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Upland Christian Academy has become accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges through July 2013. 

WASC accreditation serves as an instrument to drive continuous school improvement and helps insure that the course credits the students earn will be accepted at other educational institutions.

The school has been working toward accreditation since January.

 

The school, which opened in September, was formed by a group of parents of students who went to Upland Christian Schools in Upland.

Upland Christian Academy is a K-12 private school incorporated and registered with the State.

They are located on the Abundant Living Family Church campus at 10900 Civic Center Drive in Rancho Cucamonga.

Upland Christian Academy is having their first worship night from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the courtyard of Abundant Living Family Church, 10900 Civic Center Drive in Rancho Cucamonga.

There will be music by Tongues of Fire, Jake Hamilton, The Upland Christian Academy Choir and the staff/alumni worship band.

Dinner will be available for purchase from Old World Deli in addition to a baked goods sales with proceeds going to the school.

Guests can bring their blankets and lawn chairs.

Parking is available in the east parking lot, closest to the praise service.

Upland Christian Academy will start their first school day off with 15 minutes of praise at 8 a.m September 9 at their new campus at Abundant Living Family Church, 10900 Civic Center Dr. in Rancho Cucamonga.

Everyone who has been in support of Upland Christian Schools throughout the last year and the creation of Upland Christian Academy is invited.

They are also holding a fundraiser that day through Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill from 3 p.m. to closing and Marble Slab Creamery from 12 p.m. to closing. Both stores are in the Terra Vista Town Center, 10798 Foothill Blvd. in Rancho Cucamonga.

Present a flyer, which can be obtained at http://www.uplandchristianacademy.org/, and 20 percent of your transaction at Rubio's will be donated to Upland Christian Academy. Present a flyer to the cashier at Marble Slab and 15 percent generated from the total families with flyers will be donated.

Upland Christian Academy is holding a fundraiser from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Round Table Pizza, 7201 Archibald Ave. Suite 9 in Rancho Cucamonga.

Print a flyer from their Web site, http://www.uplandchristianacademy.org/, and present it at the time of purchase so the school can receive 30 percent of the total food sales.

A free seminar on special education will be held for local families at 7 p.m. July 30 and August 27 in the chapel of Abundant Living Family Church, 10900 Civic Center Dr. in Rancho Cucamonga.

The seminar will be lead by Christy Bock, Upland Christian Academy school psychologist and licensed educational psychologist.

The seminar will address students who may be experiencing difficulty in focusing at school, trouble remembering information they've learned, difficulty reading at their grade level or trouble reading out loud as well as many other struggles some students may be facing.

Special education, individualized education plans and 504 plans will be discussed.

Attendees will receive a comprehensive handout detailing how they can help their children succeed in school.

Parents are asked to RSVP by calling (909) 758-8747.

A parent information night about Upland Christian Academy will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Abundant Living Church.

There will be four half hour sessions. Each session will go over programs at the kindergarten, elementary, junior high and high school level.

K-12 registration packets and information will also be available.

Abundant Living Church is at 10900 Civic Center Drive in Rancho Cucamonga.

Visithttp://www.uplandchristianacademy.org/ for more information about Upland Christian Academy.

Upland Christian Academy has hired teachers.

Enrollment is currently at 313 students, so contracts have been offered to some teachers at Upland Christian Schools.

Here is the list of hired teachers for the 2009-2010 school year.

Head of School: Susan Chiappone 

High School Principal: Tamara Solis

• Bachelor of Arts in History with honors from Cal Poly Pomona
• Masters in Education al Leadership from Azusa Pacific University
• Tamera holds two clear professional secondary teaching credentials from the state of California
• Taught in public high schools for seven years before following a calling to Christian Education.

 
 

Junior High Principal: Jim Keen

• Bachelor of Science from Cal Poly Pomona
• Masters in School Administration from Azusa Pacific University
• Single subject clear credential from Californian
• ACSI Administrative credential

 

Elementary Principal: C. Todd Barnes

• Bachelor of Arts in Religion/Christian Ministries emphasis from Point Loma Nazarene University
• Masters in Education/Counseling and Guidance from Point Loma Nazarene University
• ACSI Teaching and Administration Credentials
• California State Multiple Subject Teaching Credential

 
 

Dean of Visual and Performing Arts/Varsity Girls Volleyball Coach: Doug Porterfield

• Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Azusa Pacific University
• Masters in Music Conducting from Azusa Pacific University
• Academic Hall of Fame Azusa Pacific University 2006
• Coach of the Year NCSAA 2007

 
 

Dean of Technology: Charles "Chip" Chiappone

• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from University of Redlands
• California Lifetime Secondary Teaching Credential

Graduate Studies

• University of California, Riverside University Extension - Summer Institute in Advanced Placement Content and Methods for Teaching Calculus
• Golden Gate University, Los Angeles, California - Telecommunications Management

 

Dean of Athletics/Director of Advancement: Mark Edgemon

• Bachelor of Science from Cal State Long Beach
• Certified Athletic Administrator with 20 years of experience
• 2005-2006 California State Athletic Director Association's Athletic Director of the Year for Southern California
• Currently serving as Vice President on the CSADA Board of Directors.

 
 
 

UCA Elementary Teachers:

Melecia Bronner 
Marijoy Currier 
Trina De Los Santos 
Nadene Heinen 
Rayna Keen 
Olivia McEachron 
Beth Paxton 
Beth Scholz 
Josephine Syiem 
 

UCA Junior High Teachers:

Carolyn Fehn

Ronda Brake

Robin Colburn

Amy Taylor

Dave Sorensen 

UCA High School Teachers:

Mark Williams

Katie Seals

Michael Robinson

Gabriel Pagel

Rhonda Patterson

Nick Scholz

Neveen Zaki

Chris Salazar

Pastor Diego Mesa now sits on the board of directors for Upland Christian Academy.

Mesa started the Abundant Living Church in Rancho Cucamonga. He has since welcomed the new parent -formed school onto campus.

Q: How long have you been with Abundant Living?

A: Actually this Sunday was 15 years old as a church.

Q: How did you get involved with Abundant Living?

A: I was an assistant pastor of a church in Pomona and I was there for nine years. Then in 1994 we started our church.

Q: Why did you decide to build the church grounds in Rancho Cucamonga?

A: We were at our former property which is off of Utica and Haven and we were there about 12 years and then in 2000 we bought the property, but we recognized shortly that we would be outgrowing the property very quickly because we had so many multiple services, so the building wouldn't accommodate us anymore. Shortly after that we began to just look and canvas the area and then we bought the land somewhere. In 2002 we bought this property and then we began to build two years ago. Just out of growth and out of necessity we moved over here.

Q: What is it that brings so many people to Abundant Living?

A: Beyond the obvious, which is nothing more than Jesus - that's the obvious answer, but I want to be fair to your question because there are a lot of churches that say that too. Ultimately that is our foundation. That's our priority. That's our vision. That's our purpose, but I think there are other things, other factors if I can be humble enough to try and describe those because no on could probably be as accurate as only God would know. We preach a very relative message where people live and can connect with so that's really being fed or ministered to or getting good information every week to live out.

I think it's an environment that we create. The fact that whatever age you are, whatever culture you are, whatever background you are, here's a safe environment that really accepts you and loves you. I think it had to do with the various programs and activities we offer that is more than a Sunday morning message that can help people live their lives out Monday through Saturday wherever they are in life.

Whether they are being financially challenged or it's a blended family issue or they've got some job related problems, there's usually a program and activity here they can try and help them through those things and I just believe that church should be very fun and I think think it should be very exciting and I think it should be very purposeful.

Q: Why did you decide to allow Upland Christian Academy to come in?

A: Outside of ultimately saying I'm filling the lead of the Lord, filling the voice of God as much as i can hear the voice of God say that I should do this, that this was his will.

Ultimately that's what it was. You felt the impression, you felt the strong thoughts, you felt the feeling on the inside that this was God speaking to you. I look at it as us doing something for Upland as much as Upland doing something for us. As much as God giving us an opportunity to be what we are as a church, to really fulfill the vision of this church to finally now stand up and back up all the preaching we do on Sunday. If it say we're really here to help people we're really here to make a different. We're really here to find a need and take the lead.

Read more Friday in the Upland/Claremont city news.