Mike Flynn, Chair of the WMA Board of Trustees Buildings and Grounds Committee, was joined on stage by fellow trustees Krista Hanson and Kent Pecoy. The committee has spent countless volunteer hours planning the construction project. Mike thanked the parents for stepping up and raising $500,000; more money than any other parent group in the history of the Academy. “The parents at WMA saw this as a need for our school and they stepped up and made this project possible. Starting the first day of school this fall, our students will have a brand new facility.”

Deborah Joffray, President of the WMA Parents’ Association thanked the parents who served on the Association Board, the committees which coordinated the special fundraising events throughout the year and the members of the Campus Center Steering Committee, the group that spearheaded the major gifts effort. Deb gave special thanks to Parents’ Association Vice President Jeannine Little for all her support during the past two years.

Next it was time to recognize the students who gave input into the design of the project. Jacqueline Smith ’11, President of the WMA Student Government, spoke on behalf of the students. She was joined on stage by members of both the WMA Student Government and Blake Middle School Student Council. You can read Jackie’s speech here.

Mr. LaBrecque closed the activities by thanking all who participated for their support. He gave special recognition to friends of the Academy Pres and Helen Blake, who attended the celebration. Mr. LaBrecque remarked that many years ago, Mr. Blake had donated booths and seats from Friendly Ice Cream to the Academy for use in the Spa and thanked him for being on hand to celebrate with us.