Oakmont High School is located at 1710 Cirby Way, in Roseville, California, United States. The school is surrounded by the communities of Citrus Heights, Rocklin, Granite Bay, and Antelope. It is one of five comprehensive high schools in the Roseville Joint Union High School District. Oakmont opened in September 1966. In the past ten years the campus has been updated with additional technology capacity, a new performing arts building and a modern field turf athletic stadium. In addition to serving roughly 1,600 students, the school exists as a center of activity for a growing community. Recently, Oakmont High School has undergone drops in student enrolment due to the opening of nearby Antelope High School. Nevertheless, it has continued to have competitive athletic programs and numerous academic routes for its student population.
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Academics
Advanced Placement Classes
Oakmont High School encourages students to continue their education after high school. Oakmont High offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses as one option for those students seeking to qualify for college credit or enrollment. Students who achieve a score of three, four, or five on the final AP exams qualify for college credit at most of the nation's colleges. During the 2008-2009 school year, 200 students participated in taking the exams. According to the California Department of Education, approximately 47% of the exams taken that year were scored a "3" or better.
Alternative courses
The school also offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma and the Health Careers Academy. The latter is a three-year college preparatory program for students who want to explore working in healthcare.
Viking Printing Press and ViTech
The Viking Printing Press and ViTech are both courses of study at Oakmont High School centered around a business and technological support environment, respectively.
Viking Printing Press (VPP) offers students a series of classes that essentially creates an on-campus business that allows students to learn in a fast-paced, high-pressure atmosphere. It prepares them for business careers with an emphasis on organization and leadership. It has proven to be highly relevant and highly successful to students who wish to take advantage of its opportunities.
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Extracurriculars
A large amount of student-run clubs are offered at Oakmont High School. Some active clubs include Interact Club (community service), Ski/Snowboard Club, CSF, IB Club, O-Zone(school-spirit), Speech and Debate, and Mock Trial.
Oakmont High School's Mock Trial club has gone to state competitions for the past three consecutive years. It offers students the ability to participate in simulated, highly-realistic court cases in various courtroom-career positions.
Due to a recently successful basketball program, O-Zone re-emerged from its "Blue-Crew" past.
Notable alumni
- Dan Bunz - Former NFL linebacker for the Super Bowl Champion San Francisco 49ers
- Preston Guilmet - MLB pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
- Tim McCord - Bass guitarist and songwriter for the rock band Evanescence
- Molly Ringwald - actor
- Summer Sanders - World champion swimmer and Olympic Gold medalist
References
External links
- School Website
- Roseville Joint Union High School District Website
- Oakmont High School Theatre
Source of article : Wikipedia
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