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LET’S BE BETTER
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Westminster Christian Academy www.thewildcatroar.com
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February
2025
Seniors lift the Spirit Week trophy in triumph. Photo by Mary Hathaway.
Spirit Week is the best time of the year for a WCA Student. The competition, high stakes, and great class community have created lasting memories for many an alumni. However, over roughly the past five years the culture of Spirit Week has changed. The love of the games, big events, and dress ups has become overshadowed by the immaturity and toxicity following students off campus each evening of Spirit Week.
Elijah Schmidt Editor-in-Chief
This year there was an unprecedented amount of shenanigans being perpetrated by WCA Students off campus. Rather than the playful pranking and mischief that has colored the history of Spirit Week, there were numerous complaints from those outside the Westminster community as to the destruction wreaked by WCA Students. Not only that but by Wednesday several police reports had been filed and property had been disrespected and destroyed. create masterpieces, get your groove on in Boys Poms or Lip Sync with your peers, or enjoy the In an email sent out to the Westminster Community, administrators said that “If Westminster receives further complaints or police high stakes of Ultimate Chicken. Spirit Week has reports related to these activities, the incidents will be investigated with the potential for class disqualification from the Spirit Week endured for decades because of these time honored competition”. traditions. Many have come before you and showcased their talent on that Arena floor. Invest The mayhem caused by students had gotten so out of control that administrators had to give an intense ultimatum. Act like mature your talents and energies into something valuable young adults, or lose out on a Spirit Week victory. Luckily students came to their senses and gave up their midnight revelry; coming to your community. together as a class to put a stop to the destruction. Even though the havoc was contained, the chaotic events of this year and previous years beg the question: How does Spirit Week evolve from here? Now without further ado, flip the page and experience the joys and excitement of Spirit Week The answer is simple: invest your time into what makes Spirit Week truly great. Throw yourself into Film Project and Art Board to 2025!
Inside the Issue
Lip Sync pg. 4
Boys Poms pg. 6
Film Project pg. 10