Western Christian High School - Upland

It was an honor to host + celebrate so many of our Lancer grandparents at WCHS!

“Presbyterian Pastor, Charles W. Shedd, rightfully said, “Grandparents are, without a doubt, some of the world’s best educators.” He was right. Grandparents teach us in word and deed so much about what it means to live well.

Grandparents, you matter here at Western Christian. You are important. Putting it more directly: We love you. We believe that God brought you into the lives of these young people because He knew your grandchildren needed you. I can tell you that this school needs you too. You are a gift.

As we celebrate you, we are also celebrating God - His goodness and faithfulness to us throughout generations.

God bless you, Lancer Grandparents!”

Mr. Attwood, Superintendent

Western Christian history has been made!

Eric Jin and Isaac Firstenberg competed at the STEM competition and took home second place in the Robotics category!! 🎉🎉

🏆 WCHS’s first Robotics class

🏆 WCHS’s first STEM competition

Way to go guys!!


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We still have space for this weekend’s big event and we want you there with us!

+ free childcare
+ great food
+ loads of fun
+ unbelievable auction items
+ all proceeds go to the tutition assistance program

Help us continue to make Christian Education accessible for all by joining us at this year’s Golden Gala.

Saturday | 3.26
5:30pm
The Sheraton Fairplex

RSVP ➡️ www.westernchristian.org/auction

We can’t wait to see you all, to connect, to have fun and most of all to make a Kingdom impact together!

WE ARE LANCER NATION

The Superhero Spring Sports Rally did not disappoint!

The joy, the synergy, the unity…
it’s who we are and it’s who we are proud to be!

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Spring sports are now in full swing at WCS!

We have 12 Spring sports in action this season between both middle school and high school.

Whether it’s in the pool, at the track, on the field, on the mat, out on the course, in the sand, or on the court…Lancers are working hard, having fun and making a difference for Christ through their athletic skills.

+ teamwork
+ perseverance
+ God first environment
+ intentional athletic + emotional development

It’s the Western Way.

💙 Double tap to wish our Lancers a great season!

“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:17‬ ‭




👉 .athletics .athletics

Today was something truly special.

It was the first time in 2️⃣ years that our whole student body gathered together in the WCHS sanctuary for chapel!

Principal Doolittle gave an impactful message that no only made us laugh and cheer, but that left everyone feeling deeply encouraged.

Check out what our ASB had to say about this milestone:

“We have faced confusion. We have faced hardship. We have faced pain. God has been faithful through it all. God is still so good.

Today we can remember:
•God’s plans are greater than ours
•We can trust Him and let go of our thoughts + worries
•We don’t have to be afraid—peace is found in God”


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"From the bottom of my heart...THANK YOU.
Ms. Sylvester has graciously given up her lunch break to help my daughter one-on-one with understanding the math lessons and the homework.

The results have been incredible. Not only did she get an A on her last test, but her fear of math is going away!!
All because of the patience and abilities of Ms. Sylvester to teach 10 different ways in order for a kid with Dyscalculia to overcome her label.

I praise God daily for being able to have my kids at Western! Western has the BEST teachers." - WCHS Parent

Teachers who go the extra mile.
Teachers who won't let labels decide a student's success.
Teachers who help students reach their God-given potential.

It's the Western Way.

Introducing your 2022 Prom Court!

Today’s Prom Rally was one for the books…
make sure you check our stories for a fun surprise we caught on video 😉

2022 Prom:
April 9 | Dove Canyon Golf Course

Being a Preschool through 12th school gives us unique opportunities to build transformative relationships + synergy across various grade levels all year long.

This week our high school ASB got to do just that while serving at our Claremont Campus!

Student leaders read in classrooms, helped with the middle school rally, spoke in chapel, talked about their faith and had time to connect individually with some of our younger Lancers.

Students serving each other.
Students leading each other.
Students connecting with each other.
Students worshiping alongside each other.

It’s the Western way.

Miss Boyd, Mr. Reed + Mrs. Wallace, our WCHS counselors, go above and beyond to care for our students.

✔️They advocate for our students.
✔️They help make dreams a reality.
✔️They tirelessly work behind the scenes.
✔️They encourage students when they feel down.

They are an integral part of who we are at WCHS and they are irreplaceable!

Our counselors deserve to be thanked everyday, and last week we were able to celebrate them a little extra for National School Counselors week. Next time you see them around campus, don’t hesitate to tell them thanks for all they do!

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After tonight’s 4-0 win, our Lady Lancers advance to round 2 of CIF Playoffs! 🎉

Congrats on the big win and go Lancers!!

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We loved meeting so many new faces at our Open House for prospective families today!

The synergy that is happening on our high school campus is unrivaled. God is up to great things here at Lancer Nation!

Packed gym.
Smiling faces.
Connections being made.
Dreams becoming reality.

It was a wonderful time of inviting people in to be a part of what God is doing at Western Christian Schools!

Photography done by
Senior, Myles So


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Senior Josh Mehany, President of the Future Doctors of America Club at school, and Dr. Mike Mesisca, Emergency Physician, want to invite YOU to make a lasting impact.

👉 Did you know that there is a critical blood shortage at our local hospitals?

Being able to have blood on hand to give in a medical emergency is truly a matter of life or death.

Dr. Mesisca and Josh have created a way for the Western community to help save lives and get more blood to our local hospitals.

Compassion.
Opportunity.
Leadership.

It’s the Western way.

We hope you will join us THIS WEDNESDAY + be a part of saving lives for our WCS Blood Drive.

2.9 | 9am - 3pm
WCHS Sanctuary

📲 Register here:
westernchristian.org/blooddrive

*all blood donations will be sent to our local area hospitals + specifically help our communities

All last week we celebrated International Culture Week!

🧧We held a special chapel with an incredible guest speaker, Mr. Danny Hsu, who powerfully shared his story

🧧Students gathered to make dumplings together to celebrate the Lunar New Year

🧧Students wrote + hung blessings, similar to how traditional “door couplets” would be hung

These character “Blessings “ 福 were hung upside down to indicate that blessings come from heaven and then down to people.

Traditional activities like this and more helped students appreciate and embrace the beauty of different cultures.

What a week it was! 🎉

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Last Saturday students had a BLAST all day at our Sadies event at Knott’s Berry Farm!

Creating events and opportunities like this for our students is not only a top priority, but it’s a joy and a honor to do so.

✔️fun
✔️authentic community
✔️making memories
✔️building relationships

We had a Western theme for the event, and while so many of our students looked awesome, pictured here are the “best dressed” class winners!

Our JV Soccer boys wrapped up their season tonight with a 2-1 win against OC—it’s always good to get a big win to close out a year!

Coach Omar had this to say:

“A group of resilient young men that came together as a team to play for each other. Our team was comprised of players that were selfless, cared about each other and played pretty darn good soccer. They never got down on each other and always lifted each other up and celebrated their successes as a team.”

Love. Lead. Compete.

The Western Way.

We wrapped up finals week with our annual “Powder Buff” tournament today.

🏐 Junior guys played the senior guys and the seniors won!

🏐 Seniors then played some WCS staff and the staff pulled out a win against a very good senior team!

Congrats to all Lancers on ending this semester well!

We are so proud of you all!!

**special praise report: no injuries were reported from the staff team

Did you know . . .

our Girl’s Varsity Soccer team remains UNDEFEATED and ranked #1 ?! 🙌🎉🙌🎉

Way to go ladies!!
We are all so proud of you—Go Lancers!!

*keep up to date by following .athletics on Instagram

Tonight we celebrate + honor our seniors from the soccer teams.

Come and pack the stands for today’s games against Desert Christian!

Game times:
4pm boys team
6pm girls team

The seniors will be honored in between the games from around 5:30-5:55pm …come out and show these seniors some love!

This is certainly a special group we will say farewell to… they have shown great leadership and given us so much to cheer about.

We will miss the class of 2022–we love you seniors!

Let’s go Lancers!!

We have some added decor around our halls thanks to these art installations by Mr. Novak’s classes (3D Design 1 + 2 and Ceramics).

Check out just a few of these fascinating tape design pieces by our amazing students!

We want you with us next year!

Today is the day for all current families to re-enroll + secure your spot for the 2022-2023 school year.

Be sure to login to your mywcs account and sign your contract! After January 21, spots for current WCS students cannot be guaranteed.

Enrollment will open to the public shortly after January 21, so please do not wait.

It’s going to be another amazing year and we want you with us!

Home of the Lancers…

where passion is fueled, creativity is stirred, prayer remains supreme, community is authentic + lives are transformed.

Home…it’s where you belong.

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