One of the assurances offered to WCCA families is that all employees profess a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, acknowledging Him as their Savior. Students at WCCA are surrounded by caring, Christian adults who seek to model a Christ-like attitude in every way.
Our principal, Esther McClellan, truly calls WCCA her home. As a young student, she attended WCCA and graduated from Berean Christian High School as the valedictorian. She continued her education at Bob Jones University in South Carolina before transferring to Cedarville College in Ohio. She graduated at the top of her class, receiving her bachelor’s degree in elementary education.
She returned to WCCA in 1984 and taught third grade and preschool, served as the preschool’s assistant director, and taught junior high English. In 2003, she accepted her current position as principal, receiving ACSI’s All Levels Principal Certificate. She continues her own quest for excellence by doing graduate work in Christian School Administration through Shasta Bible College.
Our vice principal and junior high department chairperson, Mike Jones, graduated from Bob Jones University in South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in administration. He taught for three years outside of Chicago before returning to his home in the Bay Area in 1976. He has been at WCCA since 1986 and has received ACSI’s Lifetime Professional Elementary Certificate.
Our intermediate department chairperson, Diana Jones, graduated from Bob Jones University in South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. Of her 24-year teaching career, 20 years have been spent at WCCA. She also has received ACSI’s Elementary Teacher’s Certificate.
Our primary department chairperson, Meggie Phillips, went to college in Germany where she graduated with a degree in early childhood and elementary education. She taught in Nuremberg before moving to the United States in 1977. She also has received ACSI’s Elementary Teacher’s Certificate and began teaching at WCCA in 1981.
Our athletic director, Mike McClellan, received an associate’s degree in criminal justice from the College of Sequoias, an associate’s degree in accounting from Diablo Valley College, a bachelor’s degree in physical education and his California teaching credential from Los Angeles Baptist College, and his master’s degree in physical education from Cal State Hayward. He began teaching at WCCA in 1982 and has received the California Professional Clear Single Subject Teaching Credential and ACSI’s Lifetime Professional Secondary Certificate.