Palisades Graduates

Palisadians Graduate from Oaks Christian High School For the past four years, a group of 12 local students have braved the commute from the Palisades over the monotonous PCH, through the winding canyon, down the 101 North sprint to Westlake Village to attend Oaks Christian High School. Many of these students went to Mommy and Me, pre-school, elementary, and middle school at Calvary Christian, which means they have been together for up to 14 years. They chose Oaks Christian for its similar emphasis on Christian principles, a Christian teaching staff, excellence in academics and sports. Their years together have bonded them like siblings. On June 8, they crossed another milestone in their life: high school graduation. (See graduating seniors in photo.) This fall, they will continue their education to colleges and universities such as Syracuse University, Bentley College, University of Colorado, Baylor University, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, University of San Diego, Pomona College, USC and Santa Barbara City College. Oaks Christian School was founded on a collaboration between Palisadians David and Dallas Price and Calvary Christian Church in Westlake Village. The Prices, generous benefactors to Calvary Christian School in the Palisades, were looking for a site to establish a high school environment that would offer a similar Christian experience for their grandchildren. That site turned out to be a property owned by the defense contractor Eaton Corporation in Westlake Village. The property was purchased in 1996 and the school celebrated its first graduating class in 2003. There are currently about 600 students enrolled in 6th through 12th grade. o o o JERRY McBREARTY, JR., son of Jerome and Kathy McBrearty, graduated from UC San Diego, with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering on June 19. Jerry was chairman of the student council of Eleanor Roosevelt College this past year and was the student commencement speaker at the ceremony. He also has been a college ambassador for the admissions office and was the director of sponsorships for AS Programming for two years. He will be working as an aeronautical engineer for the Tactical Systems Division of the U.S. Navy on Coronado Island. Jerry is a 1998 graduate of Corpus Christi School and a 2002 graduate of Loyola High School. o o o ERICA LEE SHAH graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology on May 6. o o o CORINNE YARBROUGH (n’e Stauff) graduated from USC Medical School last month. She will be doing her residency at USC County General in internal medicine. Corinne graduated from Harvard-Westlake in 1997 and the University of Oregon in 2002. o o o KIRAN NARSINH received an M.D. in medicine, and JULIE S. CASSO and JOANNA L. McCRACKEN received bachelor’s degrees in communication, from Boston University in May. o o o Soaking wet and covered in a clear poncho with wind chill factor at 40, PERRY GREENSPAN, the daughter of Eric and Maxine Greenspan, received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing from the School of Management at Boston University on May 14. Perry is pursuing a career in marketing new rock n’ roll bands and guiding their music to successful collaborations.