• Surf Club & Surf Team
     
     
    Practice/Competition:   Our first competition is Saturday, December 15, at Summers Beach in Ventura.
    South 9:15 Malibu vs Oak Park. 
     
    #1 We beat Malibu! I think the final score was 48 to 33. We swept them in Longboard, and did well in SB and our Girl (Emma Mobley, from TO) advanced in SB and LB, and placed 5th in LB overall.
     
    Philip James took 4th in Bodyboard overall.
     
    Micheal Ruble advanced in SB, so did Sam Hollander, Ethan Kastenberg and Luke Spooner. Luke and Ethan made it to the Semi-Finals in SB.
     
    Ian Fajil, Ethan Kastenberg and Luke advanced out of their first heat, then Ethan and Luke went on from there; Ethan to the repercharge Luke to the LB Final, taking 2nd.
     
    Pretty good day for the Eagles.
     
     
    1) Spooner Luke 2) Jason Fichera 3) Ruble Michael
     
    Heat 2 (9:30)
    1) Kastenberg Ethan 2) Ruble Matthew3) Hollander, Sam 
     
     
    Men's Longboard (10:00)
    1) Spooner Luke 2) Fajl Ian 3) Kastenberg Ethan
     
     
    Women's Shortboard (9:45)
    1) Mobley Emma 2) Courtney Collins
     
     
    Women's Longboard (10:15)
    1) Collins Courtney 2) Volk Marley
     
     
    Coed Bodyboard (9:45)
    James Philip
     
    Surf Team/Club: 
     
    FOR CLUB ONLY MEMBERS:
    You MUST fill out the electronic Insurance/Realease/Emergency form online (see link below), and you will be asked to pay your $50 Insurance fee before you can surf with the OPHS Surf Club.   You will be asked to pay the entire $175 fee (which includes the $50 membership fee and the $125 team fee).  You will then apply the $125 CLUB ONLY COUPON so that your final payment will be $50 (plus a small service fee).You may NOT participate in any beach activities until you are covered by the league's liability insurance.  
     
    FOR COMPETITIVE TEAM MEMBERS:
    If you plan on doing the competitive team, the Scholastic Surf Series will ask that you pay $125 paid on-line in addition to the $50 liability insurance fee (FOR A TOTAL OF $175 plus a service fee).  Please print out your completed Emergency/Liability Release form.  Hand this into Coach Kinberg or Coach Spooner. 
     
    Any request for supplies or donations toward the purchase of supplies, materials, equipment, field trips, programs, etc. is completely voluntary under the law in California public schools.  Required fees may not be charged for participation in educational activities and students may not be discriminated against or denied participation for not providing “donations” or “fees” to the school
      
    Click HERE to find the Insurance/Release/Emergency Form
     
     
    Go HERE for contest dates, times, locations, and results.
     
     
    Remember, if you have an extra foam-top board (like a wavestorm) that you can lend to a beginner, please drop it off with Mr. Kinberg in his classroom.  If you need to borrow a beginner board, drop by Mr. Kinberg's room to check one out.
     

    LA to Santa Barbara High School Division 1 

    To double check the exact heat times and NORTH or SOUTH sites, check the Scholastic Surf Series website.  Click the contest tab, scroll down to LA-Santa Barbara High School, and click the heat schedule. Scholastic Surf Series
     
    During the school year, we will try to meet Saturday or Sunday mornings from 9:00 to 11:00 at a local break (usually County Line).  We will meet at other times and at other breaks as the waves dictate.  We will try to do some Saturday practices.  You will want to go out as often as you can on your own.  Contact teammates when you go out.  It is a lot of fun whenever we can get several OPHS Surf Team members in the water together.
     
    Beginners: Try to get out to Mondos as often as possible. 
    To get to Mondos, take the 101 Freeway north past Ventura.  The first exit after Ventura is State Beaches (the actual name of the exit is "State Beaches").  Get off at State Beaches, go under the freeway and continue past Emma Wood State Beach.  Mondos is the point break about a mile down the road just past the the first group of houses but before the second group of houses.  Park in the dirt lot with all the other cars.  This is an easy beginner point break with long, fat, and slow waves great for longboarders.
     
    Sponsorship and donations:  Oak Park High School's Surf Team is a club team that competes in the Scholastic Surf Series (a sub-division of the WSA) in the LA-Santa Barbara division. We receive no funding except through sponsorship and donations. In past seasons, in addition to tremendous support and financial donations from Oak Park parents, we were fortunate enough to have received support, clothing, and discounts from Kreed and Crush Eyewear, Wavefront Surf Shop, O'Neill, Revolution Surf Shop, and Robert's Surfboards.   The Surf Team would be honored with any kind of sponsorship donations.  These can be made in the name of individuals, families, or businesses. Please contact Coach Kinberg if you are able to make a tax deductible donation.
     
    Oak Park High School Surf Team Roster of Athletes:
     
     
     
     
    SIX (6) male shortboarders, THREE (3) male longboarders,   TWO (2) female shortboarders, TWO (2) female longboarders, ONE (1) coed bodyboarder  
     
    LA to Ventura

    Division Heat Times
    Team vs Team

     
    Current Roster (based on practices, events, meetings attended, and paper work): After each competition, the roster of competing athletes will be updated and may change.  The roster will be based on performance in competition and practice. Any surfer who advances out of his or her heat will remain on the competition roster for the following meet. In case we do not advance any or all of our surfers to the next heat, the following criteria will be used to help put together the competition roster for the following event: For Men's Shortboard, the top 4 scorers will remain on the competition roster. For Men's Longboard, the highest scorer will remain on the competition roster.   The OPEN slots (2 in Men's Shortboard and 2 in Men's Longboard) will be filled through coaches selection based on past performance, performance at practice, and commitment.  Anyone on the team may compete for the OPEN slots, including the 4 surfers who just vacated the OPEN slots. A surfer on the competitive roster who misses a competition for an excused reason may retain his or her spot on the competitive roster for the following event.  ALL spots will be filled at the discretion of the coaching staff.
     
    Coaches
    Head Coach: Paul Spooner and David Kinberg
    Assistant Coaches:  Gloria Kinberg, Jason Meskis
    Team Mom:  Beth Spooner
     
    All Surf Team Athletes must adhere to the following guidelines:  
       Complete Membership/Emergency Information Sheet Signed Waiver Release
       Pay $50 Scholastic Surf Series Membership
       Pay $125 Surf Team Fee (covers team entry fee,)
       Must attend OPHS and be in good standing with the OPHS Surf Club
       Must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA Must adhere to the OPHS athletic code
       Must adhere to all Scholastic Surf Series rules for competition and conduct
       Notify coach in advance when unable to attend practices or competitions
     
    Oak Park High School Surf Team Goals and Objectives
       Put together a long-term competitive surf team
       Promote good sportsmanship, team camaraderie, and good citizenship
       Provide a welcoming and healthy atmosphere for Oak Park athletes
       Be a positive influence within the surf community