This morning our students and employees gathered on our field to reflect on the tragedy that occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month. 17 minutes of silence were observed in honor of the victims.
#neveragain
#enough
#MSDStrong
Last summer we shared that Mr. Kevin Colling was completing his doctorate in organizational leadership with an emphasis on instructional leadership from Grand Canyon University. The time has come to congratulate and re-welcome him to Oxbridge as DR. Kevin Colling, Ph.D.
The Oxbridge Girls' Basketball team just won the State Championship game, the first girls basketball State title in school history! Congratulations to our ThunderWolves!
#GoThunderWolves
#StateChamps
Congratulations to junior Noah McFarlane, who was awarded a $10,000 scholarship from
@AOPA
toward his flight training and private pilot's license! Read more about Noah's accomplishment at: .
Our girls basketball team heads to their third consecutive FHSAA State Final Four today to take on Raines at 2 p.m. Go ThunderWolves!
#basketball
#final
-four
It was great having Oxbridge Alum and current NFL player, Travis Homer ‘16, back on campus this morning hosting his first youth football camp! He and his group of coaches conducted a variety of drills, working on fundamentals and technique.
#AlwaysAThunderWolf
#GoThunderWolves
Summer break is flying by, so don't forget about your summer reading! This year's all-school summer read is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. All students are required to have read the book before returning to school on August 24.
Congrats to Oxbridge seniors Jen Secrest and Hannah Kanjian on receiving their State Championship rings. Kanjian won the State Gold in the High Jump and Secrest won two State Championship titles in the State Swimming & Diving Championships.
#trackandfield
#swimming
#statechamps
Congratulations to the 15 student-athletes who signed commitment letters this morning to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. For more pictures, visit our Facebook page at:
#studentathletes
#nationalsigningday
Congrats to Economics teacher Rob Frackelton who won first place at the Florida Council on Economic Education Conference last week. This is the 2nd consecutive year he was awarded 1st place in a division. He won for his project, "Sharing is Caring: The On-Demand Economy and You."
Upper School students must complete their summer reading before school starts on August 23. Required books are The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Night. Listen to author Heather Morris discuss the true story that inspired the book.
Congratulations to our girls basketball team for winning the state championship (again!) in Lakeland, Fl. We are so proud of our ThunderWolves!
#statechamps
Our varsity football team is off to Orlando! If you can't make the game but still want to watch, purchase a streaming channel from FHSAA. Go ThunderWolves!
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For live webcast (tablet or PC), go to:
We are excited to announce that Oxbridge's athletic trainer and performance enhancement specialist, Laura Richards will take on a new role as the head swim coach!
#GoOxbridge
#ThunderWolves
Oxbridge's Dr. Kelly Prisco traveled to L.A. last week with her dancing partner Paolo DiLorenzo to compete in the Emerald Ball Dancesport Championships. Winning in two categories, the team qualified the pro-am couple for the 3rd consecutive year in the Best of the Best Finale.
Oxbridge parents praise how well we transitioned to online learning and our ability to maintain our strong, close community even in the virtual world. Click the link to learn more about the Oxbridge Advantage: .
US Lacrosse announced the 32 players that have been named to the 2020
@USAMLax
U19 training team:
Head coach
@MyersJMZ
and his staff made the selections following a three day tryout weekend involving 50 players at
@USLacrosse
headquarters.
Thank you to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, stations 23 and 24 for keeping our campus safe. We were happy to host all the fire fighters for lunch today to thank them.
#firefighters
#schoolsafety
We have a new State Champion! A big congrats to senior Jen Secrest who captured 2 State championship titles tonight in the Swimming & Diving Championships. Jen is State Champ in the 200 IM & the 100 Fly. Her times were personal bests & she earned an Automatic All-American.
#swim
Oxbridge’s Culture of Kindness includes learning how to listen and pay attention not just to what someone is saying, but how they are saying it. Eighth graders Charlie Wiggle, Margaret Toner, and Marco Raffinengo participate in this exercise in dignity and respect.
#kindness
Congratulations to the following students on your athletic commitments to play at the collegiate level:
Luna Curran
-Softball
-Western Kentucky University
Alexander Walsh
-Baseball
-Texas Tech University
George Wandoff
-Lacrosse
-Brown University
#GoThunderWolves
Congratulations to senior Maisie Filler for being named the South Florida Sun Sentinel Palm Beach County girls golfer of the year for the third year in a row! We can't wait to see the incredible things Maisie will do next year at the University of Florida.
Good luck to senior Jen Secrest who will be competing tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the State Swimming & Diving Championships. Jen is the
#1
seed in the 200 IM and 100 Fly. We're so proud of you, Jen! A live stream of the event is available here:
The (9-1) ThunderWolves host Florida School (7-5) tonight, Nov. 24, in the FHSAA State Semifinals. The stadium gates open at 6:00 PM., game starts at 7:30 p.m. The cost of admission is $9.00 per person – cash only. Go ThunderWolves!
#highschoolfootball
#football
#gothunderwolves
We are so proud of our graduating class of '19 and the exceptional list of standout colleges our seniors were accepted to. Some highlights include Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Dartmouth, Duke, Elon, Georgetown, NYU, SCAD, UF, FSU, UCF, and so many more!
Seniors, if you haven't
Food, friends, and festivities, the best way to celebrate the holidays! Today, we hosted our annual holiday feast thanks to Chef Dan Gasperi and the dining services staff. We loved having alumni join us for one of our favorite traditions!
Tomorrow night at 7 p.m., the girls basketball team takes on the
#1
team in the nation, Miami Country Day. Let's fill the gymnasium with ThunderWolves fans! See you at the game.
#basketball
#GoThunderWolves
Today's pep rally was one to remember! We honored our seniors, our fall sports student-athletes, plus played some fun games outside. Our next pep rally is Thursday! Go ThunderWolves!
Oxbridge Academy's Severin Gramm '19 placed 12th at World Championship Sailing Regatta in Hong Kong. He competed against 110 of the world's top competitors in sailing. Congrats Severin!
The cheerleaders would like to recognize Haley Howarth as the Fan of the Game from last night’s volleyball game!
Haley, your Oxbridge spirit is contagious! Thanks!
#schoolspirit
#SuperFan
Class of 2020, your senior celebration boxes are on their way! Get ready for a box of ThunderWolves spirit honoring your hard work over the past four years.
Congrats to Oxbridge students Alexandria Bustabad '19 & Jacob Green '19 for completing their summer internships at Scripps Research as William R. Kenan Fellows. Oxbridge teachers, Dr. Stephen Pennisi & Ben Matzen, attended the students' presentations of their summer research.
From coast to coast, junior Dallas Carter arrived at Oxbridge Academy after transferring from Japan.
@pbpost
profiles Dallas and the two years she played basketball overseas as well as adapting to her new team, the ThunderWolves.
#Athlete
#basketball
Congratulations to English teacher John Klemme who has been nominated for the
@northwesternu
Distinguished Secondary School Teacher Award.
#inspire
#lovetolearn
Oxbridge Senior and National Merit Finalist Brian Reinhart won first place out of hundreds of top mathletes at the prestigious Princeton University Mathematics Competition last weekend. Congrats Brian!
#mathlete
#math
#congrats
Congratulations to Maisie Filler '20 who was the individual girls winner at the 8th annual Honda Classic High School Invitational this weekend with a score of 7 under par.
#champion
#golf
#hondaclassic
Tonight we celebrate the Class of 2020 with a Senior Awards Ceremony on Zoom! Seniors, check your Microsoft Team Class of 2020 channel to join. We still plan to hold an in-person graduation when it is safe. For now, let’s gather virtually. Watch more:
The 2018 Oxbridge miniature golf course is featured in a new book! Amazing Strokes by Gretchen Smith. The Oxbridge miniature golf course was a collaborative effort among the science and math faculty, and over 100 students. For more of her books click here
Did you know that a local company has removed over 6 million pounds of trash from the ocean since 2017? Yesterday we welcomed Ms. Emilie Johnsen from
@4oceanBracelets
to talk about their efforts to remove plastics from the ocean and to educate students about how they can help.
Our students continue to spread kindness! Lily Guari '23 started a nonprofit organization, Blankets of Love, to provide comfort for cancer patients. During this time, she expanded her mission and sent 50 blankets to Healthcare Heroes of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.
Jena Beno, mother of Mia '20 and Andrew '19, shares her family's positive experience with the our online learning program. We are proud of how well our community worked together to transition to online learning. We are truly meeting the world boldly during these uncertain times.
Safety is always our top priority at Oxbridge. We are so thankful for our campus safety team that works hard to keep our campus safe year-round. Thank you to Lisa Toth and our entire security team!
Today we welcome Dr. Ralph Maurer to Oxbridge, who joins us as Head of School-Elect, a position he will hold until John Klemme steps down as Head of School in July in order to return to teaching. Welcome, Dr. Maurer!
#leadership
ThunderWolves move to 10-1 on the season with a 41-0 win over Florida School to win their State Semi-Finals game! Oxbridge will face Chaminade-Madonna Saturday, December 9 at 10 a.m. in the
@FHSAA
3A State Championship at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.
Congratulations to the 29 students who were inducted into the National Honors Society for the 2019-2020 school year. Members are accepted based on scholarship, service, leadership & character. See more photos from Induction Ceremony:
(📷: Sara Booeshaghi)