Historical Identity

Westwood Christian School has been privileged to train thousands of boys and girls in the Miami-Dade County area for almost fifty years. Westwood Christian School, an inseparable ministry of the First Baptist Church of Westwood Lake, Inc., was organized under the direction of Dr. Marvin Gochenour in 1958. Pastor Marc Mortensen was called to replace Dr. Gochenour who retired after 46 years as Senior Pastor in March, 2004. Today, the two campuses matriculate almost 800 students each year from two-year old kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Historical Milestones
1959	Westwood Christian begins with 89 kindergarten students
1964	First floor of the elementary school completed
1966	Second floor of the elementary school completed
1968	Boarding school dormitory building completed
1971	Boarding school begins
1975	High school gym completed
1976	The Class of 1976 is graduated
1978	Middle school building completed
1978	WCS recognized in the top 20 Christian Schools in America
1982	Maintenance shop completed
1997	Elementary gym remodeled
1998	High school-preschool building completed
2001	Twenty-fifth graduating class receives their diplomas
2002	Building 6000 purchased; high school gym remodeled
2005	Elementary computer lab rebuilt High School chapel remodeled Elementary south playground rebuilt
2006	Middle School/High School computer lab upgraded with Alienware™ computers Weight room relocated and expanded
2007	Faculty classroom computer project completed Band room remodeling begins and vocal music room relocated DPL projector project continues with technological innovations RenWeb administrative software introduced Repainting of facilities continues

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