"Westminster School seeks curious and engaged students who want to grow and learn in a challenging and supportive environment. Students who are motivated to become their best selves both in and out of the classroom, taking advantage of the myriad of opportunities Westminster has to offer."
"At Westminster, we aspire to an extraordinarily ambitious commitment to secondary education, a commitment to nurture the joyous participation of our diverse school community across our entire program, from our academic classrooms, to our studios and labs, to our gyms, fields and rink, and to our service to Hartford community partners. Westminster students are inspired by opportunities to make a difference in all their endeavors."
"By the time students prepare to leave Westminster to further their academic experience in college, we hope to have instilled a nascent passion for a number of disciplines."
"Visual and performing artists at Westminster gain an understanding of traditions and methods while gaining confidence, analytical thinking and public presentation skills. Students also learn self-expression, collaboration and leadership while supportive faculty instill a lifelong appreciation of the arts."
David Chrzanowski Head of Visual and Performing Arts Department
"Athletic success at Westminster is measured not only by wins and losses, but through the bonds created between teammates and coaches, individual and team improvement, and personal growth. When students learn how to be competitors and how to cooperate with one another, they are better prepared to be citizens of the global world."
"Driven by a desire to serve young people and aware of the obligation of a private school to serve a public purpose, Westminster School's mission statement concludes with the call ‘to commit to a life of service beyond self.’ Westminster's Hartford partnership programs are the outgrowth of that mission with a direct impact on the young people of Hartford."
Kathleen Devaney Executive Director, Hartford Partnerships and Horizons at Westminster
Westminster has established itself as one of the premier girls’ hockey programs in New England. The team is a key member of the competitive Founders League, and has earned the league title five times. Outside of the league, the team also plays against many top schools from all over New England, including Williston Northampton, Tabor Academy, Deerfield Academy and St. Paul’s School. Over the winter holidays, the Westminster girls compete in the Harrington Holiday Tournament hosted by Milton and Nobles. The team has had remarkable success in the New England Tournament at the end of the season. Westminster has won the championship three times since 2010. Of note was the championship 2014, when as the No. 6 seed the Martlets overcame the odds by beating the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 seeds to win the title. The program has also had great success in placing girls in some of the top programs in Division I and III college programs. Westminster alumni have gone off to play for Brown, Harvard, Dartmouth, Vermont, Quinnipiac, Union, UConn, St. Lawrence, Bowdoin, Williams, Amherst and Trinity. They have also represented their country at the U18 IIHF World Championships with USA and Canada. Most recently, alumni have found success playing professionally in the USA and in Europe. The 2020-2021 season marks coach Keough’s third season as head coach at Westminster. After serving as the assistant coach for many years and as the head coach at Pomfret School, coach Keough is eager to build on the tradition of this successful program. Coach Keough can be found out on the road working USA Hockey selection camps for the New England and Massachusetts districts. In the summers, she enjoys working with younger players at clinics she organizes in Massachusetts. As a player, Keough served as the captain of the ice hockey and field hockey teams at Trinity College. She also enjoyed a fruitful career at Tabor Academy where she was a three-sport captain in field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse. In addition to coaching hockey, Keough teaches history. She lives on campus with her husband, Jay Keough and their two sons. The program was thrilled to welcome back Kelcie Finn ’14 as the assistant coach starting with the 2018-2019 season. As an outstanding student-athlete at Trinity College, coach Finn adds a great deal to the program and is a valuable resource for the players.
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