"I attended Western Christian High School in the mid 60's. I can specifically point to the education I received there as a pivotal point in my life. The nurturing experience (academically, athletically and spiritually) changed my life and contributed to my success. To this day, I look back with a fondness for Western Christian, its faculty and what it stands for. In this time of "diminished education" from public schools, I believe it develops students more academically and personally."
Stephen Tange, Western Alumni 1965
Regional Manager, CIT
Mark Reynoso (Class of 2008) accepted a baseball scholarship to NCAA Division I member Coppin State. Reynoso was the 2008 Christian League Most Valuable Player for the Western Christian Lancers while leading Western Christian to their 2nd League Championship in three years. He was also a starter as a Sophomore on the 2006 Lancer squad that won the school’s first ever League Championship.
Upon graduation Reynoso played his freshman year at Citrus College before transferring to Coppin State. Last weekend in a series at the University of New Mexico he went 4 for 8 with two triples off of the #18 nationally ranked Lobos.
(Thursday, January 28; Sioux Center, Iowa) Jacob Urrutia, a senior at Western Christian High School (California), has announced his intention to attend Dordt College and join the Defender football program.
Urratia, a 6-0, 250 pound lineman, played offensive tackle, nose guard and punted for Western Christian while earning second team all-league honors this fall. He was named his team’s special team player of the year honor.
Jacob is the son of Marcos Urrutia and Michelle Urrutia and is a Rancho Cucamonga, California native. He plans to study criminal justice and biology at Dordt College.
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO GET UNIQUE LOOK AT U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY WHILE ATTENDING FAST-PACED SUMMER SEMINAR
ANNAPOLIS, Md.- The U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) invited a select group of approximately 2,250 young men and women from around the nation and internationally to attend the Naval Academy Summer Seminar program this year. Summer Seminar is a fast-paced experience for high achievers who have completed their Junior year in high school and are considering applying for admission to USNA after graduation. Brittany Lamon-Paredes , a student at Western Christian High School in Upland, California, will participate in the 2010 U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar program!
Summer Seminar teaches prospective applicants about life at the Naval Academy, where academics, athletics, and professional training play equally important roles in developing our nation’s leaders. Each student will attend a six-day session and experience a part of USNA life. Students in the program live in Bancroft Hall (the dormitory in which all USNA midshipmen live), eat in the dining hall, participate in academic and leadership workshops and participate in daily physical training involving group runs and conditioning exercises. They will have an opportunity to see first-hand what the Naval Academy has to offer through its exceptional academic, athletic, extracurricular activities and leadership training programs. Summer Seminar has an academic focus, with each student attending eight 90-minute workshops, covering subjects from information technology, naval architecture and mechanical engineering, to oceanography, mathematics, history and meteorology. Students will also participate in seamanship and navigation classes and will take an actual cruise aboard a Navy Yard Patrol (YP) Craft to apply what they will learn in class. Naval Academy students (midshipmen) run Summer Seminar with oversight by active-duty Navy and Marine Corps officers.
Founded in 1845, the Naval Academy is a highly competitive four-year undergraduate institution that prepares young men and women morally, mentally and physically to become officers in the Navy or Marine Corps. Upon graduation, Naval Academy midshipmen receive a Bachelor of Science degree in one of 22 majors and a commission as ensigns in the U.S. Navy or second lieutenants in the U.S. Marine Corps. In return, these young officers will serve at least five years of exciting and rewarding service to the nation.
Congratulations Class of 2009! You have accomplished so much! The Lord is glorified by your hard work and dedication. The academic and collegiate choices of the Western Christian High School class of 2009 speak volumes about our amazing students and the success they have achieved through the guidance and mission of our dedicated and passionate teachers, staff, and administration.
Nikki Povero – Michigan State University, Northwest Missouri State University, Cal State Fullerton
Greg Bargaehr – APU, Point Loma Nazarene University
Dylon Mutz – Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Fullerton
Andrew Angileri – Cal Poly Pomona
If your son, daughter or international home stay has been admitted to a college(s) we want to know so we can celebrate as a community. Please email Ms. Petersen at tpetersen@westernchristian.org with any updates.
Thank you parents for keeping us informed. This week’s college acceptance updates:
Alton Liu – USC
Tianan Ding – Boston University, Lehigh University
Adam Montague – APU, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, Cal State San Marcos
RJ Pabon – Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State LA, Cal State San Bernardino, Chico State, Concordia, Sacremento State
Jeff Cuevas – Cal Poly Pomona
Nicole Basle – Cal Poly Pomona
Amanda Mizell – Lee University
If your son, daughter or international home stay has been admitted to a college(s) we want to know so we can celebrate as a community. Please email Ms. Petersen at tpetersen@westernchristian.org with any updates.
Thank you parents for keeping us informed. This week’s college acceptance updates:
Stephanie Chui – UC Berkeley
Mercedes Trejo – Michigan State University
Tianan Ding – The Ohio State University
Ronny Ding – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Marissa Reggio – APU, Cal Baptist University, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State University San Bernardino, Cal State San Marcos
Christine Porter – APU
Haley Van Amberg – APU, Cal State University San Bernardino, Mt. Saint Mary’s, Cal State University LA
Anthony Llorens – APU, Cal Poly Pomona, Concordia, University of La Verne, University of Redlands
Ashliann Taylor – APU
Haley Holroyd – Cal Poly Pomona, San Diego State, UCI, UCSB, UCR
Rebekah Vale – APU
Amber Nila – Cal Poly Pomona
Elisa Vazquez – Cal Poly Pomona
Emery Miller – Cal State University San Bernardino
If your son, daughter or international home stay has been admitted to a college(s) we want to know so we can celebrate as a community. Please email Ms. Petersen at tpetersen@westernchristian.org with any updates.
This week’s exciting news on the college acceptance front:
Dayla Kim University of Washington
Taylor Kalupa UCLA, Pepperdine, UC Irvine and University of La Verne
Stephanie Chui UCLA
Shelby Bartholomew UCLA
Alton Liu UCLA, UC Irvine
Rhianna Pierre UCLA, UC Davis
Rebekah Valle APU
If your son, daughter or international home stay has been admitted to a college(s) we want to know so we can celebrate as a community. Please email Ms. Petersen at tpetersen@westernchristian.org with any updates.
We are excited to make the first of many announcements regarding college acceptances granted to students from our senior class. Stephanie Chui and Shelby Bartholomew were both accepted to USC, Tianan Ding has been accepted to The Ohio State University, and Rhianna Pierre has been admitted to UC Irvine, APU and Westmont.
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