Extracurriculars

The WCA community is filled with meaningful opportunities to have fun and build Christian community. Every year, the student life team and student government association work hard to plan pep rallies, festival days, dress down days, and competitive games. WCA's leadership and faculty also encourage students to take the initiative in creating and running extracurricular clubs. Below, you may find resources for starting a club and a list of registered student organizations.

Have questions? Please email one of the faculty on the student life team.

Student Life team AY 2024-2025:

Jessica Brunk, Director of Campus Life (jbrunk@washingtonchristian.org)

Pedro Enamorado, High School English, History (penamorado@washingtonchristian.org)

Please note, the current roster of active clubs will be updated during the first three weeks of school.

I'm a student at WCA. How do I start my own club?

Any student wanting to have a Club or Class must submit a proposal to Director of Campus Life (Jessica Brunk) at least three weeks in advance of the club or class start date. 

Note: The Guidelines PDF in the button above covers the process for faculty, but most of it overlaps for students.

• Purpose – Is it a club or class and what it will accomplish?

• Audience – Which students will be invited to attend? How will you advertise it? Is there a minimum number of students required to attend? Will there be students from outside WCA invited?

  • Student need a list of students committed to become members and regular attenders. Five or more is ideal. 

• Faculty Sponsor – Which faculty member will be present after school or during lunch to supervise?  

• Time frame – How often will it meet, e.g. weekly? bi-weekly? What are the times of each meeting?

• Place - Where it will meet (specific classroom, field, etc.)? Approval must be given through the Business Office. for the use of the space.

• Fundraising - When, why, and how much will your fundraise? Communicate with Mr. Enamorado or Mrs. Brunk about intentions and plans for it. Plans must be approved by the Registrar, Ms. Oluwadare. Common activities include donut 🍩 and coffee ☕ sales on certain days of the week before class begins.

• (Optional) Cost – How much is it and what does the cost include? How much, if any, are you expecting to be paid? This payment will come out of the funds collected. All fees must be paid to WCA. Mr. Enamorado or Mrs. Brunk will send your leaders the Funds Collection Form and contact the Registrar for this.

  • Some clubs have high operating costs, like Robotics Club, which require lots of tech.

Once the Director of Campus Life approves the proposal, please submit a Building Use Form to get the space use approved and a Funds Collection Form to get the payments collected to the Business Office. 

What are the expectations for students running a club?

In short, be well organized, stick to your main activities, and have clear decision making processes.

Longer version: Have a clear leadership structure, a method for passing on leadership (avoid all senior leaders), and organized drive with important club documents, regular meetings, good event and club promotion with flyers and announcements,  a storage plan for physical supplies.