- Oaks Christian High School
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Oaks Christian High School 
"Preparing Minds for Leadership and Hearts for Service"Address 31749 La Tienda Blvd.
Westlake Village, California, United StatesCoordinates 34°17′54″N 119°13′13″W / 34.298333°N 119.220278°WCoordinates: 34°17′54″N 119°13′13″W / 34.298333°N 119.220278°W Information 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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History
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.
Enrollment
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]
Academics
It has also received accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, as well as the California Association of Independent Schools.
Athletics
Football
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.
Notable alumni and students
- Joey Halzle, quarterback for University of Oklahoma
- Jimmy Clausen, NFL player, former All-American quarterback at Notre Dame[citation needed]
- Marc Tyler, running back for the USC Trojans[citation needed]
- Malcolm Jones, running back for the UCLA Bruins, 2009-10 football Gatorade National Player of the Year[citation needed]
- Casey Matthews, inside linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles[citation needed]
- Paul Butcher (actor), actor and singer[citation needed]
- Alistair Fleming
References
- ^ a b c Eric Sonheimer, At Oaks Christian High, name players are on the sideline, Los Angeles Times, July 11, 2008, Accessed July 11, 2008.
- ^ USA TODAY's prep football Super 25
External links
- Oaks Christian High School - Official school website
- 2007 Oaks Christian High School Educator of Distinction by the National Society of High School Scholars
Categories:- High schools in California
- Private schools in California
- Schools in California
- Christian schools in the United States
- Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
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