Westside Christian High School | |
Streetaddress: | 8200 SW Pfaffle Street |
County: | (Washington County) |
Coordinates: | 45.4365°N -122.7608°W |
Zipcode: | 97223 |
Country: | United States |
Type: | Private |
Head Of School: | Stephen Torode |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Students: | 290 |
Mascot: | The Eagle |
Team Name: | Eagles |
Colors: | Red, black, and white |
Conference: | OSAA 3A Lewis & Clark League |
Opened: | 1981 |
Westside Christian High School is a private Christian High School located in Tigard, Oregon, United States.
In 1981, with 10 students and 6 teachers, Westside Christian High School opened its doors in the vacant Collins View School building (now Riverdale High School) to serve 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, Oregon.
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 Highway 99 and 217, just twenty minutes south of downtown Portland. They moved into their new campus in January 2014.
Inspiring Godly transformation and Christ-like character through exceptional education and intentional discipleship to impact the world for Christ.
Westside offers 10 AP classes[3]
Westside offers 13 concurrent credit classes[4]
WCHS has partnerships with both George Fox University (GFU) 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 (12 through GFU and 1 through NNU) are eligible for concurrent credit:
2017-18 Courses through George Fox University (semester system)
2017-18 Courses through Northwest Nazarene University (semester system)
Historically, 90 - 95% of Westside students attend 4-year colleges after graduating. 95% of all WCHS teachers have a master's degree and/or their teaching credential.[5]
Westside competes in Oregon's 3A Lewis & Clark League and currently offers 8 unique sports across 3 seasons.
Fall:
Winter:
Spring:
Westside's choir program has won the OSAA 3A State Championship for 15 consecutive years (skipping 2020 when there was no competition), from 2007 to 2023.[6] Westside students also perform two full-length drama productions at Westside each year.