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This Week at Westminster - September 25th

September 25, 2024
By Admin

Looking for a calendar of upcoming athletic events?  

Please follow this link - WCA Google Calendar - for the most updated schedule and event information.

Upper School SharpTop Impact Retreat

 

With cheering lower school students waving them goodbye, the upper school students departed for the US Impact Retreat 2024! They departed with many prayers covering their travels and adventures. We pray that all - students, faculty/staff and parent volunteers - have an amazing, blessed and safe time.  

Couple of Notes:

  • Check your email for communications from Mr. Clark regarding the weather and the retreat.
  • Follow Westminster on Instagram and Facebook to see retreat updates as they are available.  Hopefully you'll catch a glimpse of your student having fun!
  • Emergency Number -- If there is an emergency and you need to reach your child, please contact the office at Sharptop 706-692-5635 or after hours at 770-547-3671.

WCA Golf Classic 2024

Registrations Now Open!

Our 4th annual WCA Golf Classic Tournament will be held on Monday, November 18th - this year at The Georgia Club in Statham.  This annual fundraising event supports our campus expansion, new programs and improvements which ultimately improves the Westminster experience for our students.  

  • Check-In and Driving Range Open 8:00 AM  
  • Shotgun Start at 9:00 AM
  • Breakfast and lunch provided  
  • Follow this link to register your team today ($700)
  • Hole Sponsors ($250), please email your company's logo artwork to adrury@wcalions.org.

A special thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, Johnson & Brannen! We're grateful for your support.

 

Boonli.com for October Lunch Orders ~ Deadline Tomorrow Morning

The deadline for placing orders is tomorrow, Thursday, September 26th @ 9 am

Place your lunch orders today so that you don't miss out on lunch deliveries in October.  Boonli.com will be open until tomorrow morning, Thursday, September 26th, at 9 am.

If you are new to the WCA community, or if this is your first time placing an order, please follow these steps:

  • Go to Boonli.com
  • Click the link to “Register” at the top of the page
  • Enter the password for our school - WCA319
  • Follow prompts to complete your registration, including creating profiles for each of your students and placing them in their correct grade for 2024-2025 academic year.
  • Make your lunch selections and add them to your cart.
  • **Be sure to “check out” and pay after you've made your selections.  Your order is not placed until it's paid for!

If you have any questions about this process, please contact Tami Butts -  tbutts@wcalions.org.

Great job everyone!

Caps for Cure - We did it!

Our 2024 Caps for CURE fundraiser was very successful.  We raised $1,568 to help find a cure for childhood cancer exceeding our goal!  So a huge “thank you” to all members of our community who donated to this year's fundraiser.  Your generosity will help CURE fight childhood cancer through targeted research and supporting patients and their families.  Great job!

Parent-Teacher Conferences

It's almost time for Fall Parent Teacher Conferences!  There are schedule and procedural variations between the lower and upper schools, so here's what you need to know:

Thursday, October 10th:

There will be parent teacher conferences for the lower school only - available from 3 until 5 pm.

Friday, October 11th is an Early Dismissal Day:

In order to facilitate parent-teacher conferences, all students will be dismissed early on Friday, October 11th. (Also PSAT testing day for grades 8 - 11)

  • Lower School - Dismissed at 11:00 am
  • Upper School (MS & HS) - Dismissed at 11:30

After School October 10th and 11th:  

Due to the classroom space needed for parent teacher conferences, the after school program will NOT be available on October 10th and 11th.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Lower School:

  • Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences are required, so at least one parent of all lower school students needs to attend. 
  • If your child has more than one teacher, please sign-up with his/her homeroom teacher for this meeting.
  • Conferences will be held on Thursday, October 10th and Friday, October 111th, in order to accommodate all parents.  
  • Follow this link to sign up for your conference time.  Please read the instructions carefully at the top of the sign-up sheet.
  • The sign-up sheet will be locked at the end of the day on Monday, October 8th, so please sign up before that date.

Upper School:

  • Upper school parent teacher conferences are held on an as requested basis. 
  • Faculty members will be available for conferences beginning at 12:30 pm after early dismissal on Friday, October 11th.
  • Please use this link to sign up for conferences with any of your child's teachers.  The location of the conference is noted under the name of each teacher.
  • The sign-up sheet will be locked at the end of the day on Monday, October 8th, so please sign up before that date.
  • Contact Tollie Ediger (tediger@wcalions.org) with any questions.

Academic Team Competitions

Bowls & Bees

Does your student have a talent for knowing random facts?  If so, we need them for our academic teams!  If your student is interested in participating in either Quiz Bowl, Georgraphy Bee or History Bowl, please fill out this form.  We are excited to start our academic team competitions.  

History Bowl: If you like history and like to learn all about it this is for you!  Competes October 30th - Region and November 4th if they advance to state.  This group of students will compete in a quiz team format with buzzers. This is fast-paced and a lot of fun!

Geography Bee:  This is an individual event competition.  If you know a lot about world and Bible geography this is for you!  We need 6 students.

Quiz Bowl:  This is a team competition.  This team will not compete until January and will form after the first of November. Quiz Bowl questions are compiled from information in the following areas: Music, Art, History, Bible, Literature, Math, Science.  You do not need to be an expert in one or all just a love of information gathering and competition!

Please contact Kelly Cole for more information.

Basketball Cheer

It's time to start organizing for this year's basketball cheerleading teams and we are excited for Basketball Cheer to support our winter athletes. If you have a Middle School or High School student who is interested in participating in cheering, please follow this link and complete the “Cheerleading Interest Form”.   Practices will begin the first week of November.  Contact Alisha Carter at acarter@wcalions.org if you have any questions. Looking forward to a great season with a lot of fun and team building as we support our Lions.

Time to think about all things Lions basketball!

Feeder/Premier League & Middle School

It's that time of the school year to start gathering information about the upcoming Feeder/Premier leagues and about middle school basketball interests (coaching/playing). In order to better understand the next steps for this process, please review and fill out the correct Google Form(s) that best fit the interest for your family. Additional information will be shared with each family in the near future about the next steps!

Lower School Basketball (boys and girls, grades 3 - 5):

Please fill out this lower school basketball google interest form if you have a student interested in participating in Westminster's Lower School Basketball program. If you have multiple students participating, please fill out one form per student. Only complete this form if your student is in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade.

NE Georgia Feeder League (girls, grades 3 - 5):

Athens Premier League (boys, grades 3 - 5):

Middle School Basketball (boys and girls, grades 6 - 8)

Please complete the Middle School Basketball Interest Form.  This information will allow our coaching staff to have a better understanding regarding how to form the MS team and gauge the need for a feeder/premier team (6th-7th). This form is for ALL 6th-8th graders only.

For more information regarding the MS program(s), please contact:

Middle School Girls' Head Coach - Allyson Norris - anorris@wcalions.org
Middle School Boys' Head Coach - Lanier Godwin - lgodwin@wcalions.org

Interested in coaching as a volunteer?

Parents, are you interested in serving as a volunteer coach for the upcoming feeder or premier league? If yes, please take a few moments to fill out this Google Form.

Feeder/Premier League Basketball Coaching Volunteer Google Form

For Girls - NE Georgia Feeder League Coach Registration Form 

Lady Lions Basketball Parent Meeting

There will be a parents' meeting for girls interested in playing varsity basketball this season directly following the varsity volleyball game on Tuesday, October 1st.  We encourage at least one parent to attend the meeting.  If you have any questions, please feel free to email Coach Deep @ cdeep@wcalions.org

WCA Swim Team

The winter swim season is just around the corner and the coaches are excited about this season!  If you are interested in joining the Westminster Swim Team, please email Robyn Beall at rbeall@wcalions.org.  Pre-season practices start October 21st for all swimmers!  Competitive swimming is an excellent way to stay in shape and learn a lifelong sport!  Even if you do not have any experience of swimming competitively, come on out and, with the right attitude, we can teach you!

Yearbook 2024-2025

Reserve your copy today!

Follow this link today and be sure to capture the memories of the 2024-2025 school year.  Yearbooks are now $80, must be ordered in advance and are not typically available for last minute purchase.  For your convenience, Jostens' offers a split payment option at checkout if desired.  

**Senior Parents - please visit this same link and scroll down to purchase and create your child's Senior Recognition Ad.

After School Program & Registration

We are happy to be able to offer our After School extended day program to our parents who need additional childcare.  After School (available to all lower school students) begins at 2:45 with pick-up at 5:15 pm.  

After School Reminders:

  • Please remember that pre-registration (see process below) is needed for the after school program.
  • There are a limited number of spaces available for each day.  If you haven't pre-registered, and we reach our maximum number of students, your child will be unable to stay.
  • Additionally, please remember that a student in extended care may only be signed out by someone who is of driving age or older.
  • **Emergency contact form must be completed and returned before a child can stay for AfterSchool. Please follow this link for the form.**
  • Charges of $15 per day per session will be billed to your FACTS account on a monthly basis on the 15th of the month for the previous month.
  • Please know, that there will be a $10 fee for all late pickups.  
  • Pick-up time is by 5:15 pm.  Thank you for your understanding and assistance.

How do I sign up?

  • Click the link: After School Registration
  • Click the date your child will need to attend. If your child will attend every day of the month, or the same days each week, you may select "repeats" and choose daily or weekly. If After School reaches max capacity, you will see a red message that says "FULL" on the day. 
  • Click on the "Calendar" box and select “ASP SIGN UP”
  • Type student name(s) into the "Who" box
  • Type AS for After School.

If you have questions regarding After School, please contact program coordinator Brande Grantham - bgrantham@wcalions.org.