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26-583: Branch graduated from The Westminster Schools in Atlanta in 1964. From there, he went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a Morehead Scholarship . He graduated in 1968 and went on to earn an M.P.A. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1970. Branch served as an assistant editor at The Washington Monthly from 1970 to 1973; he

52-600: A wooded campus of 180 acres (0.73 km ) in the Buckhead community of Atlanta. A new campus road, completed in June 2004, rerouted traffic away from central campus. In addition to a new junior high facility, completed in August 2005, Westminster has five main high school academic buildings – Campbell Hall (1952), Askew Hall (1951), Robinson Hall (1992), Broyles Hall (1987), and Pressly Hall (1962). Pressly Hall houses administrative offices,

78-515: Is a Kindergarten–12 private school in Atlanta, Georgia , United States, founded in 1951. Westminster originated in 1951 as a reorganization of Atlanta's North Avenue Presbyterian School (NAPS), a girls' school and an affiliate of the North Avenue Presbyterian Church . Dr. William L. Pressly of Chattanooga , Tennessee 's McCallie School served as Westminster's first president. The school moved to its current campus in 1953 as

104-607: The Atlanta Marathon from 1964 until 1980. During the 1996 Atlanta Olympics , the Torch was run through campus. The floor used for the basketball games during the Olympics is now in the school's Lower School gymnasium. Westminster is currently implementing an extensive campus renovation to enhance teacher-student connection. Campbell Hall received a complete renovation, a new 28,000-square-foot upper school academic building (Hawkins Hall)

130-468: The 2012–13 school year, Westminster was named the nation's best overall sports program for its eleven state championships and four second-place finishes. Nearly a decade later, for the 2021-22 school year, Westminster was again named the nation's best overall sports program with ten state championships, two second-place finishes, and a final four appearance from the boys' soccer team. These teams have won 290 state championships since 1951, including seven in

156-575: The 2016–17 school year. Westminster has received the Georgia Athletic Directors' Association Director's Cup in its respective classification in 17 of the 18 years it has been awarded, 2000–2008 and 2010–2017. The varsity boys' tennis team won the Georgia State High School AAA State Championship in ten seasons in a row, 1999–2009. The boys' team has yielded many Division 1 NCAA scholarship tennis players over

182-518: The AAA state championship for the first time in 41 years, also against Blessed Trinity Catholic High School , sweeping the championship series in a pair of one-run victories. Westminster's boys and girls soccer teams have won the most state championships in Georgia High School history. The 2019 boys team also finished the season ranked #1 in the nation by MaxPreps meanwhile the 2021 girls team finished as

208-511: The BIO Award from Biographers International Organization , for his contributions to the art and craft of biography. A group of Black Hebrew Israelites described as a cult in The New York Times were systematically denied Israeli citizenship over several decades. In 1981, a group of American civil rights activists led by Bayard Rustin investigated and concluded that racism was likely not

234-756: The Houston International Championships in 2017 after winning their subdivision at the International Championships, being one of few teams in Georgia to have made it to the Einstein Field Bracket. The team won the Peachtree District Championship in 2018 and 2019. They have other accolades including ten regional/district event wins in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2023, the chairman's award in 2010,

260-620: The Malone Dining Hall, and McCain Chapel. Turner Gymnasium underwent major construction and expansion completed in 2000. Broyles Arts Center houses the orchestra, band, theater, and art programs, and also the Campus Center, an area for students to socialize during free time that includes a concession stand, which is currently used periodically by the middle school band(as of 2022). The recently renovated Scott Hall (2013), once nearly obsolete after

286-520: The basis of Westminster's plural name. In the mid-1950s, Westminster became a test site for a new advanced studies program that would later become the College Board 's Advanced Placement program. In 1962, the administration building, later named Pressly Hall, was constructed, bringing the number of permanent buildings on campus to four. In the early 1960s, the school barred black students and only rarely allowed African-Americans on campus. In 1965,

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312-836: The cause of the Black Hebrews' treatment. In 1992, Branch opined that the Black Hebrew Israelites' denial of citizenship under the Israeli law of return was because of alleged anti-Black sentiment among Israeli Jews. In 1998, Branch was criticized by Seth Forman , who said Branch's claims seemed to be baseless, particularly in light of Israel's airlift of thousands of black Ethiopian Jews in the early 1990s. Branch lives in Baltimore, Maryland , with his wife, Christina Macy, and their two children, Macy (born 1980) and Franklin (born 1983). The Westminster Schools The Westminster Schools

338-551: The church created the North Avenue Presbyterian School, which by 1951 would become The Westminster Schools . This article about a property in Georgia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a church in Georgia (U.S. state) is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Atlanta, Georgia –related article

364-600: The city grew to the north, several Presbyterians felt the need for a new church in the area. The first organizational meeting for the new church were held about 1894 by Mrs. Joseph M. High, Mrs. J. D. McCarty, and Mrs. Clem Harris, who were members of the First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta . The official founding was in December 1898 and included 100 members from First Presbyterian, 15 from Central Presbyterian Church , and one from Athens Presbyterian Church. In 1909,

390-580: The construction of the Junior High School building, now houses the campus bookstore and technology department. Love Hall (1995) serves as the elementary school. Tull Hall, which was once the dorm rooms for boarding students now serves as a preschool. Barge Commons (2021) serves as the “front door” of the campus, housing a chapel overlooking the high school buildings lining both sides, a computer lab, snack bar, and admissions office, as well as many places for students to relax and socialize. The campus hosted

416-499: The engineering inspiration award in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018, and the creativity award in 2024. Notable alumni of Westminster include: North Avenue Presbyterian Church North Avenue Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 607 Peachtree Avenue, NE in Atlanta, Georgia . The church building was completed in 1900 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. As

442-574: The national Tournament of Champions five times. The team also won the National Debate Coaches' Association Championships in 2007, 2014, and 2017. The robotics team at Westminster began in 2008 and is identified as FRC Team 2415, the WiredCats. The team has qualified for the FRC international championships every year since their inception, more than any other team in the state. They placed 5th at

468-403: The result of a land grant by trustee Fritz Orr. Also in 1953, Washington Seminary , another private school for girls, founded by two of George Washington 's great-nieces in 1878, merged with Westminster. The resulting school was coeducational until the sixth grade, with separate schools for boys and girls continuing through the twelfth grade, a practice that continued until 1986 and provided

494-467: The school's trustees voted to adopt a nondiscriminatory admissions policy. Until 1978, the school also operated as a boarding school , using Tull Hall as a dormitory. In 2006 the school ran a campaign attempting to raise $ 100 million to further increase its endowment size. The campaign was at the time the third-largest ever for an independent school in the United States. Westminster is situated on

520-514: The team placed 16th in the 2004 U.S. National High School Team Championships, held at Yale University , and the Squash Cats also won the title in 2012, 2016, and 2018. In 2014, Westminster moved up a class from AA to AAA. In 2015, Westminster's football team won the AAA state championship for the first time in 37 years against rival Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in overtime, with a final score of 38–31. In 2016, Westminster's baseball team won

546-556: The two developed a friendship that continues today. He also worked with Hillary Rodham , Bill's then-girlfriend and Yale Law School classmate, and later Clinton's wife. Branch's book on former president Bill Clinton , The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History With The President , was written from many tape-recorded interviews and conversations between the two, most of which occurred in the White House during Clinton's two terms in office and which were not disclosed publicly until 2007. Branch

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572-714: The unanimous #1 team in the nation and again by MaxPreps in 2022. WCAT, the school's broadcast program, streams events and school activities online. In the 2016–17 school year, more than 45 students from all three divisions helped stream more than 220 events. Since its inception in 2010, the program has won 8 awards and 7 honorable mentions from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Southeast division. In 2017, WCAT won its first-ever National Student Production Award from NATAS for Best Sports – Live Event Broadcast. The Policy Debate team has won 16 state championships as well as many large national tournaments, including

598-671: The years, and it has won several regional tournaments as well. The men's and women's swimming & diving teams have won 34 state championships under former coach Pete Higgins, whose accolades through 51 years of coaching include membership in the Georgia Aquatics Hall of Fame, recognition of January 5, 1990 as Pete Higgins Day by the City of Atlanta, among others. Westminster fields the sole varsity squash team south of Woodberry Forest School in Virginia featuring full interscholastic competition;

624-548: Was Washington editor of Harper's from 1973 to 1976; and he was Washington columnist for Esquire Magazine from 1976 to 1977. He also has written for a variety of other publications, including The New York Times Magazine , Sport , The New Republic , and Texas Monthly . In 1972, Branch worked for the Texas campaign of Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern . Branch shared an apartment in Austin with Bill Clinton , and

650-702: Was a lecturer in politics and history at Goucher College from 1998 to 2000. Branch has also taught at the University of Baltimore . Taylor Branch received a five-year MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (also known as a "genius grant") in 1991 and the National Humanities Medal in 1999. In 2008, he received the Dayton Literary Peace Prize 's Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to him by special guest Edwin C. Moses . In 2013, he co-produced Schooled: The Price of College Sports based on his 2011 book The Cartel . in 2015, he received

676-661: Was built, and a new parking deck was completed. The main athletic stadium was rebuilt, along with a community plaza. Westminster Center, a large community gathering space, is under construction. Westminster fields 84 athletic teams , including baseball , basketball (boys' and girls'), cheerleading (football and basketball), crew , cross country (boys' and girls'), football , golf (boys' and girls'), gymnastics , lacrosse (boys' and girls'), soccer (boys' and girls'), softball , swimming and diving (boys' and girls'), tennis (boys' and girls'), track and field (boys' and girls'), volleyball , squash , and wrestling . For

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