[10] In 1934 Western Academy went bankrupt due to the Great Depression and was sold to Calvin College.

In the mid-1990s, that mascot was dropped and athletics continued without an official team name until the Wolfpack moniker was chosen in 2005.

[9][2][11] During the 2017–18 school year, Western Christian began participating in a student exchange program with Greijdanus College [nl].

[12] The school's 100th anniversary, which it celebrated in August 2019,[13] was recognized on the floor of the Iowa General Assembly on March 4, 2020.

[19] The 2021 2A championship game was also the first time in Iowa High School Athletic Association basketball history that two teams from the same city met in the final.

[25] The Wolfpack football team advanced to the state playoffs for the first time in 2015,[26] losing the title game to Regina High School.

[8] A maintenance project in 2006 added a strength and conditioning room, as well as a bus barn to the school, for $1 million.