WCA Accomplishments

Western Center Academy Accomplishments

 

School-Wide Accomplishments

2013- California Distinguished School

2014- Riverside County Model of Academic Excellence

2015- WASC Accreditation for WCA High School

 

Competitions

Robotics:

            2013, 2015, 2016- Competed in FIRST World Championships

            2012 to Present- Inspire Awards (4), Judges’ Awards (3), Connect Awards (4), Motivate Award (7), Winning Alliance Awards (6)

            2011- Hosted National History Bee Southwest and WCA student won

 

Ten80 Racing:

            2014 and 2015- National Champions Ten80 Finals

Up and Atom Engineering and Academic Challenge:

            2011- Boat Design winners

            2013- Overall Academic Challenge Winner

Science Fair:

            2014- Broadcom MASTERS National Finalist

            2015- Two Broadcom MASTERS National Semi-Finalists

            2016- Ten WCA students advanced to County Science Fair and one to State Science Fair

 

Invited Presentations

                2015- WCA students presented at the California STEM Symposium

    2016- Eighth grade students selected to attend the Plastic Ocean Pollution Solution Teen Summit

                2017- Students presented at TED-Ed conference at MSJC