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The Westminster Schools | tyle="font-size: large; margin: inherit;"|The Westminster Schools | | olspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:ffffff;"| {| id="toc" | | | | b>Name | The Westminster Schools | | b>Address | 1424 West Paces Ferry Road NW | | b>Town | Atlanta, Georgia 30327 | | b>Established | 1951; traces origins to 1878 | | b>Community | Suburban | | b>Type | Private Primary and Secondary | | b>Religion | Christian (non-denominational) | | b>Students | Coeducational | | b>Grades | Pre-first to 12 | | b>Accreditation | | | b>District | | | b>Subdistrict | | | b>Nickname | Westminster | | b>Mascot | Wildcat | | b>Colors | Forest green and white | | b>Motto | "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." (Luke 2:52) | | b>Military | None | | b>Newspaper | The Westminster Bi-Line | | b>Yearbook | The Westminster Lynx | | b>Distinctions | | | b>Website | Link | | b>Email | Link | | olspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:ffffff;"| | Founded in 1951, The Westminster Schools is a Christian, independent day school for boys and girls from pre-first (kindergarten) through high school. Westminster's expressed mission is "to develop the whole person for college and for life through excellent education." The outstanding faculty and challenging curriculum cultivate within each student the knowledge and skills necessary for successful continuing education, sound personal values, and a commitment to service. The school is also committed to providing the finest possible extracurricular programs, which help students discover and improve their individual talents. With its traditions and philosophy rooted in the Christian faith, Westminster encourages each student to develop an informed and personal religious belief. Westminster actively seeks and welcomes students from various racial, ethnic, religious, and economic backgrounds. Westminster was established to provide boys and girls a strong college preparatory education in a Christian environment. Its heritage, however, dates back to the Napsonian School, founded in 1909 as the North Avenue Presbyterian School of Atlanta. The second of Westminster's antecedents was Washington Seminary, established in 1878 by two grandnieces of George Washington. The Seminary, with its 75-year history of educating Atlanta girls, merged with Westminster in 1953. The school is now located on what was once the site of a day camp, chosen because of the rugged countryside remote from the city of Atlanta. The founding president was Dr. William L. Pressly, who served from 1951 to 1973. He was succeeded by Dr. Emerson Johnson, president from 1973 to 1976. Dr. Donn Gaebelein became president in 1976 and retired in 1991. The current president is Dr. William Clarkson IV. Today, more than 1700 students are enrolled in classes from pre-first through twelfth grade. Resources
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