Oaks Christian High School

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Oaks Christian High School

Motto	Preparing Minds for Leadership and Hearts for Service
Established	2000
Type	Private/Secondary/Coeducational
Headmaster	Jeffrey H. Woodcock
Dean	Timothy H. Fenderson (Academics) and Karen Coyle (Students)and Jeffrey Gardella (Students)
Students	approx. 1,000
Grades	9-12
Location	31749 La Tienda Blvd., Westlake Village, California,, USA
Colors	Cardinal Red (Burgundy) and Vegas Gold
Mascot	Lion
Website	http://www.oakschristian.org

Oaks Christian High School is a private non-denominational Christian school located on 18 acres in Westlake Village, CA off the US 101. Since 2000, it has been well known^{[citation needed]} throughout the Ventura and Los Angeles counties for its highly ranked athletic teams, fine arts, Christian values, and academic programs. Recently, the school has come to national prominence with its football team and several nationally ranked players^{[citation needed]}.

Contents 1 History 2 Enrollment 3 School Facilities 4 Academics 4.1 Philosophy 4.2 Mathematics 4.3 Foreign Language 5 Athletics 5.1 Philosophy 5.2 Football 5.3 Soccer 5.4 Other Sports 6 External links 7 References

[edit] History

Oaks Christian was founded by David and Dallas Price, two wealthy philanthropists, who sought to build an excellent academic, athletic, and Christian environment for their grandchildren after having found no suitable alternatives in the greater Los Angeles area. In 1997, they were approached about a large piece of land originally owned by the Eaton Corporation for military operations (a tactical target during the Cold War), and made an agreement to take an 18 acre western portion of the site adjacent to Calvary Community Church.

The high school opened in 2000 to approximately 160 students with the completion of the Price Academic Building. By the year 2002, most of the school and campus infrastructure had been completed, with the exception of the new Bedrosian Pavilion, a fine arts wing scheduled for completion in 2007.

[edit] Enrollment

Oaks Christian has a current enrollment of approximately 1,000 students, with approximately 70-75% of those students at the high school level and 25-30% at the middle school level. Admission is competitive, based on a variety of criteria ranging from primary school grades, ISEE score, an interview, essays, and interests. Students of any denomination are considered equally for admission.

Nearly all of the graduating students matriculate at four year colleges and universities, with a handful of students going off to schools such as the University of Notre Dame, University of Virginia, Yale, Stanford, Duke, Boston College, University of Southern California, UC Berkeley, UCLA, the Claremont Colleges, Columbia, Harvard and others.^{[citation needed]} Oaks Christian participates in the Advanced Placement Program, and the majority of students graduate with college credit.^{[citation needed]}

Oaks Christian is also known for educating the children of prominent celebrities such as Will Smith and Wayne Gretzky.^[1][2]. Also attending are the children of the families residing in the Conejo Valley and Western Los Angeles area.

[edit] School Facilities

The Dallas Athletic Center includes a 2-court gym, dance studio, athletic rehabilitation center, multiple locker rooms, a weight room and a near-Olympic size swimming pool.

The Price Academic Center, which houses all the academic and office operations, is a three floor 110,000 square foot building located around a central courtyard atrium. It features science labs, over 60 classrooms, a theatre, music studios, piano labs, a visual arts wing, an administrative wing, multiple computer labs, and teacher facilities. The Shiley Family Library, located adjacent to the Price Academic center's atrium, currently possesses cataloged art posters, books, and audio-visual titles, as well as subscriptions to print media.

The new Bedrosian Pavilion, opened August 23, 2007, is a two-level sports and performing arts center. The second floor houses a full size basketball court and the Gosnell Stage. The lower level includes band and choir facilities as well as a black box theater, dance studio, and a television studio.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Academics

[edit] Philosophy

Academics at Oaks Christian focuses on education, leadership, and Christian values. As such, the curriculum is structured to stimulate analytical thought, enrich spiritual lives, and foster strong leadership.Oaks currently participates in the Advanced Placement program. It has also received accredition by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

[edit] Mathematics

At the high school level, students are enrolled in Geometry in ninth grade, Algebra II in tenth grade, Precalculus in eleventh grade and Calculus in twelfth grade. Advanced students can take honors level courses of any of the aforementioned classes, including Calculus AB and Calculus BC offered for both juniors and seniors.

[edit] Foreign Language

Classes offered include both classical and modern tongues such as Latin, Spanish, and French, with all courses providing honors courses and all languages but Latin accommodating Advanced Placement classes.

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Philosophy

Oaks Christian draws its philosophy from the biblical passage I Corinthians 9:24, in which Paul encourages the Corinthians to run the 'race of life' for God.

[edit] Football

Oaks Christian football games have been featured on ESPN several times throughout its 2006 season and Oaks Christian finished the season ranked 6th nationally on the USA Today prep football Super25 ranking.^[3] The Lions football team has been coached by Bill Redell since its inaugual season.

According to recruiting service Rivals.com, both Jimmy Clausen (QB, committed to Notre Dame) and Marc Tyler (RB, committed to Southern California) were both among the top ten national college football recruits in 2007. Both Clausen and Tyler (who did not participate due to an injury sustained during a playoff game), along with teammate Marshall Jones were invited to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, which took place on January 6, 2007, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Clausen was awarded the Hall Trophy as the nation's premier high school football player and has since graduated.

The Lions football team won the CIF Division III California State Bowl Game on December 16, 2006 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA by defeating Cardinal Newman High School (CIF North Coast Section 3A Champion) of Santa Rosa, CA, 27-20 in overtime.

Oaks Christian’s winning streak ended at 48 with a loss against St. Bonaventure High School on September 21, 2007.^[4]

[edit] Soccer

The girl's soccer team is coached by Jan Hethcock.^[5] Since the school opened, the girl's soccer team has won five CIF SS Division V titles in the past six years .^[6] For the 2007-2008 season, the team has been ranked first in Division 5 by Orange County (OC) Varsity and Max Preps.^{[citation needed]} In 2008, the girl's soccer team became Tri Valley League champions, their first ever league title.^{[citation needed]} On March 1, 2008, the Lions won the CIF SS Division 5 title, their 5th in 6 years.^{[citation needed]}

The boys' program is coached by Sebastian Alvarado, a Cal Lutheran soccer Alumni.^{[citation needed]} They won their first CIF SS title on March 1, 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Both the girls' and boys' programs have been invited to the first ever SoCal Regional Soccer Championships. The girls were finalists. ^[7]

[edit] Other Sports

Oaks Christian participates in several other sports, many co-educational. Such athletic programs include volleyball, basketball, lacrosse, water polo, tennis, golf, swimming,diving, track and field, and cross country.

[edit] External links

• Oaks Christian High School - Official school website
• Google Maps - Oaks Christian on Google Maps

[edit] References