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A memorial was set up outside Star Ballroom Dance Studio to honor the eleven people who died in the Monterey Shooting (Credit to New York Times)
Monterey Park shooting during Lunar New Year
Lahiri Nooka, Kelley Lu • March 3, 2023

On Jan. 21, 2023, a mass shooting occurred in Monterey Park, California. The Congressional Research Service...

The Upper School’s Holy Land JanTerm visited various geographical and archaeological landmarks around Israel
2023 JanTerm overview
Hayden Githuku, News Reporter • March 3, 2023

Every January, Westminster Upper School students look forward to returning to school for one special...

Westminster win at Esports championships
Westminster win at Esports championships
Sadie Clayton, News Reporter • March 3, 2023

Westminster senior and esports team leader Cody Wang wipes a bead of sweat from his brow as he moves...

Wanda Ward graduated from Westminster in 1972 as the school’s first Black female student.
A history of Black excellence at Westminster
Ellie Myers, News Reporter • March 3, 2023

Sixty-nine years ago, the United States Supreme Court passed its landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education...

Westminster alum Jacob Ryan Smith pictured (2nd from the left on the bottom row) with his crew members for his musical PAINLESS: The Opioid Musical.

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Westminster alumnus writes acclaimed musical
Mason Yu, Arts Reporter • March 3, 2023

After a multi-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the critically acclaimed Painless: The Opioid Musical began...

The cast of “Clue The Musical” rehearses for their first show production on February 24 at 5:00!
The Cues of Clue the Musical
Mariam Mohammed, Arts Reporter • March 3, 2023

This past month, the Upper School Players put on Clue the Musical, which is an interactive show that...

Ashlee Freeman showing off her gratitude letter in the “Cultivating Well Being Through Art and Psychology” JanTerm’s gratitude lunch. Everyone in the JanTerm brought in someone who they are thankful for and created a handmade gratitude letter with paper that they made themselves!
Art JanTerms Bring New Perspectives
Kavya Athota, Arts Reporter • March 3, 2023

Every year, at the start of the spring semester, Westminster offers a program called JanTerm that takes...

Westminster’s favorite duo, Ryan Carr and Zach Hanson, off to Emory Baseball
Westminster’s favorite duo, Ryan Carr and Zach Hanson, off to Emory Baseball
Eva Bevington, Sports Reporter • March 3, 2023

As our days begin to lengthen and the spring sun begins to shine, Americans eagerly anticipate the commencement...

Westminster graduate Harrison Butker, sealed the AFC championship game with a game-winning field goal, taking the Chiefs to the Super Bowl again (credit to Getty Images)
Harrison Butker takes home second Super Bowl ring
Shaan Dhingra, Sports Reporter • March 3, 2023

Westminster alum Harrison Butker ‘13 has carried on his Westminster legacy to the NFL, where he has...

Senior Courtney Ogden was named a McDonald’s All-American. The 2023 McDonald’s All-American Girls game will air on March 28th at 6:30 PM ET on ESPN2 in Houston, Texas (credit to Stanford Athletics)
Senior Courtney Ogden is named a McDonald’s All American
Mimi Chapman, Sports Reporter • March 3, 2023

As the varsity girls basketball team’s season comes to a close, many seniors will be stepping onto...

Westminster athletics’ newest platform
Issy Banks March 3, 2023

Westminster Athletic Media is new to Westminster this year, and the impact we have made on the school...

What I watched over winter break
Riley Isakson, Columnist • March 3, 2023

With the close of yet another gruesome exam season, I realized how little television I had watched throughout...

Chat GPT: What’s all the fuss?
Ellora Yadav, Columnist • March 3, 2023

Lately, ChatGPT, an OpenAI chatbot, has been all the rage. As the epitome of publicly available artificial...

UVA Shooting
Frankie Sayers, Columnist • December 12, 2022

He raced about the grass, cleats tearing up the sandy front yard of the Chandler home. The warm, unforgiving...