Leadership

The Captains Council is an advisory committee on athletics comprised of the current trimester’s team captains, advised by the Director of Athletics. Among its responsibilities is to select nominees and winners of weekly and monthly awards.

The Global Leaders Program creates an opportunity for students to seek challenges, think critically about local and global issues, and engage in their community through service.

Global Leaders web page

The Global Scholars program has provided a select group of extraordinary students opportunities for extra-curricular intellectual enrichment, including monthly lectures, special speaker series and cultural events, which engage them in important scholarly dialogue about global issues.

Global Scholars web page

Orientation leaders are selected each year to welcome our new students. This group prepares various activities during registration weekend to welcome new students to WMA.

Dorm Prefects are student leaders who are juniors or seniors at WMA. The prefects assigned to each dormitory work closely with the dorm parents in assisting residents and have one dorm duty shift per week.

Prefects are individuals who have a good rapport with students and faculty alike and are recognized to be students of character, integrity and honesty. They are the voice of all boarding students.

As role models, prefects serve as examples of healthy living to fellow students, ensuring an environment where students learn to respect each other, their space and their belongings. Most importantly, prefects are expected to be active, positive contributors to the quality of life at the Academy.

The members of the Student Government have the overall responsibility of providing student input for decisions that affect student and community life. They are the voices of the student body and plan and carry out school-wide activities in conjunction with the Deans Office. The Student Government consists of class representatives and an elected chairperson. Representatives also serve as class officers.

Additionally, Student Government members serve on the Rules and Discipline Committee with elected faculty members. The Rules and Disciplinary Committee reviews any recommendations for changes in school policy and those are forwarded to the full faculty for endorsement at the end of each academic year. The committee is also responsible for hearing discipline cases in which a student is liable for dismissal and for making recommendations to the Head of School for final action.