Westside Christian High School

Westside Christian High School
Address
8200 SW Pfaffle St.
Tigard, (Washington County), Oregon 97223
United States
Information
Type Private
Opened 1981
Head of school Michael Wenger
Grades 9–12
Number of students 212
Color(s) Red, black, and white    
Athletics conference OSAA West Valley League 3A
Mascot The Eagle
Team name Eagles
Website wchsonline.org

Westside Christian High School is a private Christian High School located in Tigard, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1981 with ten students and six teachers. Westside Christian High School's mission statement is "to equip servant leaders in God's kingdom for the next generation by educating and developing the whole person for the glory of God."

School Pillars

Westside's Five Pillars:

  • Listen: humbly seeking a life led by Christ.
  • Relate: intentionally cultivating community.
  • Inspire: motivationally educating and engaging each learner.
  • Discover: experientially presenting God's Kingdom and heart.
  • Lead: purposely pursuing a life of influence in God's Kingdom.

History

In 1981, with only 10 students and 6 teachers, Westside Christian High School opened its doors in the vacant Collins View School building (now Riverdale High School) to service families on the west side of town. In 1992 after a collaborative effort with Lake Bible Church, a new combined church and high school structure was built on the corner of Kruse Way and Carman Drive in Lake Oswego, OR.

In 2011, the school announced plans to move to Tigard and a new, larger campus where they planned to eventually grow their enrollment to 450 students.[1] The school received a $1 million grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to help pay for the new location.[2]

In February 2013, Westside purchased the property at the intersection of Hwy. 99 and 217, just twenty minutes south of downtown Portland. They moved into their new campus in January, 2014.

Academics

AP Classes

Westside offers 10 AP classes[3]

  1. English 11 – AP Language & Composition
  2. English 12 – AP Literature & Composition
  3. AP Calculus
  4. AP Biology
  5. AP Physics
  6. AP European History
  7. AP US History
  8. AP World History
  9. AP Human Geography
  10. AP Studio Art

Concurrent Credit Classes

Westside offers 11 Concurrent Credit Classes[4]

WCHS has a partnerships with Warner Pacific College (WPC) and Northwest Nazarene University (NNU) to offer concurrent high school and college credit through a selected group of classes, allowing students to obtain up to a total of 43 semester units. The following 11 classes (10 through WPC and 1 through NNU) are eligible for concurrent credit:

2017-18 Courses through Warner Pacific College (semester system)

  1. AP Literature & Composition will generate credit in En 120: Intro to Literature (3 credits)
  2. AP Language & Composition will generate credit in En 101: College Composition (3 credits)
  3. Pre-Calculus will generate credit in MA 115: Precalculus (4 credits)
  4. AP Calculus AB will generate credit in MA 251: Calculus 1 (4 credits)
  5. AP US History will generate credit in HIS 201: US History (3 credits)
  6. AP World History will generate credit in HIS 211: Survey of World History I (3 credits)
  7. AP European History will generate credit in HIS 212: Survey of World History II (3 credits)
  8. Anatomy & Physiology will generate credit in BIO 121: Intro to Anatomy & Physiology (4 credits)
  9. AP Biology will generate credit in BIO 102: General Biology II (4 credits)
  10. AP Physics will generate credit in PHS 121 Intro to Physics (4 credits)

2017-18 Courses through Northwest Nazarene University (semester system)

  1. Spanish 4 will generate credit in SPAN 2010 & 2020 Intermediate Spanish (4 credits for each semester)

Historically, 90 - 95% of Westside students attend 4-year colleges after graduating. 95% of all WCHS teachers have a masters degree and/or their teaching credential.[5]

Accreditation and memberships

  • AdvancED (Northwest Accreditation Commission)
  • Oregon Schools Athletic Association
  • Pacific Northwest Association for College Admission Counseling

Athletics

Westside competes in Oregon's 3A West Valley League.

Boys sports offered are:

  • cross country
  • soccer
  • basketball
  • track & field
  • golf

The girls sports offered are:

  • cross country
  • soccer
  • volleyball
  • basketball
  • cheerleading
  • track & field
  • tennis

Performing arts

Westside's choir program has won the OSAA 3A State Championship for twelve consecutive years, from 2007 to 2018.[6] Westside students also perform two full-length drama productions at the Alpenrose Dairy opera house each year.

References

  1. ↑ "Westside Christian High seeks to increase by half with Tigard move". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  2. ↑ "$1M for Westside Christian High". www.bizjournals.com. August 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ "AP Classes". wchsonline.org.
  4. ↑ "Concurrent Credit". wchsonline.org.
  5. ↑ Here, Your Name. "About Us / Westside Christian High School / Mission & Vision / History / Statement of Faith". Westside Christian High School. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  6. ↑ "OSAA State Champs" (PDF). osaa.org.
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