The Bible Department at Western Christian Schools aims to be a resource to the local professional community by being the catalyst for such fellowship. To that aim, WCS has established the Christian Professionals’ Fellowship (CPF) as a place of gathering for like-spirited professionals to share practical and relevant biblical application of God’s vision for the business world.

This invitation is open to all Christian professionals. Please feel free to invite others who would like to enjoy a morning of worship and fellowship. We look forward to seeing you there.

Our first meeting will be Friday May 20th from 7:00-7:45am. Click here for complete details.

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In this season of celebration, we are delighted to share with you some highlights from this year’s Annual Legacy Celebration Dinner. We are glad that so many of you joined us for the 90^th anniversary celebration of Western Christian Schools’ ministry.

The event, held at the Pomona Valley Mining Company on November 13, 2010, was a memorable occasion. The banquet hall was elegantly decorated, and our student hosts were there to greet all guests.  The program included performances by our own Hill Top Faith and Kids on the Rock choirs as well as presentations by members of our Administration who shared the accomplishments of the recent past and a vision for Western’s future.

Another highlight of the evening was the presentation of this year’s Legacy award winners.  Eight exceptional students were honored for their academic achievement, community service, demonstration of leadership, and personal character.  This year’s Legacy Award winners are: Ariel Abdullah and Ryan Place (5^th grade), Taylor Kross (Private Satellite Program), Carinna Prince and Gabe Cobb (8^th grade), Paige Park (International Student Program) and Mark McMahon and Ana Maria Antonio (12^th grade).  These students represent Western Christian’s continued legacy of excellence.

At the close of the evening, Keith Doolittle, a member of Western Christian’s Board of Trustees, emphasized the importance of sacrificial giving to Christian education as a means of making a transformational investment in the lives of current and future students.

To date, this year’s donations to the Legacy Fund total over $70,000.  These gifts will be used to reinforce Western’s four main goals for the 2010-2011 school year: Maintain a Viable Enrollment, Retain Qualified Teachers, Enhance Spiritual Development, and Maximize Our Facilities.  The Legacy Fund has been used over the last year for the purchase of new computers at the high school, office renovations at the Claremont preschool, improving teacher compensation, continuing financial assistance for families, and the purchase of new curriculum and software for students including “Beyond Technology” and “Accelerated Reader.” Western Christian’s Annual Report (click here) is further testimony to the progress we have achieved through the careful stewardship of our resources.

Improvements slated to be completed over the next few years include the construction and modification of permanent buildings for Middle School, the creation of a multi-purpose complex to be used for weekly chapel, cafeteria, and visual arts performances, and the enhancement of our Teacher Endowment Fund.

Western Christian continues to be  grateful to the Lord for His faithfulness in our school community. We have been blessed for 90 years with the support of our families, not only through entrusting the education of their children to our school, but through their assistance in fulfilling the financial needs of this ministry. Western Christian would like to extend a big “Thank You!” to all those who were able to join us for this very special evening, either in person, through sponsorship, or through a financial commitment over the next year.

We are grateful for your partnership!

Buy a Brick, Build a Legacy

1. Mail or personally deliver the completed order form (Download a Brick Order Form here) along with payment to the Upland or Claremont offices; or
2. Place your online order at www.bricksrus.com/order/wcsboosters.

Brick Levels:

Buy a Brick, Build a Legacy. Support the future of our school and honor the past.
If you haven’t ordered your brick for the road to victory, now’s the time. Click here for more information.

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Considering the omnipresence of delays in any sort of construction, Western Christian must be commended for the ambitious schedule regarding its new football stadium.

After beginning to build the first on-campus facility in the school’s 90-year history on Aug. 24, Western Christian is planning to open its new stadium Oct. 15 for its homecoming game against Pasadena Maranatha. So, in less than two months, the Lancers will have constructed their new stadium.

“Some pretty crazy stuff has gone on in the last month,” Western Christian athletic director Nick Karavedas said. “We got approval from the city in mid-August and we said, `We have to open it this year.’ This is just the first phase but we wanted to get it ready for play and what better time to open it than homecoming?”

Having moved last year from its original campus in West Covina to the former campus of Upland Christian, the smaller eight-man football field of Upland Christian – which was 80 yards by 40 yards – was enlarged to suit Western Christian’s 11-man team. Several portable buildings were removed to make room for phase one but additional bleachers and a snack bar will be added at a later date to complete the second phase of construction.

“We had to move some buildings, bring in some additional lighting and a scoreboard and we made the field longer and wider,” Karavedas said. “We basically retro-fitted the old eight-man field. And the good thing is this will benefit the football team but the boys and girls soccer teams will be able to play here, too.”

WCHS Athletic Complex - Celebrating 90 Years

The Sports Complex will be home to our football and soccer teams, and will also serve as a practice field for track and field. In addition, the field will be used by our P.E. Department. The Sports Complex will also be used for special events such as this year’s 90th Celebration Homecoming (For all students preschool – 12th grade)on October 15, 2010.

All families, friends, alumni and community members will have the chance to honor their families or students, recognize a graduation, remember a loved one, show support for an organization or advertise their business by purchasing a beautifully engraved brick. Click here for more information.

The promotion is an 80% discount for Microsoft Office 2010 Pro Plus for students, parents, faculty, and staff before it is released to the general public! There is also a 55% discount on Windows 7 Pro Upgrade. Also, $5.00 of every purchase will be credited to Western’s Technology Budget.

Please view or download the flier below for more information.

To order go to www.paragonmicro.net/acsipromo

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Our school year is fast coming to its close , as we are all busy with year-end projects, making sure we end the year strong.. It has, in fact, been a strong year for us here at Western where in addition to the learning and growth taking place daily, we have had some great milestones marking this our 90th year in Christian education. Our transition this first year in the new high school facility and new Upland preschool has been phenomenal, where we have observed the marked difference the new environment has made in student learning and achievement. Especially in the area of spiritual growth, we have seen tremendous strides made among our student body , K-12, particularly now that high school chapels and worship concerts are held in our formal sanctuary in Upland.

Our K-8th grades, this year we are grateful to have begun our Gifted and Talented program, where participants are challenged to excel further in creativity and learning . Our athletics reached new heights this year, with many awards received in middle school and high school (for more details look for upcoming annual Showcase of Achievement brochure coming out this Summer) Our students also grew in discipleship as they served in the local community, helped in community service and missions projects worldwide, as well as in service clubs , extra curriculars and involvement in our campus events.

Our Preschool in Claremont added a new Toddler program for children 18-months and older and our Upland Preschool enhanced its program as well as its playground facilities offering more to our families. Faculty Committees have been formed this year to make improvements across all areas of our academic curriculum as well as fine arts and extra curricular programs.

Legacy Funds are still coming in, thanks to all participants, totaling $182,548 in donations and pledges to date. As planned for this year, a portion of these funds were dedicated to establish a Teacher Endowment Fund, a first for Western. (A detailed report of the Legacy Fund is presented in the pages to follow.)

We give God the glory for His faithfulness to Western Christian and His working through us to accomplish all these over the last year.

We still have over a month remaining in the school year with plenty more to learn in the classrooms and to accomplish for our school. I invite you to join us for the Joint Mixer on May 6 (no alcohol but great food) we are hosting for the Upland and Claremont Chambers at our high school and the Auction on May 15, at the Claremont campus, for an enjoyable evening as a family. Let me close by reminding you to sign up for Summer School now. Studies have shown the benefits of a summer program to the overall performance of students, and ,to that end, we have designed a full academic and enrichment program to be offered for our students.

Thanks again for your support and partnership , making a tremendous impact on the success of this school and its ministry.

Karen Winter, Superintendent

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Here is a sample list of items available….

• Front row of Graduation  – High School Class of 2010
• Front row of graduation  – 8th grade class of 2010
• 2 Senior parking spaces 1 live auction 1 raffle
• 2 Parent parking spaces 1 upper lot, 1 lower lot
• Angel’s baseball suite for 10!
• Dodgers Baseline Box Tickers
• Rounds of golf
• Sports memorabilia
• Principal for the Day—Claremont
• Wristbands for Senior dress day
• Front row at Grandparent’s day—Claremont
• Disneyland tickets
• Hollywood bowl tickets
• Galaxy tickets
• The Ducks tickets
• One of a kind class projects
• One of a kind Team  projects from the high school
• Roxy basket
• Beach baskets
• Game night baskets
• Cooking baskets
• Handmade knit scarf by Mr. Martin, & MUCH MORE!!!!!

Because we like a little competition around here, at the bottom of the flyer you will see a list of WCHS sports, groups and clubs. When you go to Coldstone on the 13th and 14th and bring your flyer, you will have the opportunity to check the sport, group or club you are representing. You may only choose one per flyer. The sport, group or club that attracts the most patrons to Coldstone during the fundraiser will get a ice-cream party with a free LOVE-IT size ice cream (with mix-ins of course).

And that’s not all! For those of you who have always wanted to work in an ice-cream store, your dream is about to come true! Coldstone is allowing our employees and coaches to come in and staff the store for those two days (with some help from the ice-cream professionals thankfully). With that in mind, I would invite you to pick a day and time that you could be available to work a shift. If you are involved with a sport/group/club you could even have your participants come out during your shift and invite their families and friends to come as well for fellowship, fun and some laughter (at you for not knowing what you’re doing)!  Please let me know by the end of the day Tuesday, May 11th what day and time you would like to work and I will schedule you.

Some extra promotions:

• Thursday, May 13th is the Pops Concert at 6:30PM in the Amphitheatre. Before the show stop by Coldstone and pick up a cool treat. After the show, I’m sure a before-bed-treat would sound great!
• Friday, May 14th is Powder Puff Football at 3:30PM. After the game, stop on by Coldstone for some cool refreshment!

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In just a matter of weeks, we will come together for an evening unlike any other here at Western Christian.  This year’s auction promises to be very exciting, with food, raffles, silent auctions and the live auction.  It is always a great night of fun and fellowship.

We are pleased to announce that the funds raised through the auction will be going towards new computers, software upgrades and finishing the installation of smart boards on the Claremont campus.  All proceeds raised through the high school will be going directly towards phase one of the football field.

You can help the auction be a success by donating an item or service to be sold. Previous donations have included rental & time share vacation homes, tickets to sporting events, airline tickets or miles, sports memorabilia, tickets to the theater, art work or collectibles.  Perhaps you are in the service industry and could donate dental work, landscaping, flooring, air conditioning or automobile services or salon or spa services.

The Auction will take place on Saturday, May 15th, on the Claremont campus.  This is a wonderful time where we can come together and show our children that we can make a difference!  We look forward to seeing you there!

Kathy Scheenstra Auction Chair Special Events Coordinator Western Christian Schools

Effective today, the enrollment fee is waived for the remainder of the 2009 and 2010 school year. For those of you who have already paid you will receive a credit to your account, equal to the amount that you paid by Friday, December 3rd. For those of you who have not yet signed up to establish you account, please do so by December 15, 2009. There will be no enrollment fee.

Please go to www.myschoolaccount.com to sign up. You will need your student’s Western Christian Student ID# to complete the process. That number can be found on your student’s ID card. Once you have established your account you will be ready to use it for all on-campus purchases as well as other transactions that we will begin transitioning from cash and check collection to the Western Christian Prepaid Campus Account. Again, we ask that all parents establish their account by December 15, 2009.

Grades K – 12 with 75% or more participation = one week of free dress!!
Preschool classes with 75% or more participation = ice cream party
Grand Prize:  The class with the highest level of participation wins
a week of free dress and a pizza lunch!

What is participation you ask?
Participation = attending the event, donations of any size,
gifts in kind, sponsoring a staff member/teacher or table sponsorship

There is no gift too small!
Every little bit helps our school!
Together we can help build something great!
Our goal is 100% participation, 100% staff/teacher sponsorship

“and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved him came and brought an offering to the Lord . . .”  Exodus 35:21a