Oakridge Secondary School is one of the many government-operated High Schools (as opposed to Collegiate Institutes) in the neighbourhood of Oakridge in London, Ontario. Oakridge has over 1000 students and is located on Oxford Street in west London. Their nickname is the Oakridge Oaks and the school's colours are red, blue and gold. It is known for its academics, community involvement, arts programs, and sports teams, particularly the boys volleyball team, who have won OFSAA before. The school's football team has grown over the last several seasons under the leadership of Head Coach Mike Darling. The senior team played in TVRAA's "C" Division in 2007 and are now an "A" Division team by 2009 thanks to junior Head Coach Austin Scarpelli. Also in the fall of 2009, the junior team (only in its third season of existence) won the TVRAA City Championships. Oakridge's Senior boy's basketball team has also been very successful. The team attended 7 straight OFSAA championships in a row, with their streak finally coming to a drought in 2011. In 2009 the Junior boys Oakridge Cross Country won TVRAA. In the fall of 2009, the school put on a major dramatic arts production of Disney's High School Musical 2. The school repeatedly scores as one of the top secondary schools in London, and is currently ranked second (based on provincial tests and examinations).
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