| Oaks Christian High School | |
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"Preparing Minds for Leadership and Hearts for Service"
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| 31749 La Tienda Blvd. Westlake Village, California, United States |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Protestant |
| Established | 2000 |
| Founder | David Price and Dallas Price-Van Breda |
| Dean | Timothy H. Fenderson (Academics), Nan Papenhausen (Academics), Karen Coyle (Students) and Andre Chevalier (Students) |
| Principal | Kirk Miyashiro |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,500 |
| Color(s) | Cardinal Red (Burgundy) and Vegas Gold |
| Mascot | Lions |
| Accreditation(s) | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Average SAT scores | 1790 (as of 2009)[1] |
Oaks Christian High School is a private non-denominational Christian college-preparatory school located on 18 acres (73,000 m2) in Westlake Village, California. Oaks Christian is one of several high schools located within the city limits of Westlake Village. The school colors are Cardinal Red and Vegas Gold and the school mascot is the Lion. The current student enrollment is approximately 1,000 students.
Oaks Christian High School was established in 2000 in order to provide a Christian education for the increasing population of Westlake Village, CA. The school emphasizes athletics.[1] In recent years, the school has come to national prominence with its football team, having won five consecutive Southern Section championships and six overall while developing some highly-recruited players.[1]
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Oaks Christian was 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 completed in 2007. In Fall of 2009, Oaks Christian opened the new Middle School on the adjacent property.
Oaks Christian has a current enrollment of approximately 1,500 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.
Tuition is about $24,000.[1]
It has also received accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, as well as the California Association of Independent Schools.
Oaks Christian 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.[2] The Lions football team has been coached by Bill Redell since its inaugural season.
According to recruiting service Rivals.com, both Jimmy Clausen (QB, University of Notre Dame) and Marc Tyler (RB, Southern California) were 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 FS 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.