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OCS seniors Colton Benz and Sam Meisner were nominated to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, respectively. They competed against 480 other candidates in Ventura County to earn the coveted nominations. They were nominated by Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village). Nominees are required to go through a rigorous application process, attend interviews and stand before a merit panel.
Kendall Zeile and Jacob Walker were among the 90 top-performing Ventura County high school seniors in the 2016 Ventura County Star Scholar Award selection. Graduating seniors are nominated by their respective high schools for outstanding academic performance, school activities and community service. Each nominee is given a $500 scholarship. Zeile maintained a 4.7 GPA and was on the high school leadership team, National Honor Society, varsity cross-country team, advanced women’s chorus and was a math and chemistry tutor. She volunteered at Ballet for All Kids. She will major in cognitive science at Washington University in St. Louis, MO in the fall. Her role model was Bible teacher DeeDee Mayer because she was courageous and loving. Walker will attend Pepperdine University, majoring in Biblical studies and theology. He was a member of the TEDx OaksChristianSchool student team, a School on Wheels tutor, on the National Honor Society, honor board, ministry leadership team and maintained a 4.69 GPA. He also volunteered at Calvary Community Church as a Sunday School teacher and Bible study leader. Missionaries C.T. Studd and Katie Davis were his role models because of their commitment to Christ.
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MILLENNIUM SCHOLAR Senior Brandon Coll was selected as a Gates Millennium Scholar (GMS), one of 1,000 students honored from a pool of 53,000 candidates nationwide. The GMS award is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for students of African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American/ Pacific Islander or Hispanic American heritage who have excelled in the areas of leadership, community service and academic achievement. Coll’s family is of Cuban descent. He has served as a varsity football captain, headed up the OCS Special Olympics/Project Unify Club, and been named to several academic honor lists. He has attended Oaks Christian School since the seventh grade. He will attend the University of Chicago in the fall, playing football and majoring in economics.
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Alex Angell has loved the ocean before she was walking and one could say she is practically a sea creature herself, frolicking in and exploring the ocean from her earliest days. Her baby crib actually faced the surf in her family’s Ventura home, so her love of the ocean and its ecosystem began early. “I guess you could say it is part of who I am,” Angell shared. “Our house had a boat dock right in the backyard so I was doing something in the water almost every day with my dad and brother, like sailing, fishing, surfing and swimming.” That lifestyle exposed her to marine life and a fascination with the ocean that has now led to her selection as a delegate to the 2016 Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders this June in Boston, Massachusetts. The 17-year old OCS junior was nominated by American astronaut Buzz Aldrin, science director of the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists. The congress is an honors-only program for high school students interested in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). Beside her dedication to science, Angell was selected to attend due to her outstanding academic achievement and leadership potential. Angell’s interest in STEM was sparked by biology classes she has taken, beginning with her seventh-grade class. She thanks her AP Biology teacher Leilani Smith who has added to her love of the subject. “Oaks has prepared me so well. My freshman year biology class was my most favorite class. Even though it is difficult, AP biology is an amazing class,” she said. “By the end of the year I’ll be an expert in biology at this level and well prepared and excited for the next level.” Naturally, the college major she is investigating is marine biology, with University of California, Santa Barbara as her top choice, mostly because it has a spectacular environment for studying life science. She is also planning a trip to the University of California, San Diego. “My dream job would be as a field scientist such as a marine biologist. It would be amazing to devote the rest of my life to studying the ocean and ways to improve human interaction with the ocean and all its creatures,” she said. At the summer congress Angell and fellow student delegates from other states will learn about the latest scientific research and cutting-edge technology from university deans. They will also be privileged to hear from Nobel laureates and National Medal of Science winners. “I’m looking forward to hearing what the different speakers have to say, and to interact with and get to know students with similar interest that attend the Congress from around the country,” she enthused. Pictured above Alex Angell ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE / MISSION REPORT 2015-16
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