News & Features
Back-to-back champs
By Oliver Chen (U21) Talk about team spirit. In a first for Ojai Valley School, the girls’ cross country team has captured back-to-back Condor League titles, putting on a dominating performance on its home course Wednesday to earn its second league title in a row. Led by senior Avery Colborn and freshman Piper Snowber, who […]
Family Weekend 2019
Thank you to all our families, past and present, who attended this year’s Family Weekend! Festivities included events at both our Lower and Upper Campuses — pumpkin and scarecrow contests, the elementary school play “Josie and the Beanstalk,” and a dinner and talent show. During the dinner, OVS President/CEO Michael Hall-Mounsey made an exciting announcement: […]
$2 Million Pledged to Upper Campus
The Sage Foundation has pledged a lead gift of $2 million in support of Ojai Valley School and its plans to rebuild after the devastating Thomas Fire. It is the largest gift in school history and is designated to support construction of the new Student Commons dining and library complex at the high school campus. […]
Robotics
Rev up your robots! The 2019-20 competitive robotics season gets underway on Saturday, November 9, with the first meet of the year at the OVS Lower Campus. In September, OVS kicked off its new robotics season at Lower Campus with the official release of “SKYSTONE,” the theme of the latest FIRST Tech Challenge game. FIRST […]
AP Scholars
Seven Ojai Valley School students were recently recognized by the College Board as AP Scholars for their excellent academic performance. Among the recipients are seniors Avery Colborn (L16), Aaron Wolf (L16), Mark Sun, Siyu Lai (L16), and Sebastian Wayman-Dalo (L16), who were named AP Scholars with honor, and senior Angela Qu and junior Mark Pindur […]
This Month at OVS
October – This month marks end of the first academic quarter, which presents an opportunity for families to conference with teachers during our fall Family Weekend. Equestrian demonstrations, the elementary play, a college counseling session for parents, and a dinner followed by student performances are among the activities planned on October 25-26. The full Family […]
Bee Observant!
With clipboards in hand, our first grade students this week continued their exploration of pollinators. They watched bees in the butterfly garden outside their classroom and created scientific drawings of their observations. It sounds simple. But these hands-on lessons are are important step for young scientists to observe, investigate, and learn to write their results. […]
Youth Climate Strike
September 24 – Ojai Valley School students joined millions of young people worldwide last Friday by taking part in the Youth Climate Strike to urge immediate action on climate change. “We need to raise awareness,” said sophomore Denva Clyburn, a resident student from New York. “More people need to care. This is the only planet […]
Back to School
Lower Campus hosted Back-to-School Night on September 4. If you were unable to attend, please contact Nicole in the Front Office at (805) 646-1423 for more information and to contact teachers for more information shared during this event. We look forward to a great year!
Fall Sports
By Olivia Brown (L16, U20) The number of girls on the flag football team has doubled since last year – to two. Here at OVS, more girls are participating in the male-dominated sport of football and changing the idea of coeducational sports for the school community. Joining veteran Claire Alexander on the field for her […]
