Oaks Christian
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.
Academics
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. However, controversy has arisen with the success of its football program with some community activists charging that Oaks Christian is more interested in being a dominant football powerhouse re-inforcing the status quo than performing charitable christian action or initiating change in society.
It has also received accredition by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
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.; however, students are allowed to change their math courses as long as they meet the 4 years required to graduate. 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.
Foreign Language
Classes offered include both classical and modern tongues such as Latin, Spanish, French, and Mandarin Chinese with all courses providing honors courses and all languages but Latin accommodating Advanced Placement classes.
Athletics
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.
Swimming
The Oaks Christian Swim Team is coached by David Moore, and the boys' swim team has won four consecutive CIF-SS titles (2005-Div.
The OCHS boys' team also holds the record for most team points scored in a CIF-SS Championship meet in any division at 419, which was set in the 2007 Division III championships, and they were ranked in among the Top 10 high school swim teams in the nation from 2005 to 2008. II for the 2009 season.
Football
Oaks Christian football is the number one team in the nation.
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. 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.
The 2008 squad includes the children of Joe Montana, Wayne Gretzky and Will Smith. In 2008, their football team was ranked #92 in the top 100 football teams in the country.
Soccer
The girl's soccer team is coached by Jan Hethcock. Since the school opened, the girl's soccer team has won five CIF SS Division V titles in the past six years . For the 2007-2008 season, the team has been ranked first in Division 5 by Orange County (OC) Varsity and Max Preps. In 2008, the girl's soccer team became Tri Valley League champions, their first ever league title. On March 1, 2008, the Lions won the CIF SS Division 5 title, their 5th in 6 years.
The boys' program is coached by Sebastian Alvarado, a Cal Lutheran soccer Alumni. They won their first CIF SS title on March 1, 2008.
Both the girls' and boys' programs have been invited to the first ever SoCal Regional Soccer Championships.
Other Sports
Oaks Christian participates in several other sports, many co-educational. Such athletic programs include baseballvolleyball, basketball, lacrosse, water polo, tennis, golf, diving, track and field, and cross country.
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