Dearest Readers, We hope you all enjoyed the first issue, and we’re sure this one won’t disappoint either!  Since our last issue, we’ve celebrated Halloween, enjoyed some cooler weather, and some of us even voted for the first time.  Your Head Editors certainly had fun dressing up as Mario and Luigi on Halloween this year (cue the...

Kate Quigley’s commitment occurred only eleven days after her first contact with Columbia. The National College Athletic Association (NCAA) only allows Division 1 programs to contact prospective players after the September of their junior year starts. Unsurprisingly, Columbia contacted Quigley at midnight on September 1, and shortly after, Quigley...

The Westminster varsity softball team finished their region tournament undefeated, with a dominant overall effort from the team. The BatCats are working diligently on and off the field in their quest to clinch another victory in the upcoming GHSA state championship. “The girls are practicing hard daily to prepare for the state tournament, with...

This year, the Westminster Upper School is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through music. With help from the Upper School DEI coordinators, Eric Khong and Sabrina Johnson, the Hispanic Affinity Group, Café con Leche, picked a theme and planned an assembly along with other events that will bring attention to the culture of Hispanic and LatinX members...

On October 4, the Atlanta Braves clinched the NL East title for the fifth year in a row. However, it wasn’t all smooth sailing leading up to this point. Similar to last year, the Braves were down 10.5 games to the Mets and were below .500 halfway through the season. By August 10, they were still back seven games, and their chances of defending their...

On Sept. 28, Hurricane Ian made landfall near Cayo Costa on the west coast of Florida after raging a path of destruction through the Caribbean in areas such as Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and western Cuba. The hurricane first formed over the central Caribbean Sea on Friday, Sept. 23 as a tropical storm and strengthened into a category three hurricane...

Autumn has arrived, and in its stead trails cold weather, pumpkin spice lattes, and most notably, fall musicals. In just two months, the stage-cats produced an action-packed production of Les Misérables. This year’s show was not the first time Westminster put on Les Misérables. The musical was highly anticipated, as many recalled the impact of...

Westminster just rolled out the rainbow carpet with the lively celebration of Pride Week, an activity-packed week dedicated to the celebration of and education about the LGBTQ+ community. Part of the grand celebrations of Pride Week were various stickers and bracelets, as well as community dialogue with peers. However, less visible was the meticulous...

The Westminster band program finished off October with their second Octubafest in school history on October 27. Composed of students from the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, this event brought together all members of the low brass section–the tuba, euphonium, and trombone–within the Upper School bands to create a once-a-year event that is shown...

Just around the corner, on Nov. 8, 2022, are the U.S. Senate elections in Georgia. The U.S. Senate elections are a part of the midterm elections, in which members of Congress are reelected. They occur halfway through a president's term.  The two leading candidates for the Georgia election are current Senator Rafael Warnock and former football player...

“A poem is a gesture toward home.”  At least it is according to Pulitzer Prize winning poet Jericho Brown, who visited Westminster on Oct. 13, 2022. Brown has published three collections of poetry—Please, New Testament, and The Tradition—all of which won him accolades, with The Tradition winning the esteemed 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.  From...

This August, Westminster Upper School students established a variety of new clubs, ranging from food and movies to books and discussions. Among these clubs is the Women’s Empowerment and Leadership club (WEL), which has a mission to empower girls in the community by inviting successful women to campus to learn from and look up to.  “Our goal...

Dearest Readers, Wassup!? Before your eyes is the first ever fully digital issue of the Bi-Line, Westminster’s most illustrious, typo-free propaganda publication since 1963. While we also appreciated the tangible paper Bi-Line issues, we are making a move towards being a more sustainable paper.  We are seniors Aanya Chaganthi and Melanie...

This year’s summer has been jam-packed with new releases from artists of every genre. Among the many releases include songs and albums from Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, IVE, Joji, Nicki Minaj, and countless others. Westminster’s many music enjoyers are eager to share their favorite music of the summer. “I really like the new Steve...

Westminster junior and CatFish Katie Christopherson has been tearing up the competition all around the country. She recently won gold at the under 18 National Swimming Championships in Inglewood, California this past August. Not only is Christopherson a star at her swim club, SwimAtlanta, but she is also a valuable asset to the Westminster Varsity Swim...