Westlake Christian Academy

Grayslake kindergarten, elementary, junior high and high school academy providing Christian families with private academic education.

(847) 548-6209   275 South Lake Street Grayslake, IL

Senior Mission Trip 2024

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Senior Class Mission Trip to Ecuador

April 12 - 19, 2024.

In April 2024, students will be traveling to Ecuador to serve local residents. This is the culminating discipleship experience for Westlake students.

You can partner with the Class of 2024 by praying for them and/or giving financially toward the cost of their trip. Your support is a huge encouragement to these students, who will be stepping out of their comfort zones and offering the love of Christ through hands-on ministry opportunities.

Our prayer is that through this trip, God will use our students in ministry, and that they would also grow in their faith and be changed through the experience of serving others.

Donations to Westlake Christian Academy are tax-deductible. In the event that this trip is cancelled, donations will be used toward a similar purpose.

Click Here to Donate to the Senior Mission Trip

First Responder Appreciation Event

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Thursday, October 26th | 9:00-10:30 AM

THANK YOU FIRST RESPONDERS!

First Responders are invited to drive through our parking lot (275 S. Lake St. Grayslake, IL) for coffee, pastries, and thanks from our students!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Milk Cards (K–12)

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Westlake uses a punch card system for purchasing milk at lunch time.

Each card has 10 punches available for $5.00. You may purchase as many cards as you’d like at the beginning of the school year or you may purchase them as needed. The charge for the cards will be applied to your FACTS family account monthly by our business manager, Mrs. Gearhart. Unused cards or punches will not be refunded.

To order a milk punch card, please use the order form in the Westlake App. If you have any questions about this process, please reach out to the office via email.

Spring Instrumental Concert

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Idioms

Can you guess the Bible references to each idiom?
“By the skin of your teeth”
“I’ll give you my two cents worth”
“A leopard can’t change his spots
“There’s nothing new under the sun”
“Sign of the times”
“Thorn in the flesh”
“From the cradle to the grave”
“Handwriting on the wall”
“Fly in the ointment”

President Teddy Roosevelt

“The teachings of the Bible are so interwoven and entwined with our civic and social life that it would be impossible for us to figure what life would be if these teachings were removed.”

President Zachary Taylor

“The Bible is the best of books. I wish it were in the hands of everyone. It is indispensable to the safety and permanence of our institutions. Especially should the Bible be placed in the hands of the young. It is the best schoolbook in the world. I would that all of our people were brought up under the influence of that Holy Book.”

Benjamin Franklin’s Speech

In this situation of this Assembly groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understandings? In the beginning of the contest with G. Britain, when we were sensible of danger we had daily prayer in this room for the Divine Protection. [PAUSE] — Our prayers, Sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a Superintending providence in our favor.  And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need His assistance.

I have lived, Sir, a long time and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings that “except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.” I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the Builders of Babel, and we shall become a reproach and a bye word down to future age.

I therefore beg leave to move — that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every morning before we proceed to business.

Dr. Benjamin Rush

“The Bible, when not read in schools, is seldom read in any subsequent period of life.”

“The Bible contains more knowledge necessary to man in his present state than any other book in the world.”

You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;
you have put all things under his feet,
all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

Psalm 6:6–8

The wind blows to the south
and goes around to the north;
around and around goes the wind,
and on its circuits the wind returns.

Ecclesiastes 1:6

The Bible in the Constitution

  • Separation of Powers - Jeremiah 17:9
  • Three Branches of Government - Isaiah 33:22
  • Republicanism - Exodus 18:21
  • Use of Circuit Judges - 1 Samuel 7:15-16

Sources

Tonight’s performance taken from videos of David Barton from WallBuilders.

More information can be found at wallbuilders.com

“Presenting America’s forgotten history and heroes with an emphasis on our moral, religious and constitutional heritage.”

Summer Sports Camps

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**UPDATED JULY 2023**

Co-ed soccer camp is open to all students entering 4th–8th grades. We are also offering pro-rated registration for soccer camp.

Camps are open to enrolled full-time students, homeschool students, and the general community. Camps are run by Westlake coaches.

Register Now

Registration

Cost: 

  • $50 for 2 days
  • $75 for 3 days
  • $100 for 4 days

Registration fees are due prior to the start of camp and will not be refunded for missed days due to weather/illness.

Payment: Cash or Check (payable to Westlake Christian Academy). Drop off during office hours (Mon–Thurs, 9-3), or place in an envelope (include name) in the white lock box outside the main entrance. 

You can also mail to:

Attn: Soccer Camp

Westlake Christian Academy

275 S. Lake Street

Grayslake, IL 60030

Required Forms

All participating students must have a current physical (within 13 months) and Athletics Permission and Commitment Form on file with the school office. Details are available on the Athletics page.

Soccer - Co-ed

  • Dates: July 17-20, 2023
  • Rain Date: July 21, 2023
  • Time: 4–6pm
  • Location: Christ Church Crossroads
  • Coaches: Wes Jones and Kreig Alm

6th Grade Service Learning Project

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REFUGEES: People who are forced to flee their country due to war or persecution. They want to return home, but they can’t.

In conjunction with Exodus World Service, a Christian organization, and in response to reading A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, the sixth grade would like to help a refugee family in need. Chicagoland is receiving many, many refugees every day and Exodus World Service is helping about 15 families per week to settle here.

Just imagine fleeing your country in fear for your life, experiencing many weeks or months of travel (most likely on foot through treacherous areas), at the mercy of dangerous strangers, perhaps in hiding, not enough food or water for you or your children, living in a filthy and dangerous refugee camp for who-knows-how-long, finally getting on an airplane, and landing in a foreign city. You are once again at the mercy of strangers. A friendly face greets you at the airport and helps you and your family into a car. They drive you through the city and stop at an apartment building. The door to the apartment is opened and there waiting for you is a group of smiling faces who have just set up your furnished apartment with full cupboards, a well stocked refrigerator, soap, clean bed linens, fluffy towels, pots, pans, dishes … the list goes on. For the first time in months or years, the only things you have to worry about is getting your children clean, fed, and put to bed in a safe place. What a remarkable relief!

Most refugee families arrive in a new country with only the clothes on their backs … literally. They have no money, no possessions, don’t speak the language, don’t understand the culture, and have no place to live. Exodus World Service helps with ALL of these issues. Most importantly, they share the love of JESUS. Please help us to be the hands and feet of Jesus to these struggling families.

How Can You Help?

6th Grade would like your help with filling a Welcome to America! Pack with basic items for the kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom along with a month’s worth of food to get them started.

We will be collecting household items and food staples from

Tuesday, April 11th until Tuesday, April 25th

  • Sign up to bring the items you’d like to donate (due by Friday, April 28th)
  • Send the items to school with your child to place in donation boxes
  • Grade 6 will deliver the items to a refugee family in need.

Emergency Closing

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Update 1/23/2024 - Due to icy road conditions, tardies will be excused. Parents should use discretion based on conditions in their area when determining if it is safe to drive to school. Students may be brought to school at any time in the day after conditions improve.

WCA places safety as a top priority, which includes weather-related safety.

Snow and Ice:

Student safety includes traveling to and from school during times of inclement weather. On days when the school is open but travel conditions in your area are still treacherous, it is important for you to keep your child at home until travel conditions improve. If conditions improve later in the morning, you may bring your child for the remainder of the school day. Determining the safety of road conditions in your area is a parental decision.

Of course, we want as many children as possible to be in attendance but not at the risk of their safety. Please weigh carefully whether or not to attempt to come to school.

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If school is open but you choose to keep your child at home, please submit an absence form online or in the WCA app.

Excessive Heat:

All classrooms currently have air conditioning units, which will impact any decisions to close school due to excessive heat. If possible, school will remain open during an excessive heat warning, with modifications to the daily schedule to limit exposure to the heat. In the event of a power outage or failure of an air conditioning unit, some or all classes might be closed.

Notification of Closure

If you’re wondering whether or not Westlake will be open due to the weather, you can find out in a few different ways:

  1. Check your phone for a text alert (make sure your cell phone number is current in your FACTS Family Portal Account)
  2. Check the Westlake website for a homepage notification (or this page for a header notification)
  3. Call our office and listen for an automated message: 847-548-6209
  4. Check your email; we will send each family an email by 6:00 AM

Please note: Westlake no longer uses Emergency Closing Center to report school closures.

Covid-19 Guidance

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Board Approved 2022-23 Covid-19 Guidance

With the recent CDC updates regarding Covid-19 Guidance, the objective behind Westlake’s guidance is to keep students in school, to keep students and teachers safe, and to protect the quality of the instructional process in accordance with local guidelines. Furthermore, we want to ensure the school can focus on its Mission of providing Christian families a Christ-centered education that disciples our students to honor Jesus Christ in thought, word and deed. As such, this update will serve to nullify any previous publication of Westlake’s Covid-19 Protocols.

As of the start of school year 2022-2023, the following guidance will be in place for Westlake Christian Academy:

  1. Masks will be optional, at all times, for all people, within the school and during school functions.
  2. Handwashing: We will continue to encourage regular handwashing.
  3. Ventilation: At the teachers’ discretion, to increase outside airflow, we will keep classroom windows open as much as possible.
  4. Remote Learning: Remote learning will no longer be available, unless necessitated by school-wide quarantine/closure in accordance with local guidelines.
  5. When your child is sick:
    1. Keep your child home if they are exhibiting any Covid-like symptoms, or any other illness.
      1. In the event of a symptomatic child, it is recommended, but not mandated, that a Covid test is given.
    2. The sick child may return to school once symptoms have improved and they are fever free for 24 hours*. We ask that you continue to take extra caution. When in doubt, stay home an extra day.
      1. *In the case of a positive Covid test, the child should stay home for 5 days.
  6. Visitors:
    1. We will allow visitors into the school.
    2. Parents will be permitted to attend classroom parties, as invited by the teacher.
  7. Athletics:
    1. To take place without restrictions.
    2. Masks were deemed optional for all sporting events as of February 28th, 2022.

**All guidelines are subject to change depending on ISBE, IDPH and local guidelines

Families should report any absence using the WCA app or website absence form. 

Required Forms

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The following forms must be signed and turned in at Back-to-School Night on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Preschool and Pre-K students can turn them in at Meet the Teacher on August 22 or August 23. You may print them at home, or you may pick up a copy at the check-in table.

Your child will not be allowed to start school until their signed forms are on file with the office. Questions? Call us at (847) 548–6209.

Authorization for Medical Treatment & Liability Release

275 South Lake Street
Grayslake, IL 60030
(847) 548-6209