The Althetic Department is pleased to recognize these students who were award recipients at the 2014-2015 Winter Sports Awards Ceremony. Congratulations to all!
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Congratulations to MS and US Winter Sports Award Recipients
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The Owl Club Golf Registration Now Open
Registration for the 31st Annual Owl Club Golf Classic is now open. This year's tournament will be on Monday, May 18th at Waterchase Golf Club in Fort Worth.
Get your teams together and support The Owl Club. Register Today!
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Oakridge Orchestra Students Perform for 50th Anniversary Concert at Bass Hall
Oakridge Orchestra students, Andie Brown and Bryant Nguyen recently performed with Maestro German Gutierrez and the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra (FWYO) at Ball Hall.
The performance celebrated 50 years of Musical Excellence with special guest artist and alumna, Elisabeth Adkins, Violin, performing the Bruch Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 26 and a Side By Side performance by the Youth Orchestra and former members of the FWYO.
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I Am Oakridge - Sarah Kramer
Watch the fourth in a series of short videos profiling our wonderful faculty and staff. Sarah Kramer leads our College Advising office.
Produced by the students in the Oakridge Media Department
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Owl Alum Swinging for All-American Status
Oakridge alum Alex Schies ’14 is off to a wonderful start in her collegiate golf career. Alex competes for Texas Wesleyan, and has played in all seven tournaments this year for the Lady Rams. In those seven tournaments, Alex has recorded four top ten finishes, three top five finishes, and one win (at the Claud Jacobs Intercollegiate Tournament) for the Lady Rams.
Alex leads the team with a scoring average of 76.38 and already owns three all-time Lady Ram scoring records. She is currently ranked sixth in the nation in the NAIA for season scoring average. She is on pace to earn All-American honors at the end of the season, becoming the first Lady Ram to achieve that status.
Alex Schies ’14, won three SPC golf titles while competing for The Oakridge School.
Keep up the good work Alex!
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Let's Go NUTS! LS Spring Show Coming April 2nd
Don't miss our big Spring Show “NUTS” presented by the 1st and 2nd graders. It is a musical version of the circle of life.
Perfect for an Oakridge bunch of musicians since we are singing about starting as an acorn, growing into a sapling and becoming a big Oak tree. Thursday, April 2 at 1:30 and 7 p.m.
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6th Grade Children of the World Presentation a Success
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On March 31st the Oakridge Sixth Grade presented their annual Children of the World Project in the Student Activity Center. This project combines intensive research, writing skills, public speaking, and acting to present a foreign nation to the Oakridge public. The final program had students in national costumes presenting their country with pictures, food, costume and culture. It was a highlight of the school year for the Sixth grade.
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I am Oakridge - Susan Strode
Watch the fifth in a series of short videos profiling our wonderful faculty and staff. Susan Strode is one of our terrific pre-kindergarten teachers..
Produced by the students in the Oakridge Media Department
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Oakridge Art Student Brad Greer Wins Governor's Award
Brad Greer is an amazing 8th grade art student. His art was selected among hundreds of pieces to be on display at the Bob Bullard Museum in Austin. From that exhibit, the Governor chose the best 12 pieces to hang on display in his office the entire year. Brad's was one of them!
This is a great honor for Brad and the second year in a row the Middle School has had this recognition (Abby Brown won last year). Brad was recognized in Austin, met the Governor's wife, and received a certificate and a medal. When his art is returned it will be framed with the Governor's signature on the mat. Brad's picture was an oil pastel of a white bulldog named Bubbles.
Oakridge is very proud of Brad!
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Sophia Cary Selected as a Fort Worth Youth Ambassador
Oakridge Freshman Sophia Cary recently served as a Fort Worth Youth Ambassador. This select group of student ambassadors is sworn in by the Mayor of Fort Worth, with a mission to promote Fort Worth and improve relations between the United States and the rest of the world.
Their travels open the door to the world and explore the history, languages, foods, traditions and arts of Fort Worth's sister cities. These students represent their family, Fort Worth and the USA to the cities visited while learning the importance of global volunteerism.
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I Am Oakridge - Chris Henderson
Watch the sixth in a series of short videos profiling our wonderful faculty and staff. Chris Henderson is one of our dynamic science teachers.
Produced by the students in the Oakridge Media Department
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Oakridge Graduate Curt Allen Wins 2015 USA Powerlifting Collegiate National Championship
2011 Oakridge graduate Curt Allen won the 2015 USA Powerlifting Collegiate National Championship last Saturday in Atlanta, GA.
Curt, a junior at the U.S. Naval Academy, lifted a total of 1852 pounds in his three best lifts. Powerlifters competed in bench press, squat, and dead lift exercises. Curt was in second place heading into the third and final attempt in the dead lift. Curt successfully lifted 650 pounds, securing first place. With the win, Curt qualifies for an opportunity to represent the USA in the International Powerlifting World Championships.
Oakridge is proud of Curt!
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I Am Oakridge - Catherine Danner
Watch the seventh in a series of short videos profiling our wonderful faculty and staff. Catherine Danner is one of our teriffic foreign language instructors.
Produced by the students in the Oakridge Media Department
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Please join us for Fine Arts Night on May 8th from 5:15 - 8:00 p.m.
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Sarah Kramer Appointed Assistant Headmaster
On July 1, Sarah Kramer will assume the role of Assistant Headmaster. Ms. Kramer brings 22 years of independent school experience to this appointment, including nine years leading the college advising team, placing more than 600 Oakridge students in hundreds of colleges across the country.
Prior to coming to The Oakridge School, Ms. Kramer spent eight years as Assistant Director of the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest, Oakridge’s accrediting organization comprised of 88 schools in six states, and five years as the Director of Communications at Fort Worth Country Day.
Ms. Kramer has taught computer classes at the middle school level and religious education classes at her church and also has served as a crisis counselor. At Oakridge, she has served on our Long Range Planning, Classroom Innovation, and Academic Steering Committees. She is a strategic thinker who is well versed in accreditation processes, professional development, and school improvement. She balances her depth and breadth of experience as an independent school leader with her specific knowledge of and passion for The Oakridge School.
She holds an MBA in nonprofit management from the University of Dallas, a journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and is currently completing the master of science in education program at the University of Kansas.
Ms. Kramer is married to Brian Builta, and their children, Austin, tenth grade, and Anna, sixth grade, attend The Oakridge School.
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I Am Oakridge - Gretchen Leffler Class of 2015
Watch our first student profile. Gretchen Leffler is one of our fantastic seniors in the Class of 2015. She has won numerous awards for her artistic ability and looks forward to pursuing her art career in college.
Produced by the students in the Oakridge Media Department
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Owls in Professional Sports
This spring has been full of great news for three former Oakridge Owls. Oakridge is happy for these three graduates!
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In April, Chris Babb, ’08, signed a multi-year contract with the NBA’s Boston Celtics. Photo of Chris Babb courtesy of espn.go.com |
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In the 2015 NFL Draft, Tayo Fabuluje, ’10, was drafted in the sixth round by the Chicago Bears. Photo of Tayo Fabuluje courtesy of www.nfl.com |
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Immediately following the 2015 NFL Draft, Ross Apo, ’10, was signed as a free agent by the Seattle Seahawks.
Photo of Ross Apo courtesy of www.sltrib.com |
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I am Oakridge - Jaclyn McLean Class of 2015
Watch our second student profile. Jaclyn McLean is one of our terrific seniors in the Class of 2015. She has won numerous awards for her athletic ability and will continue her softball career at Wheaton College next year.
Produced by the students in the Oakridge Media Department
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I am Oakridge - Ryan Fitzgerald Class of 2015
Watch our final student profile of our senior class. Ryan Fitzgerald is one of our talented seniors in the Class of 2015. He has excelled in many areas while spending his entire school career at Oakridge. He is off to Duke for college.
Produced by the students in the Oakridge Media Department
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Swimmers Participate in International Competition
Oakridge swimmers travelled to Italy at the end of August as they took part in the Tricolore International Youth Sports Games.
Part of the Fort Worth Sister Cities International program, the Team USA athletes traveled to Reggio Emilia, Italy, to compete against student athletes from more than 20 countries including Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Moldova.
The Oakridge swimmers brought home multiple medals. Congratulations to Zoe Fowler ’19, who received three gold and two silver medals; Kate Mitchell ’19, who received three bronze medals; and Corrina Sullivan ’18, who received two bronze medals. They were joined by Sydney Johnson ’18 and Kathryn Miller ’19, along with students from three other schools, to make a strong USA Swimming Team. Go Owls!
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