The Westminster Schools

The Westminster Schools

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The Westminster Schools is a private secondary school in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1951, Westminster has the largest endowment of any non-boarding secondary school in the United States. ["At Elite Prep Schools, College-Size Endowments." Fabrikant, Geraldine. "The New York Times", January 26, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/business/26prep.html?pagewanted=2] The school's expressed mission is "to develop the whole person for college and for life through excellent education."

History

Westminster originated in 1951 as a reorganization of Atlanta's North Avenue Presbyterian School, an affiliate of the North Avenue Presbyterian Church. Dr. William L. Pressly of Chattanooga, Tennessee's McCallie School served as Westminster's first president. The school moved to its current campus in 1953 as the result of a land grant by trustee Fritz Orr. That same year, Washington Seminary, another local private school founded in 1878, merged with Westminster. The resulting school was coeducational until the sixth grade, with separate schools for boys and girls continuing through the twelfth grade, a practice that continued until 1986 and provided the basis of Westminster's plural name. In the mid-1950s, Westminster became a test site for a new advanced studies program that would later become the College Board's Advanced Placement program. In 1962, the administration building, later named Pressly Hall, was constructed, bringing the number of permanent buildings on campus to four. Three years later, in 1965, Westminster became one of the first Southern private schools to integrate, and four African American students graduated in 1973. [ [http://www.westminster.net/about_us/history.asp "History of Westminster."] ] Until 1978, the school operated a boarding program.

Campus

Westminster is situated on 180 wooded acres in the Buckhead community of Atlanta. A new campus road, completed in June 2004, rerouted traffic away from central campus. In addition to a new junior high facility, completed in August 2005, Westminster has three main high school academic buildings — Campbell Hall, Askew Hall, and Robinson Hall; Pressly Hall, housing administration offices, the Malone Dining Hall, and McCain Chapel; Turner Gymnasium, which underwent major expansion in 2001; Broyles Arts Center; Love Hall, the elementary school; and various auxiliary buildings.

Traditions

Current school traditions include a student-enforced honor code that forbids lying, cheating, and stealing. In the high school, a student panel oversees disciplinary procedures.

Annual events include Big Day Off, Christian Emphasis Week, Homecoming, Senior Mudslide, and Salute to the Arts. Former events include Fieldigras, which was discontinued circa 2000, and Westafest, which was discontinued in 1994.

Westminster maintains a rivalry with the The Lovett School, as well as other area private schools including Woodward Academy, Marist School, and Pace Academy.

Athletics

*81 athletic teams, including baseball, basketball — boys and girls, cheerleading — fall and winter, crew, cross country — boys and girls, football, golf — boys and girls, gymnastics, lacrosse — boys and girls, soccer — boys and girls, softball, swimming and diving — boys and girls, tennis — boys and girls, track and field — boys and girls, volleyball, squash, and wrestling.
*204 state championships won since 1951.
*Recipient of the Georgia Athletic Directors' Association Directors Cup in its respective classification all eight years it has been awarded (2000-2007).
*Recipient of the GADA Boys and Girls Cup for best all-around boys and girls athletic programs in its respective classification for five years (2002-2006).
*Has won the boys cross country state championship for the past ten seasons (AA, 1996-1999; AAA, 2000-2005), the boys tennis state championship for the past 7 seasons (AA, 2000; AAA, 2001-2007), the A-AAAA girls swimming state championship for the past 6 seasons (2001-2006), the AAA girls soccer state championship for the last 5 seasons, and the A-AAAA boys swimming state championship for the past 4 seasons (2003-2006).
*The varsity boys' tennis team has won the Georgia State High School AAA State Championship for the past eight seasons (1999-2007). The boys' team has yielded many Division 1 NCAA scholarship tennis players over the years, and it has won several regional tournaments as well, notching 24 wins in the 2006-2007 season. Head Coach Wade Boggs has been at the helm of the program for 34 years.
*The sole varsity squash team south of Woodberry Forest School in Virginia featuring full interscholastic competition, and placing 16th in the 2004 U.S. National High School Team Championships, held at Yale University. The team is coached by Tom Rumpler, a former hardball tour player and current U.S. #2 in the 55s-age division.2007 through 2008 state championships- Team State Campionships: Varsity boys and girls cross country, varsity boys swimming and diving, varsity boys golf, varsity boys tennis

Extracurricular activities

Activities

*Academic Quiz Team
*ASK, after school kids, includes many extracurricular activities including swimming, cooking, dancing, chess, knitting, arts and crafts, and tennis.
*Discovery, an experiential learning program for freshmen headed by Meghan Brown
*Peer Leadership, a senior-freshmen guidance and counseling program
*Policy Debate: The team has won 16 state championships as well as many large national tournaments, including the national Tournament of Champions. The team finished first place (both individually and as a team) at the Glenbrooks Tournament, the largest national debate invitational of the fall semester (2005). The team also won the Greenhill tournament, the Greenhill round robin, and the New Trier tournament in 2006. The team also came in finals in the 2007 Tournament of Champions and received top speaker.

Clubs

*Bridge Club
*Campus Conservation Corps, an environmental conservation club largely responsible for new attitudes toward conservation at Westminster headed by high school math teacher Dr. Chris Harrow
*Community Service Club headed by school Community Service Coordinator Stan Moor
*Culinary Society
*Economics Club
*Far Out Far East, a cultural club that explores Eastern cultures and traditions
*FIRST Robotics Club, an award winning organization that helps lead students on a path towards higher education in science and engineering in a hands-on mannerFact|date=May 2008
*Human Rights Club
*Origami Club
*Squash Club
*Tea Club, a club that meets twice monthly and serves teas from around the world
*Young Democrats Club
*Young Republicans Club

Fine Arts

*Men's A Capella, Women's A Capella, Ensemble
*The Westminster Players: Westminster's theater department, led by Eric Brannen, is widely regarded as one of the best high school theater programs in the regionFact|date=May 2008
*Symphonic Band
*Orchestra

Publications

*"The Westminster Bi-Line", a nationally acclaimedFact|date=May 2008)) monthly newspaper publication
*"Crossroads", a literary magazine in languages other than English
*"Embryo", an arts, music, and literature magazine
*"Evolutions", a poetry and creative writing periodical

Notable people

Alumni

Notable alumni of The Westminster Schools include:
*Margaret Mitchell (Washington Seminary 1917), author, "Gone with the Wind"
*Taylor Branch (1964), historian and author
*James H. Shepherd, Jr. (1969), chairman of the board, Shepherd Center, the United States' largest catastrophic care hospital
*Daniel R. White (1971), author
*Clark Howard (1973), consumer advocate and nationally-syndicated radio talk show host; in his 2006 commencement address, he announced his interest in running for mayor of Atlanta in the future
*Lisa Borders (1975), president, Atlanta City Council; 2009 candidate for mayor of Atlanta [Pendered,David: [http://bordersforatlanta.com/news/displayArticle.php?id=81 "City Council head takes step for mayoral run".] Atlanta Journal Constitution, 04-25-2007.]
*Hannah Storm (1979), co-host, "The Early Show"
*Phillip Alvelda (1982), co-founder, chairman, and CEO of MobiTV
*Shuler Hensley (1985), Broadway actor
*Laurie Dhue (1986), anchor, Fox News
*Lauren Myracle (1987), author
*Rand Knight (1990), 2008 United States Senate candidate in Georgia
*Rob Kutner (1990), writer, "The Daily Show"
*Brian Baumgartner (1991), actor, "The Office"
*Ed Helms (1992), former correspondent, "The Daily Show"; actor, "The Office"
*Rob Lathan (1994), actor, "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "Human Giant"
*Sedrick Hodge (1997), former NFL linebacker
*Morgan Jahnig (1998), stand-up bassist, Old Crow Medicine Show
*Kaki King (1998), musician
*Ansley Cargill (2000), professional tennis player, WTA Tour
*Julian Dorio (2000), musician
*Sada Jacobson (2000), 2008 Olympic silver medalist and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist (sabre)
*Robert Ransom (2000), pitcher, AA St. Louis Cardinals
*Parker Gispert (2001), musician
*Graham Alexander (2002), Solar Energy System Designer
*Emily Jacobson (2004), 2004 Olympic fencer
*Gordon Beckham (2005), 8th overall pick in the 2008 MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox

Faculty

*Cynthia Potter

Benefactors

*J. Mack Robinson
*Robert W. Woodruff

Miscellania

*Westminster's endowment, valued at $239 million, or more than $130,000 per student, is the largest of any non-boarding secondary school in the United States. ["At Elite Prep Schools, College-Size Endowments." Fabrikant, Geraldine. "The New York Times", January 26, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/business/26prep.html?pagewanted=2] The school is currently in the process of raising $100 million to further increase its endowment. This campaign is the third-largest ever for an independent school in the United States. ["Teaching For Tomorrow Assures Excellence for Today." Adams, Abby. "The Westminster Bi-Line", December 8, 2006. pg. 3.]
*2006 graduates: 201 (97 boys, 104 girls)
*Largest matriculations, Class of 2006: University of Georgia - 31, University of Virginia - 19, Georgetown University - 10, Georgia Tech - 9, Auburn University - 8, Duke University - 8, Vanderbilt University - 8, Southern Methodist University - 7, University of Pennsylvania - 5, University of Southern California - 5, Washington & Lee University - 4, Columbia University - 4, Furman University - 4, Harvard University - 4, Rice University - 4, University of Mississippi - 4, University of North Carolina - 4, Wake Forest University - 4. ["Grad Gossip". "The Westminster Bi-Line", May 26, 2006. pg. 3.]
*Minority enrollment: 19.6%
*Revenue and expenses: $37,900,424. Tuition represents 63.8% of revenue.
*Financial aid: $9,200 (average award to 12% of the student body)
*SAT Average: 2080 out of 2400 in 2006; 1380 out of 1600 in 2005.

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.westminster.net/ The Westminster Schools' website]


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