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Windermere Preparatory School's Official Newspaper

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Windermere Preparatory School's Official Newspaper

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Windermere Preparatory School’s 25th Anniversary

Windermere Preparatory School’s 25th Anniversary

Kyla Tavares, Staff Writer September 15, 2025

On September 5th, Windermere Preparatory School celebrated its service to the community for now a quarter of a century. The school has seen over a thousand students graduate since its opening in the year...

                                                                  Cypress Center of the Arts, where the Club Day took place.

Students Celebrate Diversity and Unity at the Club Day

Caio Rios Naves, Guest Writer September 11, 2025

Windermere, Fla. Club Day, a unity and diversity celebration, took place in the Cypress Center of Arts on Aug. 25 and high schoolers from WPS were encouraged to be open-minded and chose their clubs...

Graphic courtesy of Henry Ford College, “September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month” campaign.

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Ameliya Yemelyanova, Guest Writer September 8, 2025

September is Suicide Prevention Month — a time not just to raise awareness, but to raise each other. In the US, every 13 minutes, someone dies by suicide. Every 13 minutes, a life ends, and countless...

Club Day 2025

Club Day 2025

Hallie Golden, Editor in Chief/President August 25, 2025

Club Day officially kicked off our 2025-2026 school year. This event is always impressive due to the huge amount of clubs that come out to participate. Students could be seen interacting, meeting new people,...

All About August

All About August

Hallie Golden, Editor in Chief/President August 3, 2025

As everyone gears up for a new school year, there are many announcements and reminders being sent out to our students. Keep reading to find a list of the most important reminders, events, and opportunities...

Seniors Paint The Parking Lot

Seniors Paint The Parking Lot

Hallie Golden, Editor in Chief/President August 3, 2025

This Saturday, August 2, the Class of 2026 came together to kick off their senior year by participating in the first of many senior events: painting their parking spots.With paint, brushes, and big ideas...

Everything You Should Know About The Viral “USC Speak Your Mind Challenge”

Everything You Should Know About The Viral “USC Speak Your Mind Challenge”

Taylor Ye, Staff Member April 25, 2025

Inspired by the viral Ice Bucket Challenge that raised over $160 million for ALS research in 2014, the #SpeakYourMIND campaign was launched on Instagram by the Mental Illness Needs Discussion (MIND) club...

Earth Week 2025

Earth Week 2025

Hallie Golden, Editor in Chief/President April 20, 2025

This year, our school is celebrating Earth Week from April 21st to April 26th with a collection of themed days aimed at promoting environmental awareness and ways to practice sustainability. Organized...

Noah Chen, Alex Lang, Kyla Tavares, Alexa Yanez, and Madeline McSorley (MJ)

WPS Students Compete at State Latin Competition

Kyla Tavares, Staff Writer April 2, 2025

On March 27, Alex Lang, Noah Chen, Alexa Yanez, Madeline McSorley (MJ), and Kyla Tavares, students taking Latin at Windermere Preparatory School, took part in the National Junior Classical League State...

Students celebrating different cultures at the festival.

The First Annual Multicultural Festival at Windermere Prep

Jerry Li, Staff writer April 1, 2025

Held on March 13 in the football field, Windermere Preparatory School’s inaugural Multicultural Festival marked a major milestone in the school’s ongoing efforts to promote cultural awareness and inclusivity....

World Perspective Solutions Club is making butterfly garden teacher kits for Title 1 schools

Students Making an Impact on Their Community

Kyla Tavares, Staff Writer February 19, 2025

62 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. stood at Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. and delivered a speech called “I Have a Dream” which brought about a change, a change for the better that people still...

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