Committed to the Arts & Sciences

SCIENCE

Science and Engineering Fair Sophomore Jibiana Jakpor received the gold medal for Earth and Space Science at the National NAACP ACT-SO competition in Detroit competing against 11,000 participants in 32 categories—sciences, arts, and humanities.

NOTEWORTHY

ART

41st Congressional District Art Contest Senior Megan Sorokowski’s art piece “City Roots” won first place in the 41st Congressional District Art Contest and will hang in Washington D.C. at the U.S. Capitol.

• Chamber Choir received Gold Ratings at both the World Strides Festival in Boston and the Forum Festival in Anaheim.

• STEM LEAPS Fire and Police Academy finished with many of our students on the winning 2nd and 3rd place teams.

• Four students swept the Riverside Public Utilities Art Contest where their artwork will be made into labels on RPU water bottles.

• Senior Matthew Stoffel won first place in watercolor at The Press Enterprise 57th Annual Art Show.

The largest cast and crew of 72 students performed Fiddler on the Roof in seven shows for an audience of more than 1,600.

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

Loma Linda University Hospital As the only high school in the Inland Empire permitted to tour the facility, WCS students spend a whole day exploring Robotic Surgery, the NICU, Emergency Room, Cadaver Lab, and much more!

NEW WCDS CHOIR

Woodcrest Christian Day School Forty students participated in the inaugural WCDS choir in 2018/2019. Some of their performances included singing at our Christmas Extravaganza, the Concert in the Park event, and performing the National Anthem for a CBU Basketball game.

BAND EXPANDS

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Band returned to Woodcrest Christian in 2015 and has seen tremendous growth as students hone their skills on a variety of instruments and experience the joy of performing.

2015-2016

2016-2017

2017-2018

One band; 38 members (middle school only); 8 yearly performances

Three bands; 98 members (expanded to high school); 16 yearly performances

Four bands; 119 members; 23 yearly performances

Four bands; 122 members; 23 yearly performances

WCDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAND

Our Woodcrest Christian Day School elementary band returned in 2016 starting with 15 students and has grown to 22 students for the 2019/2020 school year.

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‘15/’16 ‘16/’17 ‘17/’18 ‘18/’19 ‘19/’20

Number of our band performing groups: Beginning Band, Advanced Band, Symphonic Winds, Wind Ensemble, Honors Wind Symphony, Royal Sound (Show Band), WCS Jazz Combo, Royals Chamber Orchestra, and WCHS Symphony 2018-2019

2019-2020

Five bands; 135 members; 28 yearly performances