Executive Editor Emily Reed ’04 • ereed@wcastl.org Creative Director Sarah Stanfield • sstanfield@wcastl.org Managing Editor Michelle Burke • mburke@wcastl.org
Business and Communications students collaborate on the logo design for Company800.
Contributors Emily Hill • Sarah Holley • Carolyn Holt Debby Massot • Katie Weber ’08 Elly Johnson West ’00 Westminster Christian Academy
2 Loving Through Language Westminster Spanish instructor Emily Roig ’04 teaches her students to learn and love through communication.
6 Westminster Today
Head of School Tom Stoner • tstoner@wcastl.org Head of Upper School Jim Sefrit • jsefrit@wcastl.org Head of Middle School Steve Hall ’85 • shall@wcastl.org Director of Admissions Peggy Johnson • pjohnson@wcastl.org
Celebrating student and faculty excellence
16 The Business of Learning Westminster teachers challenge the way students think about academics.
22 The Difference of Christian Schooling Head of School Tom Stoner explores the three-fold mission of a Christian education.
26 Class Notes
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