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2024

ANNUAL REPORT CARD

Passionately Preparing Students to Impact the World for Christ

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| We Are Royals

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CONTENT OUR OBJECTIVES LEAD students and their families to faith in Jesus Christ for salvation and daily living.

CHALLENGE every believer to obey God’s Word for growth in Godly wisdom and Christ-like character.

EMPOWER believers to change the world through faithful stewardship and unselfish service.

Distinctly Different

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Royals Are Ambitious

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Service Through Outreach

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Excelling in Athletics

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The World Needs More Royals

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Live. Learn. Serve.

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Learning to Use Their Gifts

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Live Purple & Give Gold

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GLORIFY GOD BY PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN CHRIST-CENTERED ACADEMICS

Fully accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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| Distinctly Different

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

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CLASS OF 2024

Class of 2024

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE Highlights

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY - 7 students UCLA - 4 students UC DAVIS - 4 students UC BERKELEY - 5 students US NAVAL ACADEMY - 2 students

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$1.2M Total amount of money received in college scholarships and grants for Class of 2024 students.

Percentage of students who successfully passed an Advanced Placement Exam in 2024 compared to the state of California and global averages.

NAME OF EXAM US History Government English Literature & Composition Computer Science Statistics English Language & Composition Calculus AB Physics C: Mechanics Calculus BC

WCHS*

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

GLOBAL

97% 92% 91% 83% 83% 79% 75% 44% 40%

73% 70% 72% 69% 61% 53% 66% 79% 82%

72% 73% 72% 64% 62% 55% 65% 77% 81%

*This number represents the percentage of students in that class who passed the exam.

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Graduates

85%

Attending a four-year university

1%

Going directly into the workforce

100%

Graduation rate

13%

Attending a community college

1%

Joining the military

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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

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| Service through Outreach

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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.

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STAFF

Staff members chaperoned students on the 2024 Global Outreach trips

STUDENTS

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 Kodiak, Alaska Bella Vista, Belize Belmopan, Belize Hopkins, Belize

Pomona, Belize Punta Gorda, Belize Rogers Park, Illinois Cleveland, Ohio

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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.

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.

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| Excelling in Athletics

ATHLETICS WOODCREST CHRISTIAN

Elementary School

254

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.

High School

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High School

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WCHS League Championships

Our Varsity Boys Volleyball team was the Ambassador League Champion for the second year in a row. Also winning the Ambassador League Championship titles were Varsity Girls Tennis and Varsity Boys Track & Field.

High School

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CIF Qualifiers

Fifteen high school students qualified for CIF in 17 events, a best ever in school history!

Consecutive 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!

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Ambassador League Sportsmanship Awards

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.

WCMS League Championships

Boys Baseball, Boys Basketball, Boys Cross Country, and Girls Track & Field won the League Championship titles in the Mountain Valley Junior High League.

Our Varsity Girls Tennis team was the CIF Division 6 Champion, earning the first CIF Championship in tennis team history!

High School

Middle School

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First CIF Championship in Tennis

High School

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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.

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BY THE NUMBERS ENROLLMENT 2024/25

ALUMNI DATA

Elementary School Students

528

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TOTAL STUDENTS

NEW STUDENTS

2,950

Graduates Since 1978

As of the graduating class of 2024, there are 2,950 alumni of Woodcrest Christian.

Middle School Students

256

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TOTAL STUDENTS

NEW STUDENTS

46

High School Students

427

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TOTAL STUDENTS

NEW STUDENTS

108 Total new students to the Woodcrest Christian School System in 2024

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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.

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| Live. Learn. Serve.

Student Council

Student Leadership Team

Our 22 Student Council members led and organized many incredible events on campus throughout the year.

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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

84

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.

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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.

525

Middle School Students

2,710 Total hours required of Woodcrest Christian students

Key Club

During the 2023-24 school year, 25 high school students participated in Key Club, serving our community through a variety of projects.

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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.

8,160

4,596 Total hours completed by Woodcrest Christian students

14,551

70% Percentage of hours completed above minimum required

78% High School Students

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| Learning to Use Their Gifts

ART

BAND

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Monsters Made

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Band Tour in Hawaii

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Mayor’s Art & Poetry Contest

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Chapel Worship Bands

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WCDS Praise Team

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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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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.

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DRAMA

Fall Play: The Play That Goes Wrong

Spring Musical: Anastasia

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800+

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1,900+

Sold Out Shows

Student Cast and Crew

Tickets Sold

Sold Out Shows

Student Cast and Crew

Tickets Sold A recordbreaking attendance!

Woodcrest Christian Day School Programs

SIGHTS & SOUNDS

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240

Total Programs Performed Three Times Each

Total Chairs Set Up for Each Performance

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| Live Purple & Give Gold

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 HELP US REACH OUR FIRST GOAL

$500,000

BY DECEMBER 31, 2024

GIVE.WCSS.ORG

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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

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