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Westminster School Begins 124th Year

The first day was Sept. 9.

marked the beginning of its 124th year on Sept. 9 by welcoming 390 students to campus this fall, including 269 boarding students and 121 day students. The students represent 47 Connecticut towns and cities, 25 states and 22 countries.

At an assembly, student body president and senior Will Stevens of Simsbury welcomed everyone back from summer vacation, offered some advice to each class and explained some Westminster traditions to new students.

“We are all very excited to make the 2011-2012 school year a great one,” he said.

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Following the assembly, all new students participated in a sign-in ceremony, where they entered their signatures in a book that holds the signature of every Westminster student, signifying their formal entry to the school and their membership in the campus community. All seniors also assembled on the senior lawn where they were presented a senior pin or pendant as a symbol of their leadership roles at school in the coming year.

This information was provided by Westminster School in a press release.

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