, but lost in the second game. Congratulations for a great season.

Your All-Conference Players are:

Cannon Allen 10th	Zach Lyons 11th Tournament MVP
Emily Allen Sr. Tournament MVP	Matthew Miller 9th
Malinda Allen 8th Conference MVP Tournament MVP	Lizzy Owens Sr.
Nicholas Azar 6th	Rachel Owens 10th
Amy Bellott 11th	Lydia Robinson 6th
Catie Cannon 8th	Reggie Somers 8th Tournament MVP
Gracie Donoghue 6th	Mary Katharine Stanley 7th
Grace Dormois 8th	James Sullivan 9th
Rachel Halford 6th Tournament MVP	Colin Thompson 6th Tournament MVP
Rob Halford Sr.	Will Walker 8th
Laura Johnson 6th	Pender Wells 6th
Andrew Laurence 6th Conference MVP	Witt Wells 9th
Will Laurence 9th Conference MVP	Kevin Wukasch 6th
Ellie Lyons 6th Conference MVP

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WORDSMITH TEAM! For the complete list of winners CLICK HERE.

THE BISHOP OF RWANDA speaks to Westminster Academy students on Tuesday, February 3rd.

See the Fall 2008 WA Newsletter, The Notable. Click HERE to see.

WESTMINSTER ACADEMY IN THE NEWS! Veni. Vidi. Vici. They come. They see. They conquer Latin. To see the complete article in the Commercial Appeal, CLICK HERE.

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR NEWS:
Over 30% of senior class recognized by National Merit:
The following Westminster seniors have been selected: Mary Carnes & Amy Smith - Semi-Finalists; Andrew Baur, Mark Bellott & Catherine DelBove - Commended Scholars.

ATHLETIC NEWS:
Emily Allen signed of her University of Vermont Division I Lacrosse National Letter of Intent Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 12:45 pm in the Sanctuary. CLICK HERE to see the TV News coverage.

OLYMPIC GAMES IN THE NEWS:
Photos by Lance Murphey Mon., 27 Oct. 08 - Westminster Academy juniors join with third graders in a tug-of-war during the school's annual Olympic games on Monday. The event is a highlight for the third graders, who study ancient Greece and Rome throughout the school year. A Greek fest was held Monday, which featured a toga and god/goddess costume contest, Olympic games and a chariot race. 

Westminster Academy graduate, Alex Happ, class of 2008, recently was named to the inaugural class of Haslam Scholars at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Conceived as the university's premier specialized honors program, the Haslam Scholars Program admits a maximum of 15 first-year Chancellor’s Honors students annually and supports them with the university’s most prestigious and generous named scholarships.

CROSS COUNTRY IN THE NEWS! CLICK HERE for the complete story.

CONGRATULATIONS TO Malinda Allen of Westminster Academy who won the 2008 Tennessee Middle School Cross Country State Championship on October 18 breaking the course record.

CONGRATULATIONS CHOIR MEMBERS
The following Westminster senior high school students have been selected for the All West Tennessee Choir:
Molly Johnson, Savannah Dixon, Lizzy Owens, Claire McKelvy, Jacob Laurence, Ryan Thompson.

WESTMINSTER IN THE NEWS!
New Staff members in the Commercial Appeal - CLICK HERE for the complete article.

Teacher, Harvey Kay, shaves his head for Athanasius - their reward for obtaining the most sponsors for
the Funis Runis. CLICK HERE for the picture in the Commercial Appeal. CLICK HERE to see the WMC-TV
news coverage.

FUNIS RUNIS RAISES OVER $31,000!
Congratulations to the following:
Lower School Class that raised the most money – Peckham with $2170
Upper School House that raised the most money – Becket with $2981
Lower School Class with the most sponsors – Petzinger with 167
Upper School House with the most sponsors – Athanasius with 256
Lower School Student who raised the most money – Reilly King with $570
Upper School Student who raised the most money – Jessica Mathews with $654
Lower School Student with most sponsors – Margaret Walker with 58
Upper School Student with most sponsors – Caroline Turner with 89.

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They have been offered a combined total of $1.3 million in scholarships and have been accepted to many excellent colleges and universities including: University of Alabama, University of Arkansas, University of Memphis, University of Tennessee, Mississippi State University, Union University, UAB, Birmingham Southern College, University of Nebraska, University of Miami, Union University, Rhodes,Covenant College, Centre College, Furman, Hampden-Sydney, Tulane, Belhaven, Allegheny College,Kings College, High Point University, Auburn, Presbyterian College, Mississippi College, Salve Regina,Samford, Sewanee, Emory & Henry, Culinary Institute of America, Baptist College of Health Sciences, and Columbia International University.

APRIL 2008
Choir News: The Westminster Academy High School Choir went to the West Tennessee Choral
Music Festival in Jackson, TN on April 3rd. They performed 3 classical choral pieces for 3 judges
and then went to be adjudicated for their sight-singing ability. They earned a Superior rating in
both events. There were approximately 60 choirs who entered this festival, including a few private
schools and Memphis City and Shelby County Schools. This rating qualifies them to enter the TN
American Choral Director's Festival next year.

All State Choir Students: Congratulation to Alex Happ and Michael Johnson.

Seventh Grade Science Students Seek Sunspots! Click HERE for details.

MARCH 2008

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The following items were previously listed on our News and Events Page.  You might consider this not so new News and Events, but nonetheless news and events that may be of interest to you as you consider Westminster Academy.

Dr. Hollis Halford Mary '05, Anna '07, John '08, Rachel '15, Clara '19 honored with a Jefferson Award. CLICK HERE for more details.

CONGRATULATIONS to the Basketball Teams!
Elementary Girls won 1st in Tournament & Conference! All Tournament - Malinda Allen. All Conference - Rachel Younger, Mary Katherine Stanley, Catie Cannon, Malinda Allen.

Elementary Boys placed 2nd in Tournament & Conference. All Conference - Ben Hodges, Pierce Williams, Witt Wells.

JV Girls placed 4th in Tournament & Conference; won the Conference Sportsmanship Award. All Conference - Ellen Conrad, Savannah Hawkins.

JV Boys placed 2nd in Tournament & 3rd in Conference; won the Conference Sportsmanship Award. All Conference - Cooper Jones, James Sullivan.

Westminster congratulates its Scholar Athletes!
2006-2007 First Tennessee Crosscheck All Academic Team

Congratulations to Savannah Dixon... who won a Silver Key in the Scholastic Art Competition at the Brooks Museum out of over 3000 entrants. Her award winning entry (and those of the other winners) can be seen on display at the Brooks.

Congratulations to Claire McKelvy! 3rd Place in the Memphis / Shelby County Spelling Bee.

WACC sings at the Grizzlies Game - see PICTURES.

Congratulations to our All South-West Tennessee Choir members for 2006: Julie Jacobson made 1st chair Soprano 1 out of 143 students who auditioned for that part! Meghan Brown made 2nd chair Alto 2 (out of 150 students), Alex Happ made 15th chair Bass 2 (out of 85 students), Michael Johnson made 23rd chair Bass 2 (out of 85 students), Mary Carnes made 15th chair 1st Sorprano 1 (out of 143 students).