Hip Hip Hooray! It’s the 100th Day! Mrs. Beach and Mrs. Porterfield’s class had fun celebrating the 100th day! They had fun 100th day stations, made 100th day T-shirts, and had some yummy 100th day treats! Our goal at WCA Preschool is to create a FUN learning environment where students fall in LOVE with learning!
Oh the weather outside is frightful... but K4 is so delightful...
Happy 100th Day of School from Mrs. Perez’s K3 class!!
Love the dedication of the Honor Society Leadership Team! Up early for a meeting over breakfast to plan for the remainder of the school year!
100th Day of School in Preschool
Mrs. Bowman’s class celebrated the 100th day of school today!
Mrs. Reutter's class had a great time celebrating 100 days of school. So many activities, we wish we could show them ALL!
Second grade made story cubes for reading.
Second grade made habitats for science class.
Government students watch Trump’s historic speech at the 45th March for Life in D.C.
Pajamas are positively perfect for the letter Pp!
Learning about tall tales is fun!
K5 wore shirts today to celebrate the 100th Day of school!
Celebrating the 100th day of school in K2 with some yummy snacks.
100th day of school celebrations in K2.
10th grade students studying the book of Proverbs and what it has to say about friendships. Proverbs 13:20- “Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.”
K5 celebrating 100 Days of School!! Time is going so fast with these awesome children. Thank you Zero the Hero for celebrating with us!!
All good things must come to an end...seniors today taking down their Spirit Week hall decorations. Homecoming/Spirit Week was awesome. Lots of memories made!
Second grader Emily Moss understands alliteration!
Second graders are learning about alliteration in poetry. Addison Stephens made up a great sentence with alliteration!
Thanks for coming to lunch Coach Ragan! 🏀
Happy Birthday, Sweet Girl! 👧🏻
US History students participate in STEM activities connecting inventions of the Industrial Revolution to engineering and art.
K-3 students received a special treat for being a “good listener “
Good friends and good books in K2.
Second grader Cheyenne Herring understands alliteration!
4th Graders are enjoying indoor recess on the chilly afternoon 🥶
Mrs.Reutter's class had FUN wearing pajamas, making penguins, and eating popsicles for letter "Pp".
Mrs. Perez’s class made a mouse for the letter M!🐭
Mrs. Perez’s class made muffins for the letter M
Our 7th graders show off goodie bags made for them by their partner class, the juniors, during spirit week as a “thank you” for all their hard work!
Every day is a kindness day at WCA. Students write encouraging cards and give them to each other.
A little late but I still wanted to share 4th Grade on “Holiday” Day 🐰🎄
Asa created a symmetrical snowflake in K5. Hopefully it won’t be the only snow we see!
Varsity boys return to the court at 7:30 tonight at WCA! Come out and support the team! JV at 6:15, MS at 5:00.
Spirit Week....Twinning two days in a row:)
Yucky or Yummy?!? While learning about the letter Yy Mrs. Beach and Mrs. Porterfield’s class had a Yucky and Yummy Taste Test of different yellow foods. After trying each yellow food they had to decide if it was Yucky or Yummy! Learning is about creating fun, memorable experiences!
Isaac Motley with some lockdown defense during homecoming win!
Winter Blast Red Division 1 Cheerleading Squad looking good. In the blink of an eye, they will be varsity cheerleaders!
Danville,
The Westover Christian Academy varsity boys basketball team returned home after seven straight games on the road. The Bulldogs won against district rival Timberlake. Final score was 71 to 29. Timberlake was without two starters which slowed the tornado attack considerably. However Joe Bledsoe of Timberlake had 19 points in spite of constant defensive pressure.
Westover was led in scoring by Dylan Aron and Josh Lewis both had 16. Dylan was a perfect seven for seven from the field. Dylan also had five rebounds three assists and three deflection’s. Josh also had 16 points on seven of ten shooting from the field. Josh had 8 rebounds.
The undermanned tornadoes fought hard in the first quarter but trailed 20 to 12. Westover would stretch its lead with an 18 to 2 run in the 2nd quarter. And had the game basically in hand throughout the third and fourth quarter.
Westover had several players get in the act on the score board tonight including Jezekiah Morris who hit three threes and totaled out for 11 points, he also had three assists and won the homecoming king! Isaac Motley who was also on the homecoming coming court scored six points. Noah Burton had four. Austin Salmon, Jimmy Zhang and Austin Carroll all hit three point shots. Chris Miller had 8 points. Dawson Booth had 4 points and 7 rebounds.
WCA is now 10-4 overall and 7-0 in the VACA SE District. The bulldogs have doubled their win total from last year. WCA will return home to face SWVHS on Tuesday at 7:30.
Grades 1-4 singing praises to God in chapel this morning! What a Mighty God is He!!!
Let’s Go Bulldogs!!
12th grade lead devotions with their partner class, 8th grade, during Bible this week!
Pep rally Go Bulldogs
English Classes
Character Day for Spirit Week!
Ready for the homecoming pep rally!
Loud, messy learning is the best! 5th Science is learning about biomes of our earth.
Spirit Day in first grade! Go Bulldogs 🐾
Mrs. Perez’s class is busy working on their 100th day shirts!!
Senior chapel God is before us
Mrs. Perez’s K3 is working on their 100th day shirts!!
Hot Diggity Dog... It’s Mystery Reader Time! Micah’s daddy came to Mrs. Beach and Mrs. Porterfield’s class at the Mystery Reader to read a book about a messy, but playful doggy! Everyone enjoyed listening to the story and their tasty doggy treats! Thank you Mr. Payne for making reading and learning fun!
Holiday Day in 3rd Grade!
Sophomore/Sixth Grade large group presentation for spirit week. They surprised Papa John and me by having two of our grandchildren participate in their Grandparents’ Day presentation.
WCA Homecoming 2020 is tomorrow night. Games are at 4:00 & 6:00 pm. Come out and support the Bulldogs and stay to watch the Homecoming King & Queen 2020 be crowned!
Holiday Day in first grade! 🎄❤️🇺🇸
Holiday day in K 2- Spirit Week
Junior chapel God is behind us.
Happy birthday to one of our fourth graders!
Fire Drill!!!
President Day and Christmas small group fun for Spirit Week
There are plenty of cool characters in first grade today! Hooray for Character Day!
Sophomore chaple God is beside us.
Character Day in Second Grade!!
Character day in second grade!
Danville,
The Westover Christian Academy JV Boys Basketball team took to the floor Tuesday evening, albeit later than expected, against the Bishops of Virginia Episcopal School. The squad the Bulldogs faced was actually VES's Varsity B team made up of 11th and 12th graders. The Bulldogs fell behind early on a backdoor layup 2-0 before going on a scoring barrage of their own to the tune of 14-0 to build their 12 point advantage. The Bishops scored again before Neal Talbott hit a shot at the quarter buzzer to put Westover ahead 16-5 after one quarter. The Bulldogs would use their superior depth to their advantage throughout the contest subbing frequently while keeping the Bishops off balance.
The 2nd quarter would see WCA run beautiful halfcourt offense which resulted in backdoor layups from Aaron Salmon and Blake Barber, while another set saw Conner White make a sweet drive to the bucket for 2 more points. The two teams would head into halftime with the Bishops down 29-13. Second half action would be very similar to the first half with Westover controlling action throughout and rotating players often. WCA was led in scoring by Isaac Von Eime who had 15 points. Aaron Salmon had 7 points while Tyler Hughes and Bailey McDowell each had 5. Blake Barber and Dallas Wheeler both had 4 while Ashton Bettendorf had 3. Conner White and Neal Talbott chipped in with 2 apiece. With the win WCA improves to 7-1 on the season. We are not back in action until next Tuesday when we take on SVHS at home.
Practice tomorrow 3-4:30
The Westover Christian Academy varsity boys basketball team picked up another district win.
Isaac Motley was tasked with guarding Temple’s best player Garrison Green who has averaged 19 points on the year Isaac was able to hold him to just four field goals.
Matthew Moore came off the bench to have the best game of his career hitting three three-pointers for a total of 10 points on the night. He also had three assists and two steals.
Josh Lewis kept up his consistent play with a 19 point outing. Dawson Booth had a good defensive night having four rebounds an assist and two blocks. Dylan Aron had 10 points, 9 rebounds and three assists. Jezekiah Morris added six points and Isaac Motley had four, Noah Burton added Four as well. Austin Salmon had one.
The Bulldogs had an outstanding overall defense of effort holding the Crusaders to no more than 10 points in a quarter. The first quarter limiting them to five points and holding them to 36 for the night. 13 of the Crusaders 36 points came at the free-throw line.
Westover will be back at home Friday night after playing the last seven games on the road the Bulldogs will be looking forward to returning to the dog pound! Homecoming game this Friday night starts at 6 PM.
WCA 8 18 21 9.
TC. 5 10 11 10
56-36 final score
WCA 9-4, 6-0 in SE District
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Partner games! Big ball volleyball, dodge ball, tug of war, and crab soccer.
Sixth Grade Character Day
Some creative “Object Day” costumes from yesterday. Way to go 4th grade!
Favorite Story Book Character in K2- Spirit Week
Super Heroes... Princesses... and Gruffalos! K4 had fun dressing up like their favorite Characters!
4th Grade are showing strong support for “Character Day!”
Mia loves building with Magna Blocks in K5!
We start every morning with pledges to the American flag, the Christian flag and the Bible! Doing what’s important!
The Westover middle school boys basketball team played the Temple Christian Crusaders on Tuesday night. Westover began the game firing on all cylinders and quickly took a 15 to 2 lead. From there the Bulldogs focused heavily on distributing the ball to each of their teammates and finished the first half with a score of 19 to 9. Westover maintained a comfortable lead throughout the game and before the game ended 10 out of 12 of Westover’s players had scored. A strong team effort gave the Bulldogs their third straight win with a final score of 33-18. Blake Johnson led in scoring with 14 points. The Bulldog’s record is now 6-3.
Jocelyn, who is a Fourth grade student, is reading a book called the "Rainbow Fish, " to fellow classmates. The book emphasizes the idea of making sacrifices for our friends.
Such a great Chapel today, Freshmen!
Object Day - Third grade is having fun this week!
After school care looks a little blurry. When it’s too wet outside you just have to make up something fun to do! #spinning #tornado
Object Day at WCA!
“Orange” you glad it’s object day!
Middle school girls on the way to play temple this afternoon!
Let the fun begin spirit week 2020 has started with a bang!
Suxth Grade - Object Day for Spirit Week!
This M&M and Skittle are ready for Day 2 of Spirit Week!
First graders dressed up for Object Day today. We love Spirit Week!
Second grade objects for spirit week!
Freshman chapel, God is above all! Worship, skit and a message by Pastor Seth Lackey
Object Day in K2 - Spirit Week
Sixth grade M £ M’s on Object Day!
7th graders become microwaveable food!So much for healthy eating!
Salt and Pepper
Our judges are ready to pick their favorite costumes!
The two blues come together for Team Day. The CUTEST UNC fan EVER!
Team Day at WCA! 🏆
Representing our Auburn Tigers to kick off Spirit Week! War Eagle!!!
Cafeteria helping keep our kids well with essential oils!!🙏🏻💜
Spirit week - Team Day ⚾️🏀🏈 First graders came dressed representing their favorite sports teams today.
Day 1 of Spirit Week- Favorite team day!
Two 7th graders, Kamryn Custer and Holly Hutcherson, pose for a selfie after spending their Saturday working with the junior class on spirit week. Let’s go class of 2021 and 2025!
Final score WCA 59 TImberlake 50
Forest, VA
The Westover Christian Academy varsity boys basketball team started the night against District Rivals Timberlake down 16-6. After a time out the bulldogs battled but were still down 19-8 at the quarter break. The second quarter the WCA offense was sparked by junior Chris Miller who hit 5 points in the quarter and Aaron Haley who hit 2 buckets right at the end of the half. The bulldogs had cut the lead 30-28 going into the break.
WCA locked down the defense in the third quarter holding the tornadoes to 4 points before Timberlake hit a running 3 pointer at the buzzer, cutting WCA’s 4 point lead to 1. The WCA offense exploded for 21 points behind a superb outing by Josh Lewis who had 8 in the quarter and 20 on the game. Shooting 9-18 from the field. Josh had 5 rebounds and 4 blocks as well. Dylan Aaron had been held scoreless until halftime. He erupted for 13 points 12 rebounds, 4 assists in the second half. Isaac Motley had 13 points. Dawson Booth had 10 rebounds. WCA out scored the Tornados 21-14 in the fourth quarter. WCA outscored Timberlake 51-32 over the final 3 frames. WCA is now 8-4. Undefeated in the district 6-0.
WCA will travel to Temple Tuesday night at 8:00.
Reading is “SNOW” much fun! K4 enjoyed a special mystery reader this week! Our wonderful parent volunteer read “Snowmen at Night” and brought a tasty snowman treat! Thank you Mrs. Griffin for making reading fun and exciting!
It was great being in the WCA gym this morning! Winterblast has begun! Thankful for willing students, coaches, volunteers, and administration that all came together to make this league possible.
Super proud of wca cheerleaders tonight! They did some pretty awesome stunts and cheering! #wcacheer
Spirit week is here!!!
I took this off of Facebook today. Very well said. Thank you to so many people involved to make Winter-blast so special for our young players and cheerleaders. .
Dylan and I volunteered to coach a 4th through 6th grade team at WCA’s winter blast this year. If anybody needs to smile and just plain feel good about life come on out on Saturday Morning and watch these kids play. It is pure love for a game at its core! One of our players told me before we started “Coach this is the best day of my life, my first basketball game!” Our job is not so much to teach X’s and O’s but to make sure that love of the game never wavers as they get older. We took the L today but played hard and never gave up!!!
What great support and involvement for opening day of Winterblast basketball at WCA
Today Mrs. Bowman’s class celebrated Sebastian’s Birthday 🎈
Happy Birthday Sebastian 🎈our class enjoyed eating birthday cake that was made by Sebastian’s mom!!
K2 did a STEM activity, building an “ice castle.”
And it was a big win tonight for all 3 of our boys basketball teams at Timberlake, and a hard fought game for our varsity girls. Go Bulldogs!!
First graders enjoy Christmas Show and Tell!
Happy Birthday to our 4th grader. A sweet celebration with mom and dad at lunch today! 🥳
In chapel today, the elementary students learned about Peru and the work that God is doing there. Thank you David and Jenny Hancock, missionaries to Peru, for sharing and bringing each class a gift! We can’t wait to play soccer at recess!
Go get ‘em today MS Boys! 🏀
Elementary chapel learning a new worship song.
Some of the 2nd graders helped lead a fun song with motions in chapel this morning. They did an awesome job!
Celebrating a spiritual birthday 🥳🙌🏼
I am so proud of you!! This young fella accepted Jesus as his Savior this week!
Missionaries at our Elementary Chapel today. Spoke about God’s greatest gift to us... Jesus! Then they gave each class a gift. A soccer ball which everyone plays in Peru. Please pray for David and Jenny Hancock-Missionaries in Peru 🙏
Freshman class practicing to lead worship today.
The Westover middle school boys played against Sacred Heart School on Thursday evening and came away with a decisive victory! The Bulldogs came out strong and took a commanding lead with a score of 26-10 after the first half. Westover had 8 different players score in Thursday night’s game and were led in scoring by Anderson Nance who scored 22; just shy of half of the team’s total points! The Westover boys won the game with a final score of 45-25. The middle school boys record now stands at 4-3.
AP Government students took a field trip to the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. Of course, we had to stop for some good food, too!!!
Our elementary PE classes enjoyed having Coach Rusty play tennis with them today!
Students in Mrs. Richardson’s Spanish 2 class spent time listening to an Argentine tango today and sorting the lyrics to put them in order with a partner.
Go Bulldogs!!!
Finished seat work and working on STEM projects. Taking AR tests to meet goals for a new six weeks!
Journal time in K4! Mrs. Beach and Mrs Porterfield’s class have begun writing in journals this new year! This week they have practiced different types of lines and letter with those lines! They have enjoyed writing with their friends!!
First graders are using their senses to explore seashells today. They are gathering information to use in their creative writing stories.
“STEM” Ice castle building in K2 this week!
All things winter in K2!
3rd Grade Morning cafeteria free time creation. It’s the “Dog Man Tower!”
Freshman practicing for chapel on Friday. So proud of the students!
Term 3 is ending, and these 8th graders have worked hard in Technology. They have demonstrated their proficiency in using https://kidblog.org, coding through https://scratch.mit.edu, putting an animated clip through https://www.powtoon.com/home/?, and creating a resourceful website for teachers/parents through http://students.weebly.com. You may access some of the websites they created:
http://uisarat.weebly.com, http://akendrick62406.weebly.com, http://thedoct0r.weebly.com,
http://biggiequeso.weebly.com, and
http://rhirhi-is-awesome.weebly.com.
I would like to give a shout out to this special young lady. She is quite the athlete but has decided academics is important as well. Proud of your progress!
Sixth Grade welcomes our new student, Bayleigh!
This week is learning the letter L and the number 9.
Mrs. Webber's junior lit projects story books by Kaetlyn Gray and Josh Von Eime. Great art work and detail!
Mrs. Webber's junior class American Lit projects--great job!
Seeking answers in Genesis about creation.
Mrs. Reutter's class loves winter❄ We are PRAYING for snow!
Today we finished the second Boat Building 1 course at WCA. These guys (and Noah D. not pictured) did a great job from start to finish.
We will be auctioning this boat off soon to raise money for next years Boat Building 1 class.
We are ready for snow in Enrichment Center (compliments to Suzanne Davis for my beautiful tree)⛄️
From Coach Reynolds
Danville,
The Westover Christian Academy JV Boys Basketball team was back in action, for the first game out of Christmas break, to take on the Grizzlies of Clover Garden School in a non conference game Monday evening. The Bulldogs won the opening tip, but failed to score on their first possession and then promptly rotated too slowly on defense and gave up a corner 3 to give Clover Garden an early 3-0 lead. This would, however, prove to be the Grizzlies only lead of the game as Westover went on a 13-1 run to close the quarter up 13-4. The Bulldogs were sparked by their full court defense which Clover Garden struggled with throughout the first half. WCA was able to force the Grizzlies into numerous turnovers leading to some transition opportunities.
The 2nd quarter would witness the Bulldogs stretch their lead out to 15 by halftime at 24-9. The third quarter would be the best for Westover as they outscored their opponents 15-8 and ended the frame up 22 at 39-17. The beginning of the 4th period saw WCA stretch out their lead to 25 points at 48-23 before the Grizzlies scored the final 10 points of the game. The Bulldogs had their best shooting game of the season from behind the arc going an outstanding 8-17 for 47%. WCA was led in scoring by Isaac VonEime who had 13 points, 4 deflections and 2 steals. Ashton Bettendorf had 9 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, while Blake Barber came off the bench to score 9 points. Luke Barber and Tyler Hughes both had 6 points on 2 made 3's apiece. Dallas Wheeler had 5 points. With the win WCA improves to 5-1 on the season. We are back in action Friday night on the road at 5pm against the Tornados of Timberlake Christian. The two teams met back on December 5th with the Bulldogs winning 61-31.
K2 is working on scissor skills today!
We are so happy to be back with our friends in kindergarten. Happy New Year!
From Head Basketball Coach Jim Barber with the Westover Christian Academy Bulldogs:
Freshman Josh Lewis, was named second team all-tournament at the Harry Johnson Classic Tournament during Christmas break. Congratulations Josh.
Cleaning out after Christmas?!?
WCA is having a HUGE Yard Sale this spring! Please bring any of your unwanted items to donate to our school yard sale! Items can be dropped off in the lobby or contact the office for larger items!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS!
Happy New Year from 3rd Grade! Mrs. Owen’s class is ready for a great year!
Members of the “Class of 2022” spent time on Thursday and Friday of their break to work on entries for Spirit Week 2020. Cooperation and creativity at work!
Mrs. Perez has got her classroom ready... Looking forward to seeing my students on Monday!!
Mrs. Perez is changing her room around. Getting ready for my sweet children to return.
Mrs. Williams’ class had so much fun at their Christmas party! They turned their classmates into Christmas trees!
Special thanks to all the family, friends and faculty who came out and supported the Bulldogs in their tournament at GW this weekend. You guys were amazing! Coach Barber
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Holdren’s second grade students enjoyed having Mrs. Cook read to them. They all enjoyed making melted snowmen after the book.
The sound of students' laughter is music to our ears. K-4th grade students enjoy watching a video on the birth of Jesus from the Beginner's Bible.
First graders love to read Magic Tree House Books! Merry Christmas from our class to you! ❤️🎄
Mrs. Adams treated the ASC students with a surprise Christmas party🎄
Mrs. East first grade class enjoyed making Christmas crafts with Sarah and Emma East, two WCA alumni. We love when our alumni come back to visit!
The sound of students' laughter is music to our ears. K-4th grade students enjoy watching a video on the birth of Jesus from the Beginner's Bible.
Mary says MERRY CHRISTMAS
Last day before Christmas break!! The children decided that we would read books.
Andrew Strader, a 5th grade student, demonstrated an act of kindness! How thoughtful!
Second grade Christmas caroling!
Second Grade Students choir through the office and halls at WCA today. Merry Christmas!
History Power Points
More fun in Mrs. Perez’s class for their Christmas party!! Merry Christmas!!🎄
4th Grade was looking great for “Ugly Christmas Sweater Day!” ❤️🎄🎅
Our 3rd graders are excited about giving a warm coat to people in need! One of our 3rd grade parents, Sharon Williams, made this possible with the help of Marshalls.
Mrs. Perez’s Class had a great Christmas Party!!
K2 had a friend come read to them about baby Jesus.
K-3 Christmas party
Your Westover Christian middle school girls basketball team came from eight down and one with one second left 19 to 18. Chloe Smith have a foul shot with one second left. And outstanding defense of effort in the second half totally shut the other team down. IOur record now stands at five and two.
So many cute rock ornaments this year!
Crazy and cute Christmas sweater day in K5!
We are READY for Christmas! Happy Birthday Jesus!!❤
Earth Science students “Rocking around the Christmas Tree” with their rock ornaments.
First graders were blessed as Pastor Barber stopped by during lunchtime to share Christmas stories and spread Christmas JOY. 🎄❤️
Mrs. Holdren’s class reading encouraging notes left on their desks by Mrs. Davis’s class. Acts of Kindness!!
Mrs. Owen’s 3rd graders were showing their Christmas spirit today by wearing their tacky Christmas sweaters!
Middle school Bible students adopted a family in need this Christmas. Partnering with a local ministry, students collected items over the last few weeks. Students then had a wrapping party to get these gifts ready for Christmas!!!
7th graders model bacteria cells.
Erupting fun in K4! Mrs. Beach and Mrs. Porterfield’s class has fun making their own letter volcanos with vinegar and baking soda while learning about the letter Vv!
Building boxes to package fruit tomorrow!!!
The hottest items in the library are the pink, blue, and black canopies. Students of all ages love to read in the canopy.
WCA preschool strives to work alongside parents to develop the whole child... spiritually, socially and academically. We are blessed to have so many who are willing to volunteer inside the classroom! Thank you Mrs. Nuckles for coming to our preschool to read and create a fun craft!
WCA Basketball wins 64-26
Danville,
The Westover Christian Academy varsity boys basketball team won it’s fifth game of the season against district opponent Temple from Madison Heights, Virginia. Temple is coached by former WCA coach Jacob Parr. Both teams started the game very cold from a shooting standpoint at the end of the first quarter the score was 6 to 5. Dawson Booth had all six of WCA‘s points as he would end up with 10 points on the night along with nine rebounds, one assist and two steals. Westover was also plagued with turnovers in the first half committing nine.
Westover gained some offensive momentum in the second quarter going up on Temple 22 to 16. But could not seem to pull away from the crusaders. Noah Burton and Jezekiah Morris helped spur the second quarter rally Jezekiah scored 6 of his 17 points including connecting on 5-3 point shots. Morris was five for eight from three-point range for the night. He was the leading scorer for the night and he also provided three steals. Noah ended the night with 7 points, 2 blocks and 2 steals.
After some halftime adjustments the Bulldogs began to full-court press. WCA would explode for 30 points in the quarter while holding Temple to just 8. Temple would only score two more points in the fourth quarter as Westover backed out of its full court press but maintained a good solid defense. Closing out the second half on a 42 to 10 run.
WCA got solid performances out of Josh Lewis who had nine points and nine rebounds and threw in a block and a steal as well. Dylan Aron had 10 points and seven assists, one block and two steals to strengthen the WCA attack. Austin Salmon came off the bench to score 4 points. Isaac Motley had four assists that help sparked the third-quarter rally. The Bulldogs only had one turnover in the second half as they continue their unselfish play. Isaac Motley also had five rebounds. Ben Fields was the leading scorer for Temple he had 10 points. Chris Miller also added five points in the fourth quarter for WCA.
5-1 WCA will travel to Chatham to face the Tigers of Hargrave Military Academy on Tuesday at 6:15.
5 11 8 2
6 16 30 12
Practice 1:15-3:00 tomorrow.
WCA Band Buddies
Two hour delay, but still working hard!
Mrs. Perez’s Class has a very special reader today! Thank you so much for sharing your time with us today!!
9th grade Geography students work on labeling maps that depict both physical and human geography.
Good morning all! Come out this afternoon at 4 o’clock and support your middle school Lady Bulldogs as they look to go 5-1this season as they take on the Crusaders from Temple Christian school at 4 PM in our gym. Go Bulldogs!
Twinning today
Check out our AR Points Club members! These students have worked hard to earn their spots. Let's continue to cheer for them!
K2 tearing paper bag pieces to help make our fine motor muscles stronger!
The high school Bible classes have been collecting items for mom baskets for Christmas for Magnolia House ministries. Every student in each class is writing out their favorite Bible verses to put in a book to encourage each of the moms! What a humbling experience to be a part of. Merry Christmas 🎄
WCA will operate on a 2-hour delay on Friday, December 13th.
I need you to VOTE!! Go under menu and select “What is your forecast?” And cast your vote for tomorrow’s weather prediction. Something fun for your Thursday!
Mrs. Williams’ kindergarteners love to paint! Here is what we created this month...
This picture speaks volumes! The love of teaching!
Second graders learning about earthworms! They like the dark!
In between classes yesterday, I was walking down this hall behind two high school girls when I heard one of them say to the other with completely sincerity, "I'll be praying!" Hearing something like that in contrast to what I would likely hear in any other high school hallway makes all the difference. ❤
Sixth grade instructional projects.
4th grade girls having fun with “mustaches”
K-3 made Angels today!
We LOVE loving on our students!!!
7th graders in the Christmas Spirit
Testing out our pressure laws in Physical Science.
During this Advent season, hope, love, peace, and joy are our focus. Today the sweet 3rd graders in Mrs. Owen's class left me a lovely note, bringing me great joy. I later heard they did this during their free play time. I am always grateful for these random acts of kindness. It is a gift to care for the students at WCA!
The Westover Christian Academy boys basketball team was back at home tonight for a district contest with the Faith-Hurt Lions. WCA was led by Dylan Aron who had 17 points, 13 of those in the third quarter.
WCA started the game a little shaky on defense but was able to go up 20 to 12 because of very efficient offense. The Bulldogs locked down on defense for quarters number two and three holding the lions to five points in the second quarter to go up at the half 33 to 17.
The Bulldogs continued to clamp down in a man-to-man defense throughout the third-quarter holding the Lions to six points and scoring 22 to put things out of reach. Faith would get hot in the 4th quarter hitting 18 points but WCA was still able to win handily. Final score 71-41 in a complete team victory
Josh Lewis was the second leading scorer for Westover he had 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 assists. Jezekiah Morris had 9 points and 4 rebounds. Dawson Booth had 4 points and led the team with 10 rebounds. Chris Miller had 8 points, 2 assists, along with two steals. Senior Captain Austin Salmon had four assists. Noah Burton added 5 points and 4 assists. Aaron Haley had a breakout performance tonight with 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists for the junior. Isaac Motley chipped in 2 points and had 2 assists as well. Matt Moore had a three point shot in the fourth quarter. This improves the Bulldogs record to 4-1, 4-0 in VACA. WCA will face another district game Friday night at 8 o’clock against Temple Christian.
Mystery Reader Fun! K4 was visited by a special mystery reader! Mrs. Lundy read a fun Pete the Cat Christmas book and brought a tasty Pete the Cat treat! Thank you to our wonderful parents for making reading fun!
Thank you, Brenda, for your service to WCA. You display God’s love with your willing spirit, sweet smile, and all of those special “lady’s touches.”
Mrs. Webber's class seniors countdown everyday until graduation. Sad and exciting!
Reviewing colors and shapes in K2 today!
These happy first graders are excited about our blanket collection for the Danville Community Christmas Dinner. There is still time to donate if you haven’t done so already.
5th grade diligently working on decimals in Math.
Telling the story of baby Jesus’ birthday!
One of our 4th graders anticipating her solo for the Elementary Christmas Play
Earth Science class was “rock”ing today!
Merry Christmas from Mrs. Perez’s class!
Notification test
The Westover Christian Academy band warming up and tuning up for the Danville Christmas Parade.
Gingerbread Man STEM! Mrs. Beach and Mrs. Porterfield’s K4 class used materials to create a different way for the Gingerbread Man to cross the river so he would not be eaten up by the fox! There were some boats, airplanes, bridges and LOTS of imagination!
Danville Christmas Parade 2019
Lynchburg
The Westover Christian Academy varsity boys basketball team lost its first game Friday night at New Covenant. This was WCA‘s first game in two weeks. The rust was very evident in the first quarter, the Bulldogs fell behind 22 to 9 trying to play man to man defense. The Bulldogs were unable to hold down New Covenant’s best player Jaden Walker who scored 32 points on the night, 25 in the first half. WCA would trail by as much as 24 points before making a run at the end of the first half to cut it to an 18 point lead 42 to 24 at the half.
The Bulldogs went into a 3-2 quarter court press and was able to contain the gryphons for the second half holding New Covenant to 25 total points. The Bulldogs cut the lead as low as eight before losing the game by 11. WCA was led by Dylan Aron who had 17 points seven rebounds Dylan connected on three three-pointers. Jezekiah Morris kept WCA in the game in the second half hitting 5-3 pointers to keep the game within reach. WCA was plagued by turnovers all night committing 14 turnovers and missing 8 free throws.
Noah Burton also added 10 points and Josh Lewis added 9. Dawson Booth had 8 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Dawson also had three points. Chris Miller chipped in two points as well.
The Bulldogs will be at home against district opponent Faith-Hurt on Tuesday night at 7 o’clock. WCA is 3-1 overall and 3-0 in the VACA
The Westover Ladies Choir singing Christmas Carols along the Dan River for Danville Parks and Rec Luminaria Walk
The WCA middle school girls took on new covenant tonight in our gym and came away with a 24 to 9 victory. Emily Evans led all scores 11 points followed by Skyla Goddard with six, Rihanna Smith have four, and Brooke Barrington have four.Way to go lady Bulldogs! Our record is now 4-1 for the young season.
Adorable! Second graders love to read. They even read when they are waiting in line.
Senior homecoming nominees did an awesome job telling the students in chapel a little more about themselves through questions given to them to answer. Proud of them!
It's starting to look like Christmas!
Danville,
The Westover Christian Academy JV Boys Basketball team was back in action Thursday evening against the Tornados of Timberlake Christian School and came away with a convincing 61-31 victory. WCA last played two weeks ago on the road against Dayspring Christian and hadn't been able to practice since Monday. The layoff did seem to effect the Bulldogs early with some sloppy passes and unforced errors, however they were able to race out to an early 11-1 lead with high pressure defense in the full court.
Those sloppy passes would enable TCS to hang around into the 2nd quarter before the Bulldogs put the clamps down defensively to go up by 24 points at halftime, 39-15. The Bulldogs started the 3rd quarter in a man-to-man defense and the Tornados managed to bank in 2 three pointers to force the Bulldogs to adjust their defense to eliminate the threat from downtown. The two teams would actually trade baskets throughout the frame and both scored 13 points for a margin of 52-28 heading into the final stanza. All 13 of the Bulldogs players would see game action tonight and 11 of 13 would score with all players contributing. Westover would get up by over 30 points which triggered an automatic running clock for the remainder of the game and the Bulldogs cruised to a 30 point win 61-31.
WCA was led in scoring by Ashton Bettendorf who had 12 points and 6 steals. Luke Barber had 9 points going 3 of 4 from behind the arc, while Blake Barber played awesome coming off the bench to score 8 points, collect 7 steals and draw a charge when we were already up by 25. Tyler Hughes got his first action of the season scoring 7 points, Bailey McDowell had 5 points while Isaac Von Eime, Brayden Bortz, Dallas Wheeler and Matthew Millner all had 4 points apiece. Aaron Salmon and Neal Talbott both chipped in with 2 points. With the win WCA improves to 3-0 (3-0 VACA) on the season.
We are back in action tomorrow night on the road against former VACA foe the Gryphons of New Covenant School at 5:30pm.
The Westover Middle school boys faced off against the Timberlake Christian Tornadoes on Thursday night. The Bulldogs struggled early to get their shots to fall while the Tornadoes took an early lead in the first quarter. Westover continued to fight and closed the gap ending the first half only down by one point with a score of 13-14. Westover came out of halftime and jumped to a three point lead but could not hang for long due to several players being in foul trouble. A hard fought game ultimately ended in Westover’s first loss of the season with a final score of 29-34. The Bulldogs are now 2-1.
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Jon Ragan
Happy Birthday Aiden!
Westover Middle School girls took to the court for their first home game and came away with a resounding 30-7 victory. WCA’s defense kept their opponent from running any type of offense while scoring eight points in transition.
WCA was led by Emily Evans with 14 points and followed by Skyla Goddard with 11. Also scoring and playing tough defense was Addy Nelson with one point, Brooke Barrington contributed two and had three steals, Rhianna Smith scored two. Chloe Smith and Michelle Jennings’s defense was outstanding.
Our next game is a Friday home game against New Covenant. Starting time is 4:30.
We begin everyday with our pledges to the flag, Christian flag, and the Bible!
Finger painting green Christmas trees in K2!
4th-6th graders doing the Christmas Bake Sale Boogie
Look at our happy 1st graders who have met the 25 points mark for the AR Points Club!
Playing spelling basketball makes learning our first grade spelling words fun!
K2 is in the Christmas spirit!
Fun Christmas centers in K4! Lots of learning and exploring with a Christmas twist!
Westover Christian Academy will be closed tomorrow. Parents and families of the school, please check your email for details.
Cursive writing is one of the many new skills learned in first grade. The students have learned and mastered every letter of the alphabet already this school year!
WCA is collecting blankets for the Danville Christmas Dinner. K5 loves helping everyone stay warm this winter.
Happy Thanksgiving from Mrs. Owen’s 3rd graders!
Fourth graders making models of the moon's surface. 🌛
Some of our favorite moments in WCA sports this week were captured in these great pics by senior yearbook staffer Rebecca Dillard! Go Bulldogs!
Several members of our WCA 2020 yearbook staff had an awesome time today learning new sports photography techniques with the Charlotte Checkers hockey team and Greg Forwreck, photographer for the Carolina Hurricanes. Can’t wait to see the great photography to come from this talented group of girls!
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving break!
Virginia Tech graduate McKayla Meadows talks to students about opportunities for history majors.
We are so excited for Thanksgiving!
6th realizes just how cool Science can be by making elephant toothpaste!
We are Thankful! K4 has been talking about how we can show we are thankful to those that are special to us! Thomas put his idea into action and created a special Thanksgiving Treat for all of his friends!
Sixth grade playing English Kahoot game!
Fifth grade playing Kahoot!
We enjoyed playing a game of "Thanksgiving Bingo"
Winter Blast information booklet is available in our "Documents" folder or simply click this link.
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Nothing better than a good book!!
Today a reader...tomorrow a leader!
Mrs. Owen’s 3rd graders love to read!
These girls know how to make lunch fun😜
Friday, Government students had a visit with Danville City Vice-Mayor, and WCA alumnus, Lee Vogler. Students asked questions about his job on city council and the projects and future of Danville.
First graders reviewing math concepts
Core pillars of WCA Soccer- CHRIST, Coachability, Commitment, and creating a culture of winning!
Congratulations to the entire WCA Bulldog soccer team finishing with 13-4-1 record this season. Also congratulations to those who took home recognition and awards Saturday evening!
Justin Oakes -1st team region 1st team All-State, team offensive player of year, and team mvp
Isaac Motley- 1st team region, 2nd team All-State, team defensive player of year
Chris Miller- 2nd team region, 2nd team All- State, and honorable mention award
Ethan Joyce- Christian Award of Excellence
Soccer Awards
Happy Birthday 🎈
Another great game! Guys played hard and won!
Winter Blast Basketball at Westover Christian Academy kicked off today with the organizational meeting and first practice. Season starts January 11th. Coaches, players, and parents are all excited about this league of 1st - 3rd grade and 4th - 6th grade team play.
Mrs. Barber’s testimony
Miss Williamson’s testimony
Elementary Chapel learning a fun new song from Pastor Jon and how God has been faithful in the past and is always faithful to His people.
Mrs. Williamson’s testimony
Chapel Coach Bowles
Mrs Reynolds’s testimony.
Middle school kids getting their wiggles out on Friday afternoon.
Excited to hear WCA went 4 for 4 tonight on the basketball court. GO BULLDOGS
I subbed for Mrs Williamson yesterday and today. It is a pleasure being an influence in these kids lives.
WIN!! Girls Varsity Basketball beat Holy Cross in a close battle 49-46
What a wonderful time of year it is! This is my gift from my secret friend! I am so thankful to be a part of an awesome community of co-workers that are friends! We have the opportunity to trade names and give anonymous gifts for 3 weeks and then on the 4th week we get to hand deliver our gifts. Thank you to my secret friend! I love my goodies!
Who is this Indian child? We had alot to learn about the Indians who helped the pilgrams. We strung beads,made headbands with turkey feathers, played games,shot a play bow, and had artifacts to learn about their ways of life.
As the semester flies by, Boatbuilding 1 is getting ready for paint!
The Middle School girls basketball team traveled to Lynchburg to take on Holy Cross. The Bulldogs won a tight contest 18 to 16. Emily Evans had 10 points, Chloe Smith four points, Addy Nelson and Skyler Goddard had two points each.
A good book and a good friend!
Dancing raisins demonstrated chemical change to 6th graders today!
Fourth graders having fun at Old Salem😊
Spanish students love invoking their “special power” as the Cantaninja whenever their name is drawn from the class bucket. The Cantaninja has the power to stop whatever the class is doing at the moment, just long enough to choose one of the class songs (in Spanish, of course). The students enjoy it and it provides a brain break, but keeps them in the target language.
Fourth graders experienced fun hands-on learning in Old Salem today! Thank you, Mrs. Nance, for organizing a great field trip!
Fall and triangles in K2!!
After our chapter on projectile motion we had to test out what we learned by making catapults! We made some adjustments to perfect our aim, and had a friendly competition. Three people got their paper balls in a bucket! #gophysics
7th graders are having so much fun at Pizza My Heart 💜! They earned this incentive by being one of our top classes in the Fruit and Nut FUNdraiser.
And just like that, the 4th Grade Field Trip day has arrived.. praying for a fun and safe day 🙏
Thank you to everyone who participated in WCA’s Fruit and Nut FUNdraiser! Mrs. Beach and Mrs. Porterfield’s class sold the most boxes of fruit in preschool so they enjoyed a special trip to Family Fun Zone USA! They had a blast jumping and enjoying yummy pizza!
Deep concentration during an AP Statistics test. Students have just finished a unit on probability and are showing off their knowledge.
Third graders enjoy their pizza prize for being the top selling class in grades 3-5 for our fruit fundraiser!
Flame test used today in Earth Science class. This is just one test used in identifying some minerals.
American Legion Post 325 delivered apples to our teachers in honor of National Educators Week.
Birthday at WCA
Danville,
The Westover Christian Academy JV Boys Basketball team took the floor for the first time this year and took on the defending VACA champion Eagles of Roanoke Valley Christian Academy and came away with a resounding victory 42-18. WCA actually started slow and fell behind 5-0 before going on a 12-0 run to finish the 1st quarter up 12-5. The 2nd quarter would also belong to the Bulldogs as they again scored 12 points while holding their opponent to just 3 points to enter the halftime break up 24-8. After some halftime encouragement, the team came out and throttled their opponent in the 3rd quarter by a score of 18-2. With the large lead (30+ points) the clock became a running clock in the 4th quarter and the Bulldogs would win the game 42-18. WCA was led in scoring by Ashton Bettendorf who had 9 points and 8 rebounds. Dallas Wheeler was a steadying influence and had 8 points and 5 rebounds. Isaac Von Eime and Aaron Salmon each had 6 points while Mason Campbell and Blake Barber both had 4. Luke Barber had 3 and Bailey McDowell chipped in with 2 points. With the win WCA improves to 1-0 (1-0 VACA). Our next game is on the road Thursday at Dayspring Christian at 4pm.
Picture day tomorrow and practice to follow 3-4:30.
Coach Jim Barber
The Westover Christian Academy Middle School girls basketball team went to Roanoke and battled Roanoke Valley and came out on top 26-15. WCA was led by Emily Evans with 13 points, Skyla Goddard with 10 points, Brooke Barrington with 2 points, and Chloe scored 1 point. Addy Nelson played tough defense and had 10 rebounds.
Our next game is Thursday in Lynchburg against Holy Cross. Game time is 4pm.
Coach Paul Nelson
Write up for middle school boys.
The Westover Christian Academy middle school boys team faced a worthy opponent when they played the Roanoke Valley Christian Eagles Tuesday night in Roanoke. Both teams struggled in the first half to make their shots and ended the first half with Roanoke Valley leading 8 to 3. The Westover boys came out of halftime with purpose and went on to out-score the Eagles 14 to 7 in the second half. Blake Johnson led the Bulldogs in scoring with a total of 8 points all of which were scored in the second half. Roanoke Valley brought the defensive pressure but it wasn’t quite enough as Westover squeezed out the win in the last minutes with a final score of 17 to 15.
Jon Ragan
First game of the season and the girls did great
Honor Society helping kids come to school with a smile on their faces!!
WCA students are welcomed this morning by Honor Society Members as an act of kindness!
Bulldogs win!
Mrs. Owen’s 3rd Graders enjoyed a special trip today to Little Pizza My Heart as the winner in their group of the Fruit and Nut Fundraiser.
Danville
The Bulldogs of Westover Christian Academy won the opening night game against the Eagles from Roanoke Valley Christian. WCA had three guys in double figures and were led by Junior Dylan Aron who had 16 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals shooting 6-10 from the field. Sophomore guard Noah Burton came off the bench and scored 10 points all in the fourth quarter to help WCA survive a serious attack by the Eagles. Five of Noah’s 10 points came at the line where he was five of eight for the night. He also had a crucial three point shot. Senior Isaac Motley had 13 points and five rebounds to go with four assists and five steals. WCA started the game red hot leading to a 16-7 lead at the end of the first. WCA extended that lead in the second quarter but ended up only up 25-18 at the half. Roanoke Valley was able to knock down 12 free throws on the night to keep them in the game.
Roanoke Valley was also extremely physical in the second half but the Bulldogs battled throughout the second half and were able to come away with the win. WCA had several other players to score including six points from Dawson Booth who also had eight rebounds and two blocks. Josh Lewis also had six points for his first game as a freshman. Josh also had seven rebounds, two assists, three blocks and one steal. Jezekiah Morris had two big free-throw‘s in the fourth quarter along with two rebounds and four assists and two steals for the night. Chris Miller hit a three in the first quarter and also distributed two assists and two steals. Austin Salmon and Matthew Moore both had two points apiece. Salmon also had 1 assist and 1 steal. Austin Carroll had two steals.
WCA will hit the road Thursday to Blacksburg for a VACA game against Dayspring. WCA had a great team defense effort tonight including 16 steals/28 deflections as well 24 defensive rebounds.
WCA 16 9 12 21
RVCS 7 11 12 19
WCA 1-0 in VACA
Thursday at Dayspring at 5:15
Friday at Home vs. Christian Heritage
The fifth grade service project was writing a business letter asking for donations to God’s Pit Crew Blessing Buckets. Today, we presented God’s Pit Crew with money for 24 buckets.
Playing Kahoot with the school tablets adds fun to 6th grade History!
It warms our hearts ♥️ to see 4th Grade “Giving Back”
Future mineralogists? Ninth grade earth science students identifying minerals today based on physical properties.
Girl’s having “too” much fun at lunch
When we spot “bow ties” on our Middle School boys, we know it’s time for Basketball to start 🏀 Go get ‘em!
Studying God’s word in groups to learn about God’s path, peace, and provision!
Alumni Game 2019!
K-3 working on tracing shapes
Annual 3rd Grade Plymouth Colony!
Preschool loves music with Mrs. Boaz
First-grade students enjoy listening to Mrs. Groom reading to them, "From Head to Toes" by Eric Carle.
Mrs. Perez’s K3 class is learning about the letter I. They enjoyed ice cream sandwiches.
Mrs. Perez’s had a treat for the letter I. Ice cream sandwiches.
Every athlete on each volleyball team was recognized at a special awards banquet.
Fact mummies help 6th graders have fun learning about Ancient Egypt.
Mrs. Beach and Mrs. Porterfield’s K4 class has fun dressing up as farm animals and farmers for their Harvest Party!
Second graders packed 20 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child!
Sixth Grade Harvest Party!
Punnet squares in Biology this week.
Memories that last a lifetime!! Harvest Party Day!!
Harvest party
Alumni Night at WCA! It was great to see so many graduates from the past. Both the girl and boy alumni teams came away with wins against the current varsity teams! Way to go Alumni!
Mrs. Perez’s class loved their Harvest Party!!
Sixth Grade Harvest Party!
The Junior class leading worship today for chapel
K5 had a Happy Harvest Party kind of day!
First graders had a wonderful Fall Harvest Party today. From making “Thankful Turkey” puppets, to eating yummy food, to quoting our November Bible Passage Psalm 95:1-3, 6, it was so much fun! Thanks to all the parents and grandparents who joined in on the celebration!
K-3 Harvest party
4th Graders win “BIG” from their fruit sale rewards..
The Junior class at WCA is excited to announce our new line of locally printed WCA Spirit Wear to keep you warm and boasting your Bulldog Pride this winter, and our very own Bulldog Blend Coffee specifically created for our Westover family and friends by Honduras Coffee Company out of Stuart, Virginia. See a WCA Junior for more details!!
K4 is getting ready for Thanksgiving
Winter blast cheer clinic
Danville’s River City TV host, Mark Aron, spoke to high school government classes about the organization of Danville’s local government!
Winter blast cheer clinic
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What someone may see going through the car line at Westover Christian Academy....4 kids doing Bible Sword Drills. A parent sent me this today. A total candid photo. When people ask how we afford a Christian school, my reply, how do we afford NOT to??. This school invests in the eternal souls of these kids. This pic wasn't just 4 kids doing a sword drill.....oh it says so much more. Thanks to Megan Meeks for capturing this sweet moment. And to this School where we can't put a price tag. ❤❤📖
The fruit fundraiser was a success for 2nd graders! The lollipop drawing was so fun!
Mrs. Perez’s class made shirts for their Harvest Party!!!
After school care is so much fun!!
K-3 made books to show what letters we have learned at school.
Alumni game THIS Friday, November 15th at 6:30! Come out and join the fun!
Let’s show the current Varsity and JV teams we still got it!
We hope to have a gym full of current and past WCA family!
Using their imaginations during a little STEM play after lunch!
Coach Rusty is back at WCA teaching our K-2nd graders some tennis skills!
Tutoring Club continues today after school lead by the awesome Honor Society students!
Watching the first snow ❄️
Fourth grade students are excited to get their AR prizes for meeting their goal in Term 2.
Papa John walking with the band in the Veterans Day Parade.
Headed to honor our veterans
Westover Christian Academy Marching Bulldogs honoring veterers during Danville's Annual Veterans Day Parade.
Happy Birthday!! 🥳
Fun Friday in K4! For their camping theme Mrs. Beach and Mrs. Porterfield’s class made a yummy dirt and worm treat! Learning is not just memorizing ABC’s and 123’s. Learning takes place through hands on tasks, following directions, and having fun meaningful experiences! WCA Preschool strives to provide their students with fun meaningful experiences which will develop the LOVE of learning at a young age! Our goal is for that LOVE of learning to be carried on into elementary, middle school and beyond!
Mrs. Owen’s 3rd grade class enjoyed some painting this afternoon! Happy Friday!
Last weekend to sell fruit for the school fundraiser! Work on getting your last orders and don’t forget to turn your orders in Monday!
Sophomore singers leading praise and worship in chapel
Coloring in anatomy... they love it!
Happy Birthday Mahala!
Elementary Advanced Band is practicing hard to get ready for their upcoming a Christmas concert!
Happy Birthday
Hot Dog trimesters are done!
Twinning at WCA!
I’ve been praying for my children before they come this morning. I’m ready for another wonderful day in 2nd grade!
Fun PJ day for great behavior in second grade.
First graders enjoy STEM time following their daily seat work activities.
K-3 having fun with Play- Doh
These sophomores were honored to lead worship in chapel today. Good job Jezie, Chloe. Leia, Faith and Matthew!
Fifth Grade enjoying recess today! Cooler temperatures bring thoughts of snow!
Papa John chatty with Elementary students before chapel.
The sophomores led worship in chapel today and did a fantastic job!
Sophomores leading worship.
Basketball practice!
Tutoring Club started today after school. The Honor Society members offer free tutoring to students several times during the year! Serving others through tutoring is one of the things the Honor Society is glad to do!
Fall colors and triangles in K2!
After a full morning of Phonics, Math, and Handwriting lessons, Kindergarteners are READY for RECESS!!
We are so thankful for Mr. Cuthbertson. He shows Christ’s love daily as he ministers at WCA with a smile and a kind and gentle spirit. Thank you, Mr Cuthberson for all that you do.
So proud of these ladies! They lost in 5 hard fought sets and they left it all on the court!
Sporting their school spirit shirts in support of their favorite bulldogs! Praying for strength, skill and favor in today's game!
They love Coach Bowles so much and wanted to pray over her this morning. ❤
We have a new friend! Welcome to Kindergarten Allie!
Look at how many Accelerated Readers books our 1st-6th grade students have read since the beginning of the school year!
Thank you for reading to Mrs. Perez’s class!!!
Mrs. Perez’s class had hat day for the letter H!!
These two ladies are WCA Alumni that provide occupational therapy to some of our students. We love it when our graduates return to WCA and give back!
6th graders enjoy hands on learning about monocots and dicots.
Tomorrow afternoon at WCA, 5:00, VISAA quarterfinals! Please come and support the Lady Bulldogs!🏐
Last review before the science trimester! Be sure to study tonight!
Enjoying God's breezy fall day
First graders display their beautiful fall artwork from art class. Mrs. White does an amazing job teaching our children to use their creativity for God’s glory.
Making play doh turkeys this morning in K2!
4th Grade did an “AMAZING” job on the interviews of the special people in their lives 👏🏼👏🏼
One of our fourth graders is working diligently on her American Heritage Studies!
Friends make life better!
Sixth grade diorama projects.
Papa John talks to parent volunteer, Tony Adams. Mr. Adams has been so kind to help us with several projects around our school. Parent volunteers are always welcomed and appreciated.
Faith and Chloe are happy it's Friday!
Are you ready for trimesters?
5th graders working hard to reach their AR goal!
Our new student Alana enjoying recess
Exhausted from his English trimester! 😴
Freshmen and sophomores working hard in study hall
Elementary chapel today! Learning about Daniel and making choices! Thank you Pastor Payne!
The 2nd graders enjoy getting a biweekly Spanish lesson from the Spanish 4 class.
How do you get second graders to practice counting by 3’s?
You fill you pockets with candy and count the pieces by 3’s.
Mrs. Davis fit 166 pieces her pockets!
Teamwork in K4! Preschool is so much more than simply learning your letters and numbers. This is an important time to develop fine motor skills to become successful writers, to have experiences with different types of materials to develop creative thinking skills, and to be given many opportunities for little ones to work together to develop important cooperative learning skills! Here, Mrs. Beach and Mrs. Porterfield’s class had to work with a partner to complete a number puzzle! Yay for friends and working as a team!!
Working on some fine motor skills in K2 today!!
Computer time!
When the playground is wet, you play games on the pavement! Yeah for recess!
Choosing the right resources is a vital skill in life. Second-grade students are excited over learning a new feature called "Read Allowed" on Superbooks, featuring Bible stories and videos.
Drawing those Lewis Structures in Chemistry
This girl wrote encouraging messages on 100 sticky notes and posted them throughout the school last week!! Thank you Haley for being an encourager!!!
Kindergarteners getting a peek at the progress of the boat being built by some of our high schoolers.
10th grade students learning about the poetic books in Scripture and being creative and writing their own poems!
I love my Kinders!
Geography students play Jeopardy to review for their trimester!!!
The Danville Rotary Club donated dictionaries to Mrs. Owen’s third grade class today! Students were very excited and grateful!!
First graders enjoy reading group time with Mrs. East.
WCA allows new substitute teachers to shadow classroom teachers for the day to gain an understanding of how reading groups and other subjects are conducted.
Mrs. Buckley’s class had a fun number review today playing Kahoot on our Kindles. Thank you Mrs. Saunders for helping us get our Kindles set up!
Silly sock day for letter "S"
WCA ALUMNI...
Where They Are Now...
WCA is honored to present Thomas Collins! Thomas is a 1999 graduate of Westover Christian Academy. He is a Lieutenant and Training Officer for the Danville Fire Department. Thank you so much Thomas for your commitment to keep our community safe. Thomas and his wife Sarah are blessed with three children. Sarah is also a graduate of WCA.
#wheretheyarenow #WCAalumni #firesafetymonth #danvillefiredepartment
Westover Christian Academy posted in our Friday Flyer that we had an opportunity to replace our 24/7 internal security lights with LED’s. We are very thankful to a WCA family that made that possible!! Thank you!!
When it’s trimester review time students get to be the teacher! That way other students can hear it from a different point of view.
Thanks Laura Tyree and Essel Propack for the donation of speed bumps. They look great and safety for Gods children!
We are Blessed to have wonderful families to come read to our class.
Fun with letter "Ss" Shaving cream,snakes, and seeds!
Fifth grade students mailing business letters for their service project asking for support for God’s Pit Crew.
WCA is blessed to have a caring, loving, and talented art teacher! Happy fall from 3rd grade!
We love birthday celebrations in 4th Grade! 🥳
This sweet girl said the most precious thing today, “My teacher is pregnant-she has already been diagnosed.” I love the sweet things children say 😄
Security is a priority at WCA. We have 29 security cameras in place to help insure that our students are safe.
Pumpkin stamping with orange paint in K2!
5th graders work hard, but keep it fun preparing for their test.
Preparing for trimesters tests!
Mrs. Perez’s class celebrated a special girl today!!
Birthdays at WCA
Second grade is off to a good start selling our fruit. Go second grade!
Lunch with parents is special😍
Earth Science students building clay mountains and then drawing their own topographic maps.
4th Graders design their own Amusement
Park attractions based on Coney Island-America’s First Amusement Park
Students enjoying our new picnic tables.
Let your light shine for Jesus in all that you do!
The K2 kiddos love when they see Papa John!! ❤️
First graders learning how to tell time.
Earth Science students finding contour interval and elevation of Jacks Mountain on a topographic map of Callands, Va.
Mrs. Webber's senior 3rd period English class Arthurian Legend Projects--great job! Also, fun with the presentations.
K-3 having fun on the playground today.
4th Graders thoroughly enjoyed the “Greatest Show” and meeting the band members 👏🏼👏🏼
4th graders are training for WCA’s future football team 🏈
Very excited to announce Middle School Boys Basketball tryouts will begin tomorrow from 3:00-4:30. All boys interested in playing on the middle school team need to be in the gym, ready to practice, at 3:00.
Bulldogs Bounce Back at VACA State Tournament! After suffering at tough loss to three time VACA state champions South West Friday night , the Bulldogs won in a shoot out after double overtime against Blue Ridge. Blue Ridge jumped out to an early lead in the first half.However, the Bulldogs responded with a goal in the first half with less than a minute to go by senior captain Isaac Motley. In the second half, junior Matthew Moore had a beautiful strike to the right hand corner for Westover to go up to two to one. Blue Ridge battled back and scored with less than ten minutes left in the game. At the end of regulation the score was tied two to two. Following double overtime , the game went to a shoot out.In the shoot out freshman Ashton Bettendorf made two great saves . Bettendorf played amazing as golie all night for the Bulldogs. All four of Westover Bulldog's kickers made their kicks to win the game.This included senior captain Justin Oakes senior captain Isaac Motley, junior captain Chris Miller and junior Matthew Moore. The bulldogs finished season 13-4-1.
Coach Lackey
On Saturday October 26, the WCA Cross Country team competed in the VACA state meet. it was a beautiful day to run. Around 200 runners total and 13 schools represented. middle school girls and boys and varsity girls all placed fourth overall. Varsity boys plays fifth and Gracie Johnson was fourth runner overall received the medal
Soccer wins third place VACA
Soccer is in Overtime
Overall against the 17 bands in the first half of the day Westover Drum Majors were 2nd of 17, the Color Guard was 3rd of 17 and overall our band was 6th of 17. This is quite an accomplishment since we have never competed as a Class AAA band before.
We want to thank our parent volunteers and junior high pit crew students along with alumni Caroline Davis and Nathan Pruitt for helping make this season a huge success.
The band's next performance is on November 10th at the Danville Veterans Day Pardae.
Thank you for your continued prayer and support!
Mrs. D
XC State
Mystery reader fun! K4 had another wonderful volunteer who came to be a mystery reader to their loved ones classroom! They read a fun story about cooking and spending time with a loved one. As a special surprise they even brought a tasty treat! Thank you for making reading and learning fun! WCA is blessed with great parents who support our little ones learning!
Mrs. Owen’s 3rd graders enjoyed a day at Poplar Forest in Forest, VA where they learned about Thomas Jefferson. It was a great field trip!
Bulldogs are ready to roll
Carline Success!
Mrs Webber appreciates rhe help,from 7th grade boys. The room is super clean!
When you find a physics meme that relates to your lesson, but the students don’t think it’s as funny as you do...
Great pep rally today! Good luck to volleyball, soccer, cross country and band this weekend!
Pep Rally
Way to go WCA. Lots of spirit at pep rally!!!
Soccer team pep rally
If y'all don't have plans tonight,come out and support these boys!!!!⚽⚽ Game is at 6:00pm at the Smith River Complex in Martinsville. Huge game...a win tonight will qualify them to play for the VACA state championship game tomorrow!!!!🏆🥇 Come out and support these bulldogs!!!! So proud!!!
The library is a multi-function place. Students check out books, read, take AR quizzes, demonstrate typing skills, and even celebrate a friend's birthday.
Fourth graders listened to a a story about how God created each of us uniquely just like snowflakes.❄
Elementary Spanish students used their skills to read a storybook to each other in the target language. ¡Olé!
11th graders studying and highlighting in the book of 2 Timothy. “Study to show your self approved unto God”
Students making wise use of their study hall.
Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere in Kindergarten!
Hat day in K4 while learning about the letter Hh!
I was honored to have Mrs. Reuter’s K4 class visit my office for hat day. They told me what letter hat starts with and the sound it makes. Learning as they play!
Fire Drill!!! Preschool did a great job!!
View from the nurse's desk! I love seeing Mrs. Buckley's smiling kindergarteners. All the waves, smiles, and hellos that greet me, make any day brighter!
Chick fil a day
K2’s Orange Day!
STEM in K4! Mrs. Beach and Mrs. Porterfield’s class had to use their creative thinking skills to create a gate for their 5 pumpkins to sit on! They used blocks and popsicle sticks to design their own gates. They came up with some creative solutions!
4th graders are showing their excitement over The Greatest Show performed by WCA Marching Band
God is so Good!
Jesus washes us white as snow!
Mrs. Perez’s class had a special Nana to come and read today. Thank you so much!!!
WCA Band did a great presentation for our school today. Kindergarten enjoyed it very much! Go Marching Bulldogs!
5th and 6th grade watching the band performance in the gym.
AP Government students work in city councils to determine how to spend federal grants in-aid received for urban development . Then they presented their plans to the other city.
5th graders experiment with solutions in Science.
Indoor recess-Thank you, Mrs. Bowles!!
Love, 4th Grade
Playing Splash Math during STEM class!
Using geo boards to make a clock and a cat!
STEM for letter "Mm"
WCA was the first school to receive emergency blessing buckets from God's Pit Crew. Yesterday Danville Schools received emergency blessing buckets. The following is an article explaining what the emergency blessing buckets are all about! https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/danville-schools-receive-emergency-blessing-buckets-for-use-in-crisis-situations/
Winterblast basketball and cheerleading is on for January 11-February 15 for grades 1st through 6th!!
Chemistry students had fun doing a Flame Test lab.
DC Trip
K-3 enjoying inside recess
Sixth grade students creating skits for Bible class.
K-3 having fun with paint
K2 marching band on a rainy day!
Children shape sorting in K2 this morning!
Westover Christian Academy is blessed to have a Moms in Prayer group that pray weekly for our students, faculty and staff.
WCA 8th graders are on a field trip to DC this week, making a stop to tour the Capitol earlier today
And they WON!! On to the state final 4 for the WCA Varsity Boys Soccer Team!
Great victory tonight Bulldogs!
WCA Bulldogs advance in the Vaca playoffs to Semi-finals with a win over Roanoke Valley 4-1.
DC Trip
Music class in K2 today was filled with worship and smiles!!
Life is good in fourth grade!
K-3 having fun during music time, as they worship Jesus!
The children are working on fine motor skills at our fall sensory table in K2!
8th graders loading up for DC!
Congratulation Lady Bulldogs 2nd place in VACA South Regionals onto VACA States this friday.
Mary Paige Fulcher received First All-Tournament Team and Second Team Southeast Region today!!! Congratulations. Great Job.
Win!! Varsity Lady Bulldogs advance to the championship round in VACA Regionals beating Faith Christian Scool in 4 sets. Championship round against Timberlake starts at 4:30pm GO BULLDOGS!!!
Varsity volleyball ladies advance in VACA South Region Tournament defeating Southwest Virginia Homeschool in three sets. We play tomorrow at 1:30 against Faith Christian School.
We had an awesome book fair thanks to the many volunteers who generously donated their energy and time.
Win!!! Varsity Girls Volleyball won in 3 sets in the first round of VACA Regionals. We play Faith Christoan School tomorrow 1:30pm at Roanoke Valley Christian School
K2 Field Trip!
Harvest Ridge field trip for our K2 kiddos!
So much fun at Harvest Ridge with our K2 kiddos!
Around the World
Myranda Farmer, 2017 graduate, shared with us a gift from her mom displaying precious memories of her journey at WCA. Myranda now attends Roanoke College.
We had a great week learning new math concepts. We are thankful it is Friday!
First graders doing a review using rhymes!
Working math problems on the board
5th graders coming back from Chapel. We learned to NGU (Never Give Up!)
Bible story time. “ Don’t worship idols”
After school choir practicing for the choir coffee house! Come out on Thursday, October 24th at 7pm in the Connection Pointe for some fun music and delicious desserts. Someone may play the ukulele too, you never know!
High School Chapel, Seniors leading worship.
Singing to the Lord! Elementary School Chapel
Eighth graders are preparing for their DC trip next week. They had hoodies designed for the occasion!
Our school nurse, Megan Dalton, sitting down with student to minister to her needs.
Sixth Grade students start their day putting up the flags at WCA!
First graders having fun coloring their speed drills, after a successful day of math.
K-3 students enjoyed creating a Fox with the letter F
Having fun with the letter F
High school lunch is always fun at WCA!
XC meet today at Hagan Stone Park! Go Bulldogs!
Buddy enjoying some attention from the MS XC team😊
Earth Science students studying seismic waves and using triangulation to locate the epicenter of an earthquake.
Watch out, it’s raining eggs!! We had a blast dropping our eggs from the first story and second story this morning. Four of the six survived the first story and two of the six survived both! #physicsisfun
Spanish 1 students enjoyed a group activity today recreating the class story for the current unit.
Third Grade was the winner of the “Build a Boat with Seniors” contest at Bulldog Bash! They enjoyed one-on-one time with the Seniors as they helped them build their very own wooden boats.
Alexis loves replacing and tying our trash bags each day! Thanks so much!! We appreciate you!
Mrs. Gibson is always willing to help students, teachers, and parents!!
Boat building 1 has the bottom installed and now getting ready to work on the interior of their Bevin’s Skiff. Looking good!
Word Family building in first grade Phonics class this morning.
WCA students led worship and gave testimonies last night at the FCA Fields of Faith at Tunstall High School. Continue to be a light in your community Aaron, Anna, Greyson, and Matthew! So proud of you!!
K5 field trip to White Fall Farm in Gretna, VA
2nd grade girls in “outer space”!
After studying Matt. 5:27-32, eighth grade students pray for marriages and their future spouses!
2nd grade boys building a pet dog!
Having fun on a rainy day at indoor recess.
Mrs. Davis’ class having an exciting expo spelling challenge.
Second grade reading bookmark project.
Mrs. Perez’s class loves to have families to come read to them!
Thank you Mr. Jon for reading to our class!!
WCA students love the Book Fair.
Even the Kindergarten moms and grandmas enjoyed the slides at White Fall Farm today!
K5 had a beautiful day to visit White Fall Farm and the pumpkin patch and of course the amazing castle, complete with slides and lots of climbing.
Senior XC runners
Middle school runners cooling down after a race.
Abigail, six grade student, and the polar bear.
Sixth grade field trip to North Carolina Zoo with parents.
Mrs. Reutter's class made noodle necklaces and ate Nutty Buddies to reinforce letter "Nn".
Eli working on his activity sheets. No pun intended.
Mrs. Holdren’s class working hard on a math paper!
6th graders hunt for scientific names of animals at the NC ZOO.
Chemistry students creating atom models
Senior students praying in small groups for unsaved friends and family, churches represented and our school
Fourth graders learning about static electricity!
Constructing our egg contraptions in physics to reduce the force in our egg drop this week! 🥚
Mrs. Perez’s K3 class had a special reader to visit their classroom to share a special book!
Lynchburg Classic
Mystery Reader Fun in K4! Parents/Grandparents/Family are invited to be a mystery reader in their loved ones classroom! They provide clues to who they are and bring a special book to read to the class. The students are so excited to have someone special read to them! Thank you loved ones for promoting the LOVE of READING! Mrs. Beach and Mrs. Porterfield’s class’ first mystery reader was a very special Gigi!
Band Field Show Results Today - WAY TO GO MARCHING BULLDOGS!!
1st colorguard
1st percussion
1st music
2nd visual
1st in general
1st OVERALL IN THE 2A DIVISION!
Band Field Show in Lynchburg!
Varsity Lady Bulldogs finished their regular season with a win over Roanoke Catholic, set scores 25-21, 21-25, 25-11, and 25-12. Our overall record after this win, 19-5!
JV ladies post a big win to end their season, defeating Roanoke Catholic,25-21 and 25-21.
Win!!! JV Volleyball beats Roanoke Catholic!!!
WIN!!! Varsity lady Bulldogs win in 4 sets over Roanoke Catholic!!!
Our Varsity Soccer team won their 11th game of the season tonight in a heated match against Vandalia! GO BULLDOGS!!
When I grow up....Kindergarten wrapped up Community Helpers Unit by dressing like what they want to be when they grow up. The future is in good hands, they’re going to great helpers!
Kindergarten celebrated Community Helpers with a fun dress up day!
The petting zoo was a hit at Bulldog Bash!
Alumni Arey Adkins, now CVS pharmacist, hosts flu clinic for WCA faculty and children.
Ella got to choose a friend to share the AR Table with for an entire day! Hope you had fun girls!! 4th Grade Rewards 🏆
A special reader came to read to Mrs. Perez’s class.
5th and 6th graders did incredible with STEM activities!
K3 Fun
STEM! Science Engineering Technology Math
Plate tectonics lab yesterday in Earth Science. Students used graham crackers, rice krispy treats, and icing to represent plates sliding across the upper mantle. Made for a nice appetizer before lunch too!
Ninth grade had a great time coding their finch robots! Learning and good friendly competition going on here WCA!
7th grade had a great time in the Inspiration Lab learning how to program Flinch Robots!
Tonight we celebrated four very precious young ladies....Anna, D, Malinda, and Beck! What an impact they have made! WCA loves our seniors!
#classof2020 @ Westover Christian Academy
9th graders reading about Paul’s 1st missionary journey!
Marching Band leaves behind a great testimony in Greensboro
Volleyball Senior Night at WCA
Second graders learning and building circuits in STEM!
4th Grade is having fun with Science!
Reading fun with friends in K2!!
Sixth grade preparing for chapel.
K2 had a great time seeing the fire truck!!
First graders enjoyed the Danville City Firefighters who visited us today!
Mrs. Holdren’s 2nd grade enjoyed learning how to escape a house in case of smoke with the Firehouse! Thank you Danville Fire Chief!
Dig Pink Night with JV and Varsity teams!
Boat building 1 is making great progress on their Bevin’s Skiff! The stem, side panels, transom, and center frame are installed. There’s nothing quite like building your first boat.
We have a wonderful visit from our local fire fighters.
Eighth-grade students are getting quite proficient at demonstrating their typing skills. They have also undertaken the challenge of creating short clip animations from a program by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
And it’s a WIN for our Varsity soccer team against Roanoke Valley tonight! Final score 3-0!! GO BULLDOGS!! 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you to the Danville Fire Department for visiting WCA today and answering ALL of our fire safety questions!
I love WCA
The fire truck visits WCA Preschool! The firefighters discussed fire safety with our preschool students and dressed in full firefighter gear to show them that their masks and gear is not scary! We are so thankful for all our firefighters do to keep our community safe!
Bulldog Bash
K3 went camping in class. The fun of learning through play!
Eighth-grade students are getting quite proficient at demonstrating their typing skills. They have also undertaken the challenge of experimenting with codes and creating short clip animations from a program by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
K3
My granddaughters love attending WCA annual Bulldog Bash. So much fun!!!