Oxford Academy

While USC conducted a nationwide search for a dean for its school of medicine, Dr. Stephen J. Ryan stepped in as interim dean in 1991, expecting to serve for six months. He held the job a record 13 years. During his tenure as dean, it became known as the Keck School of Medicine of USC after the W.M. Keck Foundation donated $110 million to the institution, then the largest gift ever given to a medical school. Ryan was credited with raising the school's national profile, getting state-of-the-art facilities built, and expanding the level and quality of sponsored research.

While USC conducted a nationwide search for a dean for its school of medicine, Dr. Stephen J. Ryan stepped in as interim dean in 1991, expecting to serve for six months. He held the job a record 13 years. During his tenure as dean, it became known as the Keck School of Medicine of USC after the W.M. Keck Foundation donated $110 million to the institution, then the largest gift ever given to a medical school. Ryan was credited with raising the school's national profile, getting state-of-the-art facilities built, and expanding the level and quality of sponsored research.

At this public school, everyone aims for college. The kids all don "academic attire," even self-conscious teens. The admission price is a top score on a standardized test. The ticket out is one too many C's. Many parents brave the morning freeway gantlet to ferry their children to campus. They sign contracts promising to limit TV time and participate in school activities. Students vow not to grouse about a ton of homework each night.

At 6 feet 6, first baseman Nick Alpers from Camarillo Cornerstone Christian doesn't let too many throws sail over his head. And he showed Friday in the Southern Section Division 7 championship game his height comes in handy in other ways. It was Alpers' ability to catch a pop fly with his back to home plate in the third inning with two runners aboard and two outs that prevented a potential big inning for Los Angeles Milken. Pitchers Nathan and Aaron Roth did the rest, and Cornerstone Christian won its second consecutive Division 7 title with a 5-1 victory over Milken at the Riverside Sports Complex.

Soccer and tennis lessons for children ages 7 to 14 will be offered at the city's Skyhawks Sports Academy Aug. 14-18. The lessons will be at the Oxford Academy, 5172 Orange Ave. Information: (714) 229-6780.

Students selected to attend a new college-preparatory public academy are yearning for classes to begin. "It'll be tough," said 12-year-old Ryan Palmer of Cypress, who wants to be a medical doctor and recently registered for classes. "It's a real strict school. But kids who want to learn will be here--not the kids who want to goof around."

Easing concerns of parents, Anaheim Union High School District trustees recently agreed to provide fee-based busing for students attending Oxford Academy, the district's first college-preparatory campus. Parents raised concerns about transportation difficulties to and from the Cypress campus. Seventh- and eighth-grade students from throughout the district attend the academy.

Easing community concerns, educators this week said they will reopen the former Oxford Junior High School as a campus specializing in college-preparatory, science and math courses. The plans by the Anaheim Union High School District come after months of debate over the future of the Orange Avenue campus, leased the last seven years to a Christian school.

A new college-preparatory academy in the struggling Anaheim Union High School District posted strikingly high scores on the Stanford 9 test this year. The stellar scores achieved by students at the new Oxford Academy were the bright spot in otherwise lackluster results for the district, which overall was below the national average. The overcrowded district has high poverty levels and large numbers of students who are not fluent in English.

At this public school, everyone aims for college. The students all wear "academic attire," even self-conscious teenagers. The admission price is a top score on a standardized test. The ticket out is one too many Cs. Many parents brave the morning freeway gantlet to ferry their children to campus. They sign contracts promising to limit TV time and participate in school activities. Students vow not to grouse about a ton of homework each night.

Soccer and tennis lessons for children ages 7 to 14 will be offered at the city's Skyhawks Sports Academy Aug. 14-18. The lessons will be at the Oxford Academy, 5172 Orange Ave. Information: (714) 229-6780.

A new college-preparatory academy in the struggling Anaheim Union High School District posted strikingly high scores on the Stanford 9 test this year. The stellar scores achieved by students at the new Oxford Academy were the bright spot in otherwise lackluster results for the district, which overall was below the national average. The overcrowded district has high poverty levels and large numbers of students who are not fluent in English.

At this public school, everyone aims for college. The students all wear "academic attire," even self-conscious teenagers. The admission price is a top score on a standardized test. The ticket out is one too many Cs. Many parents brave the morning freeway gantlet to ferry their children to campus. They sign contracts promising to limit TV time and participate in school activities. Students vow not to grouse about a ton of homework each night.

At this public school, everyone aims for college. The kids all don "academic attire," even self-conscious teens. The admission price is a top score on a standardized test. The ticket out is one too many C's. Many parents brave the morning freeway gantlet to ferry their children to campus. They sign contracts promising to limit TV time and participate in school activities. Students vow not to grouse about a ton of homework each night.

Easing concerns of parents, Anaheim Union High School District trustees recently agreed to provide fee-based busing for students attending Oxford Academy, the district's first college-preparatory campus. Parents raised concerns about transportation difficulties to and from the Cypress campus. Seventh- and eighth-grade students from throughout the district attend the academy.

Students selected to attend a new college-preparatory public academy are yearning for classes to begin. "It'll be tough," said 12-year-old Ryan Palmer of Cypress, who wants to be a medical doctor and recently registered for classes. "It's a real strict school. But kids who want to learn will be here--not the kids who want to goof around."

At 6 feet 6, first baseman Nick Alpers from Camarillo Cornerstone Christian doesn't let too many throws sail over his head. And he showed Friday in the Southern Section Division 7 championship game his height comes in handy in other ways. It was Alpers' ability to catch a pop fly with his back to home plate in the third inning with two runners aboard and two outs that prevented a potential big inning for Los Angeles Milken. Pitchers Nathan and Aaron Roth did the rest, and Cornerstone Christian won its second consecutive Division 7 title with a 5-1 victory over Milken at the Riverside Sports Complex.

Easing community concerns, educators this week said they will reopen the former Oxford Junior High School as a campus specializing in college-preparatory, science and math courses. The plans by the Anaheim Union High School District come after months of debate over the future of the Orange Avenue campus, leased the last seven years to a Christian school.