2024
ANNUAL REPORT CARD
Passionately Preparing Students to Impact the World for Christ
A LETTER FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
One of the greatest joys I get to experience is to see God at work at our school. Whether it’s bringing amazing staff to our community each year or seeing the joyful hearts of students experiencing Christ for the first time or relighting the fire of their faith, over and over God shows up in big ways. That is doubly true as our students live out their faith in powerful ways. From selfless student leaders, to our high school athletic teams earning eight Ambassador League Sportsmanship Awards, to the literally thousands of extra community service hours our middle and high school students perform above and beyond the requirement, our Royals are achieving our desired outcomes of Wisdom, Character, Stewardship, and Service with significant purpose. God has blessed us this year with another record-breaking student enrollment and the amazing generosity of our parents who have given generously to our Impact Fund.
We are blessed by God’s faithfulness as He infuses His strength and purpose in the hearts of our students, staff, and families, and as a result, He has created a school that is indeed “Distinctly Different” as we continue to serve Him.
Jim Sullivan
CLASS OF 2024
Classof2024
COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE
Highlights
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY - 7 students
UCLA - 4 students
UC DAVIS - 4 students
UC BERKELEY - 5 students
US NAVAL ACADEMY - 2 students
Percentage of students who successfully passed an Advanced Placement Exam in 2024 compared to the state of California and global averages.
OVER $1.2M
Total amount of money received in college scholarships and grants for Class of 2024 students. $
US History
Government
English Literature & Composition
Computer Science
Statistics
English Language & Composition
Calculus AB
Physics C: Mechanics
Calculus BC
*This number represents the percentage of students in that class who passed the exam.
2024 VALEDICTORIAN
Sean Eperjesi
Cumulative GPA of 4.75
Completed 6 Honors Courses
Completed 10 AP Courses
Christian Leadership Award
Varsity Soccer Player - Captain
Participated in a Missions Trip (every year it was available) - 3 Trips
Organized student-led prayer and discipleship teams, which still continue today. He continues to come to campus to pray with these students.
4 Departmental Awards: Bible, Science, Math, Social Studies
Studying Mechanical Engineering at California Baptist University
MAKING AN IMPACT WORLDWIDE
2024 Global Outreach Trips
Woodcrest Christian sent eight teams with 128 students across the world to share the love of Jesus. These trips are a formative piece of our students’ education as they are challenged in hands-on experiences living out their faith.
STAFF
25
Staff members chaperoned students on the 2024 Global Outreach trips
STUDENTS
128
32%
Freshmen through seniors attended these trips
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
32% of the Woodcrest Christian High School student body went on a trip
LOCATIONS IN 2024
8
Kodiak, Alaska
Bella Vista, Belize
Belmopan, Belize Hopkins, Belize Pomona, Belize Punta Gorda, Belize Rogers Park, Illinois Cleveland, Ohio
Years of Serving Worldwide
In 1997 we sent our first team of WCHS students to India with subsequent small teams continuing to make trips throughout the years. 2006 marked the beginning of taking students on annual trips. Since then, we have sent staff and students across the globe continuously for the last 27 years. 27
259 LEADERS SENT
Staff members who have led trips and chaperoned students over the last 27 years.
1,800
STUDENTS SENT
Just over 1,800 freshmen through seniors have been sent on a Global Outreach trip in the last 27 years.
The Lord moves in many ways and often stirs the hearts of students while on these trips. In 2024, 12 students publicly dedicated their lives to the Lord by getting baptized in the ocean in Alaska and Belize.
ATHLETICS
Elementary School
100 Mile Club Runners
More than 60% of eligible students at Woodcrest Christian Day School are members of the 100 Mile Club, working towards running 100 total miles over the course of the school year.
Fifteen
High School
First CIF Championship in Tennis
Our Varsity Girls Tennis team was the CIF Division 6 Champion, earning the first CIF Championship in tennis team history!
Eight of our high school teams earned the Ambassador League Sportsmanship Award, including Varsity Boys Cross Country, Varsity Girls Soccer, Varsity Boys Volleyball, Varsity Softball, Varsity Baseball, Varsity Swim, Varsity Boys Track & Field, and Varsity Girls Track & Field.
High School
Years as League Champions
Our Varsity Boys Cross Country team continues to hold the best record in California state history for most consecutive years winning the League Championship title. Eyan Turk (‘25) was the California Division 5 Cross Country Champion for the state of California!
High School
Coaches of the Year Accolades
Varsity Girls Tennis Coach Miss Loretta Hall was named Inland Empire Tennis Coach of the Year! Varsity Boys Soccer Coach Mr. Jaime Legaspi and Varsity Girls Soccer Coach Mrs. Christy Johnson both earned Ambassador League Coach of the Year.
Coach Hall celebrates the VarsityGirls Tennis team CIF Division 6 Championship win!
Graduates Since 1978
As of the graduating class of 2024, there are 2,950 alumni of Woodcrest Christian.
Graduating Classes
Since our first graduation in 1978, there have been 46 classes that have crossed the stage at graduation to become Woodcrest Christian alumni. The first graduating class had seven students. This year’s graduating class of 2024 had 91 students.
Current Alumni Staff
There are 24 staff members who are Woodcrest Christian alumni. The youngest alumnus on staff graduated in 2024. The oldest alumnus on staff graduated with the class of 1982.
Student Council
Our 22 Student Council members led and organized many incredible events on campus throughout the year.
Student Leadership Team
A select group of 21 students served as student leaders on the WCDS Leadership Team, learning new skills by greeting families at campus tours, leading flag salutes, making announcements in classrooms, and more.
Service Clubs
At WCDS, 68 sixth grade students serve others by caring for the campus, setting up and tearing down events, being responsible for playground balls and equipment, along with many other jobs. At WCMS, 16 students in the “Service Crew” serve and help on campus in a variety of ways, all with a happy spirit.
Elevate
Serving our school with enthusiasm, this group of 23 middle school students offers a helping hand through Elevate, our on-campus middle school servant leadership club.
HEARTS OF SERVICE
SERVICE HOURS
Operation Christmas Child Boxes
Sending messages of love by contributing to Operation Christmas Child, students collected 525 boxes and raised $1,200 for Operation Heal Our Patriots for Samaritan’s Purse.
Each school year on the Upper Campus, middle schoolers are required to perform 10 hours of service, and high schoolers 20 hours of service. Year after year, students go above and beyond in selfless service to organizations in and around our community and city.
Middle School Students
ART BAND
Monsters Made
Our kindergarteners used their imaginations to draw fun and colorful monsters, which were then passed to the high school Ceramics class where each student picked a monster to create using the hand-building ceramics techniques learned throughout the school year. They then delivered the monsters to the kindergarteners!
Mayor’s Art & Poetry Contest
Out of 81 entries in the Riverside Mayor’s Art & Poetry Contest, Madison Emerson placed first for her artwork titled “City’s Broken Heart” which speaks to preserving Riverside’s nature amidst architectural and technological advances. Brooke Ibbetson won third place with her artwork titled “One Man, A Grand County” which features John W. North, who founded Riverside in 1870, and displays the California poppies, orange trees, Mount Rubidoux landscape, and Mission Inn arch.
Band Tour in Hawaii
Our High School Band students took part in a seven-day tour in Hawaii! The trip included performances at Pearl Harbor on the USS Missouri, the Polynesian Cultural Center, and the Ala Moana Mall, along with a band clinic at the University of Hawaii. They also experienced must-see and must-do Hawaiian excursions including snorkeling, surfing, swimming, sight-seeing, visiting the Dole Plantation, hiking to Waimea Falls, visiting Waikiki, and more!
Chapel Worship Bands
There were 20 students in the High School Chapel Band, and 11 students on the Middle School worship team. Our student-led teams do an incredible job throughout the year leading worship for our high school and middle school chapels. 31
WCDS Praise Team
The Woodcrest Christian Day School Praise Team is made up of 16 sixth grade students who help lead praise and worship chapels on campus. They are a blessing! 16
CHOIR DRAMA
Forum Festival Performers
Our Chamber Choir, Concert Choir and Middle School Choir each earned GOLD ratings at the Forum Festival held at Fullerton College! Special recognition and awards were given to soloist Tessa Mercado and pianist Charlotte Haga for their performances.
Summer Choir Camp
Our Treble Choir and Chamber Choir students came together for Choir Camp 2024 over the summer. Both groups spent time learning and practicing music in preparation for their highly anticipated Broadway Concert, Christmas Concert, and more throughout the school year.
SIGHTS & SOUNDS
IMPACT FUND
Our Impact Fund Is Making a Difference
Join us in raising $500,000 for two new playgrounds at Woodcrest Christian Day School, and $250,000 for our Tuition Assistance Program to help more families experience a Christcentered education.
TWO NEW ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUNDS TUITION ASSISTANCE FUND
$500,000 BY DECEMBER 31, 2024 HELP US REACH OUR FIRST GOAL
2024 Impact Fund Update
Started in 2022, the Impact Fund has supported many projects and enhancements at all three campuses, which includes upgrades to the WCDS amphitheater (pictured).
NEW VANS FOR ATHLETIC TRANSPORTATION
NEW BALL WALL & GRAPHICS
BAND & CHOIR CLASSROOM UPGRADES
NEW FLOORING IN THE WCDS CAFETERIA
NEW SCHOOL SPIRIT LOCKER PAINT UPGRADES
PENTZ PARK UPGRADES
Woodcrest Christian School
18401 Van Buren Blvd.
Riverside, CA 92508
951-780-2010
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