Whittier Christian High School

Whittier Christian High School is a non-profit, non-denominational, Christian high school located in La Habra, California. It was founded in 1958. The high school has a gymnasium named the Leon Davis Event Center, after the school worker Leon Davis. Whittier Christian is also nicknamed "Dub-C".

Whittier Christian High School
Address
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501 N Beach Blvd

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90631

Coordinates33°56′08″N 117°58′13″W / 33.93563°N 117.97019°W / 33.93563; -117.97019
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TypePrivate
Religious affiliation(s)non-denominational Christian
Established1958
Head of schoolCarl Martinez
Grades9-12
Enrollment500
Color(s)  Red
  Gold
  White
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section Olympic League
MascotHerald
Team nameHeralds
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges, Association of Christian Schools International
NewspaperThe Herald[1]
YearbookThe Trumpet'
School fees$400
Tuition$12,950 (2016-2017)
Websitehttp://www.wchs.com

History

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Whittier Christian High School opened on September 15, 1958, though planning for the school began only nine months earlier on January 4, 1958. WCHS welcomed forty-four 9th and 10th grade students to the College Avenue Church of the Nazarene facilities. By October 1975, the student body had grown to 380 high school students, and Whittier Christian moved to the Grovedale Elementary campus in East Whittier. In 1979, the school leased the Maybrook campus to serve the freshmen students. It was 1981 when the tenth-twelfth grade students moved to the current campus in La Habra.

Athletics

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Since its founding in 1958 the school has won 102 League Championships. In addition it has 18 CIF Championships:[2]

  • Football: 1979, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2010 runners-up, 2022 D14 CIF champions
  • Baseball: 1987
  • Boys Basketball: 1989
  • Girls Basketball: 2007, 2008,
  • Boys Volleyball: 1991, 1992, 1993, 2018
  • Girls Volleyball: 2000, 2008 runners-up, 2009, 2012, 2013
  • Softball: 2005, 2009, 2010

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Campus Life • WCHS". Archived from the original on 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  2. ^ Whittier Christian High School Athletics
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