Westminster

Westminster Athletics honored our 7 State Championship winning teams from the 2023-24 school year with a Night of Champions ceremony on Friday night during halftime of the Varsity Football game vs Pace. Student-athletes, coaches, and families shared a meal on Schoen Plaza before kick-off and teams received special Night of Champions t-shirts to commemorate the event. Congratulations to our 2023-24 State Champion Varsity teams!

The first week of Middle School can feel like a mix of anticipation and excitement, but the Class of 2031 has been all smiles as they kicked off sixth grade with special events centered on friendship and community. 🐾

Last night in Barge Commons, the Class of 2025 gathered together to celebrate the beginning of their final year with the Senior Supper! It was a night full of reminiscing about the journey so far and anticipating their bright futures ahead.

The school year is off to a great start at the Lower School in the newly renovated Love Hall! With bright classrooms and cozy reading nooks, this space is all about exploration and creativity. Here’s to a new school year filled with learning, laughter, and innovation!

New School Year, New Website! We are excited to announce that the newly redesigned westminster.net is live! Thank you to our partner Finalsite for helping us bring this new site to life!

Westminster welcomed Middle and Upper School students back to school today! From the first day of sixth grade to the Class of 2025 Senior Cheer, there was lots to celebrate to kickstart the new school year.

The Class of 2028, our newest Upper Schoolers, gathered in Barge Commons with their families and fellow students for the annual Blessing of the Backpacks. Reverend Dr. Charney, Dr. Small, and President Keith Evans led the ceremony, offering prayers for the well-being, success, and sense of community for the incoming class.

Get ready for the Battle of Buckhead this Friday! Show your Wildcat pride by grabbing your Battle of Buckhead T-shirt at the Broyles Campus Store! The campus store is open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday.

This week, we welcomed back our incredible faculty and staff to start a fresh chapter together at Forum! We’re also thrilled to introduce a group of talented new faculty members who are joining our Wildcat Community this year. Let’s give them a warm welcome as they bring new energy and ideas to our team!

Hartley Jeffries ’02, Westminster’s Associate Director of Middle School Admissions, and her family have 51 years of wonderful memories from Westminster’s legendary Summer Day Camp! Hartley’s mom, Ginger Jeffries ’73, began her family’s Summer Camp tradition in 1970 as a camp counselor (second photo, with husband Hill Jeffries ’73). Ginger then sent her kids, Hartley and Hill Jeffries ’05 (first photo), to Summer Camp in the early 1990s. Now that Hartley is a mom of two, she is continuing the tradition by sending her kids, William (third photo) and Virginia Glass (fourth photo) to Summer Camp! We love to learn about the family legacies that form through an experience like Day Camp!

Comment below your favorite Westminster Day Camp memory! 🐾

Construction couldn’t stop the Wildcat community from having fun at Summer Camp this year! Despite the temporary closures of Love, Scott, Clarkson, and Broyles due to construction, Westminster hosted 25 Summer Camps in addition to Odyssey and Middle and Upper School Summer School. Many people like Summer Camp Coordinator Kelley Day worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure that the actual camp experience hasn’t been altered while accommodating construction.

Decades of excellence and innovation at Westminster are thanks to the generous Wildcat community. Every gift, big or small, makes a difference. If you haven't donated yet, it's not too late to make your gift to the 2023-24 Westminster Fund today! https://brnw.ch/21wL2Q4

Philanthropy 101 wrapped up its four-week-long summer program with final group presentations this Wednesday. Learning from the many non-profit organizations they visited and spoke with, the students proposed their unique solutions to a pressing local issue they care about—such as water conservation and equal access to women’s healthcare. During these presentations, the PhilanthroCats applied all they had learned and experienced from the course by turning their solutions into potential non-profits with their own mission statements and logos.

After giving each other constructive feedback, the students voted for which group would present at the final luncheon where the creators behind “Med Mobile” showcased their research and solutions in front of some of Atlanta’s biggest leaders in philanthropy!

During Summer School, Westminster offers courses in AP Computer Science Principles, Old and New Testament Bible, Marine Biology, and Honors Organic Chemistry for Upper School students. Many Wildcats participate in Summer School to pick up a free period during the regular school year, fulfill a prerequisite, or take a course that isn't offered during the school year.

The Westminster community celebrates Juneteenth! Together, let's reflect on the resilience and unity that define this historic day!

For the 25th year in a row, the Philanthropy 101 course has gathered a group of community-driven students for four weeks in the summer to learn about the “movers and shakers” of the city of Atlanta. This past Friday, the students visited the “Soccer in the Streets” non-profit organization to learn about how it creates greater accessibility and equity for under-resourced neighborhoods by developing young leaders through soccer and community engagement. In addition to seeing how the non-profit cultivates a network of soccer fields with major transit stations, the PhilanthroCats also got the chance to enjoy the summer weather by playing soccer with other local teens and children.

Building off their experiences with Atlanta-based organizations like “Soccer in the Streets,” the students are now working on their decision day presentations and final group projects where they make a donation to a non-profit of their choice and present their research on a local issue they care about!

Summer break may be here, but learning never stops! 🌞 Through programs like our summer camps, Wildcats keep exploring, growing, and discovering new things!

Today, the Class of 2031 celebrated their Lower School Graduation in the Hamilton Room. All the fifth graders gathered together to sing songs and reflect on their time in Love Hall. 🎓 Congratulations to all the graduates on this special milestone!

The GlennCats completed multiple service initiatives this spring semester. From making sandwiches for the Sandwich Project with Cathedral Towers to working with various community partners like Jacob’s Ladder and Rise Against Hunger for the 3rd annual Day of Service, Westminster students and families worked with local nonprofit organizations to positively impact our community.

Congratulations to the Class of 2024! Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat!

Love Hall seniors gathered in the Hamilton Room on Wednesday to revisit their younger years at the Alpha Omega and Lower School Reunion. Students flipped through old yearbooks, watched their fifth grade class video, read letters they wrote as fifth graders to their future selves, and caught up with former teachers. Before adjourning to the gym for the traditional game of Star Wars, Lower School Chaplain Becky McKnight shared words of wisdom with the graduates-to-be and retired Lower School music teacher Maxine Smith led the group in singing the alma mater, which they'll sing one last time at Commencement on Sunday.

That's a wrap! 📚 This year's Lynx is hot off the press! The senior class dedicated this edition of the yearbook to teachers Jaime Saunders, Class of 2024 grade chair, and Daniel Searl, WCAT advisor and multisport coach. Their dedication to their students and the Westminster community is an inspiration!

A huge shoutout to head editors Sydney Glenn and Saanjali Ganesh and the entire yearbook staff for bringing this Lynx to life and to faculty advisors Ms. Nye, Ms. Ishaqui, and Ms. Merchant for their endless support and guidance. Let’s celebrate the moments, memories, and milestones that made this year unforgettable!

It wouldn't be the end of the school year without ... Field Day! 🎉 ☀️

🎬 Lights, Camera, Action! The Fundance Film Festival dazzled the audience this year! 🌟 Our 4th-grade Wildcats poured their creativity into crafting short films that stole the spotlight. From editing to filming, their dedication shone bright on the big screen at Blake Hall, where proud parents, faculty, and staff cheered them on.

Westminster is proud to celebrate the 21 students (pictured) who recently earned recognitions from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards! Our youngest winners are members of the Class of 2028. In addition to his recognition by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, sophomore student Samanyu Ganesh '26 also placed as a finalist in the 11th annual Georgia Poet Laureate's Prize. Congratulations, Wildcats!

3…2..1… 🥁🥳 It's official: mission accomplished! Amidst cheers, laughter, and a few tears our graduating seniors marked their final class day together! 🎓🎉 Well done, seniors!

As we enter the season of celebrating the Class of 2024, Westminster congratulates senior David Blanco for winning the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of his service efforts! Gold medalists have completed a minimum of 400 hours of voluntary public service, 200 hours of personal development, 200 hours of physical fitness, and a five-day, four-night expedition or exploration.