Big congratulations to our newest WCA SCHOLARS! 🏆 Today, we are shining a spotlight on these incredible students who have been recognized for their Resilience.
Being resilient means bouncing back, staying focused, and pushing through challenges with a positive attitude. We are so proud of your grit and determination! Keep leading the way, Mammoths! 🦣💻
A huge thank you and congratulations to senior Nicholas Hockman! 🎓
Nick has done an amazing job serving as the Western Center Academy student representative to the HUSD School Board this year. We are so proud of the way he kept the board members informed and up-to-date on all the incredible happenings at WCA.
Thank you for your leadership and for representing our school so well, Nick! We can't wait to see what you do next. 🌟
#WCAProud #HUSD #StudentLeadership #ClassOf2026
Earlier this week, the HUSD Board of Trustees recognized several WCA students for their outstanding achievements at the RCOE Science Fair.
Congratulations to Dylan Tsai (not pictured), Ethan Tsai (not pictured), Eren Hernandez, Noble Holloway (not pictured), Carly Johansen, Melania Mikhail, Andrew Ballard, and Angelica Hluchan. We celebrate your academic excellence and your passion for scientific inquiry! 👏🏆
Western Center is absolutely thrilled to recognize Amanda Farmer as our Employee of Excellence!
Amanda's dedication to her role is truly inspiring, but it is her warm, kind, and friendly nature that leaves a lasting impact on everyone she interacts with. She brings a genuine positivity to the workplace that makes every day brighter.
Above all, Amanda's heart is always with our students. She is constantly looking out for innovative ways to improve the student experience, going above and beyond to ensure they feel supported, valued, and set up for success.
To put it simply, Amanda is just incredibly wonderful. We are so lucky to have her on our team. Please join us in congratulating Amanda on this deeply well-deserved recognition!
Amanda's dedication to her role is truly inspiring, but it is her warm, kind, and friendly nature that leaves a lasting impact on everyone she interacts with. She brings a genuine positivity to the workplace that makes every day brighter.
Above all, Amanda's heart is always with our students. She is constantly looking out for innovative ways to improve the student experience, going above and beyond to ensure they feel supported, valued, and set up for success.
To put it simply, Amanda is just incredibly wonderful. We are so lucky to have her on our team. Please join us in congratulating Amanda on this deeply well-deserved recognition!
📢 Attention HUSD Students!
The City of Hemet is currently recruiting members for its Youth Council, and they’re looking for passionate student leaders to get involved! This is a great opportunity for students ages 13–19 who want to make a difference in their community and have their voices heard.
✅ What You Need to Know:
📍 Open to students enrolled in HUSD middle or high schools
📅 Applications are open until April 30, 2025!
📲 Apply online at: https://hemetca.gov/1280/Youth-Council
HUSD is proud to share this opportunity on behalf of the City of Hemet and encourages our students to step up, lead, and make an impact in their community!
🦣Thank you to the amazing parents who rocked the annual Parent Walk! It was a day filled with great conversations, campus insights, and a whole lot of school spirit. We are so grateful for your dedication to your student's journey. Thanks for walking the walk with us! 🏆🌟
#WCALeaders #ParentEngagement #STEMEducation #WesternCenterAcademy
#WCALeaders #ParentEngagement #STEMEducation #WesternCenterAcademy
Huge Shoutout to our State Scientists! 🔬🌟
We are incredibly proud to celebrate 6th grader Angelica Hluchan and 8th grader Andrew Ballard for representing Western Center Academy at the State Science Fair last weekend!
Taking your research and innovation to the state level is an amazing feat, and we couldn't be more impressed by your hard work and dedication. Join us in the comments by dropping a "Congratulations!" for these two brilliant minds! 👏🎓
🩸❤️ Help us save lives, Mammoths! ❤️🩸
Western Center Academy is hosting a Blood Drive on April 17, and we need YOU to make a difference. Every donation has the power to save up to three lives—what an incredible impact from just a small act of kindness.
Whether you’re a first-time donor or a regular, this is your chance to give back in a meaningful way and support those in need.
📅 Date: April 17
📍 Location: Western Center Academy
👉 Sign up here: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=wca
or in our bio!
Let’s come together as a community and show what it means to lead with compassion. ❤️ #WCAMammoths #GiveBlood #SaveLives
Western Center Academy is hosting a Blood Drive on April 17, and we need YOU to make a difference. Every donation has the power to save up to three lives—what an incredible impact from just a small act of kindness.
Whether you’re a first-time donor or a regular, this is your chance to give back in a meaningful way and support those in need.
📅 Date: April 17
📍 Location: Western Center Academy
👉 Sign up here: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=wca
or in our bio!
Let’s come together as a community and show what it means to lead with compassion. ❤️ #WCAMammoths #GiveBlood #SaveLives
Huge congratulations to our Western Center Academy Academic Decathlon team for an incredible performance at the State Competition! 🏆
Our scholars went head-to-head with the best in California and brought home some serious hardware. We are so proud of their dedication, late-night study sessions, and teamwork.
Check out these highlights:
2nd Place Overall – Division 3
2nd Place – Division 3 Super Quiz
We also celebrated 10 individual medals, featuring standout performances by:
🥇 Anum Firoz: Gold (Art, Science), Silver (Literature, Music)
🥇 Elias Rivera: Gold (Science), Silver (Economics)
🥇 Ethan Tsai: Gold (Mathematics), Bronze (Interview)
🥈 Jiaren (Mary) Tian: Silver (Interview)
🥈 Melody Cortez: Silver (Interview)
Way to represent WCA on the state stage! Help us congratulate these amazing students in the comments! 🐾💻✨
#AcademicDecathlon #ACADEC #WCA #STEM #StateCompetition #StudentSuccess #WesternCenterAcademy
Our scholars went head-to-head with the best in California and brought home some serious hardware. We are so proud of their dedication, late-night study sessions, and teamwork.
Check out these highlights:
2nd Place Overall – Division 3
2nd Place – Division 3 Super Quiz
We also celebrated 10 individual medals, featuring standout performances by:
🥇 Anum Firoz: Gold (Art, Science), Silver (Literature, Music)
🥇 Elias Rivera: Gold (Science), Silver (Economics)
🥇 Ethan Tsai: Gold (Mathematics), Bronze (Interview)
🥈 Jiaren (Mary) Tian: Silver (Interview)
🥈 Melody Cortez: Silver (Interview)
Way to represent WCA on the state stage! Help us congratulate these amazing students in the comments! 🐾💻✨
#AcademicDecathlon #ACADEC #WCA #STEM #StateCompetition #StudentSuccess #WesternCenterAcademy
🌟 **SCHOLARS Recognition at Western Center Academy** 🦣
Today we proudly recognized students who exemplify **Ambition** as part of our **SCHOLARS Recognition Program** at Western Center Academy!
These students set goals, work hard to achieve them, and inspire those around them with their determination and drive. Their commitment to pushing themselves and striving for excellence truly represents what it means to be **Ambitious**.
👏 Congratulations to these outstanding Mammoths! Keep reaching higher and showing our community what dedication and perseverance look like.
#WCAMammoths #SCHOLARSRecognition #Ambition #StudentSuccess #MammothPride
Today we proudly recognized students who exemplify **Ambition** as part of our **SCHOLARS Recognition Program** at Western Center Academy!
These students set goals, work hard to achieve them, and inspire those around them with their determination and drive. Their commitment to pushing themselves and striving for excellence truly represents what it means to be **Ambitious**.
👏 Congratulations to these outstanding Mammoths! Keep reaching higher and showing our community what dedication and perseverance look like.
#WCAMammoths #SCHOLARSRecognition #Ambition #StudentSuccess #MammothPride
👏👏Congratulations to our Division B Middle School Science Olympiad Teams for their success at the Inland Empire Regional Event earlier this month. 🏆
The two teams took home 12 medals 🏅 with teams placing 5th and 12th at Regionals earning them a spot at the State Event on April 11th at Cal Tech.
🧪🔬Science Olympiad is a premier national K-12 STEM competition in the United States focused on academic and engineering challenges. Students take rigorous tests in specialized areas of Astronomy, Biology, Ecology, and Code Cracking. In Build Events, students construct devices ahead of time to meet specific parameters in competition.
Each team consists of 15 6th - 9th graders. Western Center had two teams enter the competition, one with 14 members on the team and the other with only 10 in a field of 27 schools. Once again, Congratulations and Good Luck at State! 🦣
The two teams took home 12 medals 🏅 with teams placing 5th and 12th at Regionals earning them a spot at the State Event on April 11th at Cal Tech.
🧪🔬Science Olympiad is a premier national K-12 STEM competition in the United States focused on academic and engineering challenges. Students take rigorous tests in specialized areas of Astronomy, Biology, Ecology, and Code Cracking. In Build Events, students construct devices ahead of time to meet specific parameters in competition.
Each team consists of 15 6th - 9th graders. Western Center had two teams enter the competition, one with 14 members on the team and the other with only 10 in a field of 27 schools. Once again, Congratulations and Good Luck at State! 🦣
Hemet Unified School District’s Nutrition Services team is working to ensure more students start their day fueled and ready to learn. As part of their strategic action plan, the department has set a goal to increase average breakfast participation by 7.5% across all school sites by May 2026, using monthly meal participation data to guide their progress. Read more: https://www.hemetusd.org/article/2762407
Congratulations to our Western Center Academy students nominated as Leaders in our SCHOLARS program! 🌟
The "L" in our SCHOLARS acronym stands for Leadership, and these students have been recognized by their teachers for going above and beyond to set a positive example for their peers. We are so proud of the impact you make on our campus every day! 🦣🏆
#WCAScholars #Leadership #WesternCenterAcademy
The "L" in our SCHOLARS acronym stands for Leadership, and these students have been recognized by their teachers for going above and beyond to set a positive example for their peers. We are so proud of the impact you make on our campus every day! 🦣🏆
#WCAScholars #Leadership #WesternCenterAcademy
🌍Earth Day is April 22! Celebrate by planting a tree! 🌳
The Western Center Academy is partnering with @NeighborhoodForest to give children in our community a free tree to plant during Earth Week! Please note that the deadline for registration is March 15th, 2026.
There are 3 ways to participate!
1. Parents can register their child to receive a free tree! (pick-up required)
2. Those who don't have a child attending WCA can purchase a tree to plant this spring with the organization's Buy One, Fund One program.
3. Individuals can help fund trees in our community by donating! - $5 helps place a tree in the hands of a child
Sign up here: https://www.neighborhoodforest.org/registration-services/?school=150047
Sign-ups are open now through March 15th, and trees will arrive at WCA the week of Earth Day (April 22)! Students will be notified to pick up their tree. We can't wait to have you involved!
👠🌈🌪️🐕🧺Tickets are on sale of our HS theater production of the Wizard of Oz!
Reserve you seats today!
Thu. March 19th 2026, 7:00 pm
Fri. March 20th 2026, 7:00 pm
Sat. March 21st 2026, 7:00 pm
Click here forTickets
Our 8th graders are having a great time at Astrocamp! 🪐🏔️
🎓🎓Congratulations to our Class of 2026 Valedictorian Tenzing Carvalho and Salutatorian Riley George! 🎓🎓
We're so proud of all their hard work and dedication! 🦣
#classof2026
We're so proud of all their hard work and dedication! 🦣
#classof2026
A huge congratulations to our very own Celeste Lopez for being honored as the Western Center Academy Student of the Month for the Hemet/San Jacinto Student of the Month program! 🏆✨
Celeste truly embodies the spirit of a Mammoth through her dedication, leadership, and resilience. It is an incredible honor to see her hard work recognized by our local community.💙🦣💚
#WCAMammoths #MammothPride #StudentOfTheMonth #HemetSanJacinto #WCAExcellence #MammothStrong
🌟 BIG WINS at the HUSD STEM Expo! 🌟
We are incredibly proud to celebrate our brilliant Western Center Academy students who showcased their innovation, curiosity, and hard work at this year's district competition. Join us in congratulating our WCA winners:
🔬Biological & Health Sciences
Noble Holloway (Grade 6) – Population Control 101: Whiteflies (1st Place & Top Honors Middle School!)
Dylan Tsai & Ethan Tsai (Grades 12 & 10) – The Efficiency of Different 3-D Cardiac Stent Designs (1st Place & Top Honors High School!)
Carly Johansen (Grade 8) – Iron Chef (Honorable Mention)
Melania Mikhall (Grade 8) – How Chemise Seeds Germinate (Honorable Mention)
🌎Earth & Environmental Sciences
Angelica Hluchan (Grade 6) – The Effects of Wildfire Smoke on Vegetation (1st Place)
Eren Hernandez (Grade 6) – Which Soil Is Most Efficient For Growing Marigolds? (Honorable Mention)
⚙️Engineering & Technology
Samantha Curtis (Grade 8) – Arch, Truss, or Beam—Which Will Succeed? (1st Place)
Asher Garcia (Grade 8) – Water as Fuel (Honorable Mention)
🧪Physical Sciences
Samuel Flores (Grade 8) – Organic Versus Synthetic: The Science of Staying Warm (Honorable Mention)
Andrew Ballard (Grade 8) – When Quality Speaks, People Listen (Honorable Mention)
Jeshua Gonzalez (Grade 8) – Does Temperature Affect a Battery's Discharge Rate? (Honorable Mention)
Way to represent the Mammoths! 🦣 Your dedication to science and engineering continues to inspire us all. 🔍✨
#WCAMammoths #HUSDSTEM #FutureScientists #STEMExpo #WesternCenterAcademy #StudentSuccess
🏆 HUGE CONGRATS TO OUR WCA ACADEC TEAMS! 🏆
Our Mammoths absolutely crushed it at the county competition! We are so proud of the hard work, late nights, and incredible dedication these students put in.
Check out these stellar results:
🥈 WCA Team A – 2nd Place Overall
🏅 WCA Team B – 4th Place Overall
🔥 SUPER QUIZ CHAMPIONS!
🥇 Team A – Tied for 1st Place
🥈 Team B – 2nd Place
We also want to give a massive shout-out to our individual medalists who brought home a mountain of gold, silver, and bronze across Economics, Literature, Science, Math, Social Science, Art, Essay, Speech, and Interview!
Special recognition to our top individual scorers:
✨ Anum Firoz: 8 Medals & Overall Honors Gold - Economics. Silver - Literature, Music, Science. Bronze - Art, Essay, Social Science
✨ Melody Cortez: 7 Medals & Overall Scholastic Gold - Literature. Silver - Social Science. Bronze - Literature, Music, Economics, Interview
✨ Elias Rivera: 6 Medals (including 3 Golds!) Gold - Science, Economics, and Essay. Silver - Mathematics. Bronze - Art and Music
✨Kira Denicker: Gold - Social Science. Bronze - Speech
✨Ethan Tsai: Silver - Essay. Bronze - Mathematics
✨Ana Ybarra: Silver - Art. Bronze - Music and Economics
✨Mary Tian: Gold - Mathematics and Economics. Bronze - Science
✨Maddox McAvaney: Bronze - Mathematics and Economics
✨Benson Gonzalez: Bronze - Speech
✨Madelyn Brock: Bronze - Interview
✨Yaretzi Gutierrez: Silver - Music
Way to represent the Western Center Academy! We are so proud of your academic excellence! 💙💪🦣
#WCA #AcademicDecathlon #AcaDec #CountyChamps #AcademicExcellence #WesternCenterAcademy
Our Mammoths absolutely crushed it at the county competition! We are so proud of the hard work, late nights, and incredible dedication these students put in.
Check out these stellar results:
🥈 WCA Team A – 2nd Place Overall
🏅 WCA Team B – 4th Place Overall
🔥 SUPER QUIZ CHAMPIONS!
🥇 Team A – Tied for 1st Place
🥈 Team B – 2nd Place
We also want to give a massive shout-out to our individual medalists who brought home a mountain of gold, silver, and bronze across Economics, Literature, Science, Math, Social Science, Art, Essay, Speech, and Interview!
Special recognition to our top individual scorers:
✨ Anum Firoz: 8 Medals & Overall Honors Gold - Economics. Silver - Literature, Music, Science. Bronze - Art, Essay, Social Science
✨ Melody Cortez: 7 Medals & Overall Scholastic Gold - Literature. Silver - Social Science. Bronze - Literature, Music, Economics, Interview
✨ Elias Rivera: 6 Medals (including 3 Golds!) Gold - Science, Economics, and Essay. Silver - Mathematics. Bronze - Art and Music
✨Kira Denicker: Gold - Social Science. Bronze - Speech
✨Ethan Tsai: Silver - Essay. Bronze - Mathematics
✨Ana Ybarra: Silver - Art. Bronze - Music and Economics
✨Mary Tian: Gold - Mathematics and Economics. Bronze - Science
✨Maddox McAvaney: Bronze - Mathematics and Economics
✨Benson Gonzalez: Bronze - Speech
✨Madelyn Brock: Bronze - Interview
✨Yaretzi Gutierrez: Silver - Music
Way to represent the Western Center Academy! We are so proud of your academic excellence! 💙💪🦣
#WCA #AcademicDecathlon #AcaDec #CountyChamps #AcademicExcellence #WesternCenterAcademy
