Alumni Newsletter - Fall 2024

Join us on LinkedIn to add new connections by adding Oakwood as your alma mater! We have recently switched our LinkedIn page from a business page to a school page. Follow the below instructions to open up more networking opportunities.

1) When you list Oakwood School as your alma mater on LinkedIn, you unlock a wealth of networking capabilities! Follow these easy steps to associate yourself with the Oakwood School LinkedIn page:

1. Log on to LinkedIn
2. Click on "Me" in the top menu
3. Click "View Profile" from the drop-down menu
4. Scroll down to the Education section of your profile and click on the "+"
5. Type "Oakwood School (Morgan Hill, CA)" and then click on it
6. Enter your class year if you'd like
7. Click Save!

2) Use the search capability on the Oakwood School LinkedIn page to connect with alumni in your chosen field/location.

3) Connect on LinkedIn with Melissa Barrow, Director of Development & Alumni Relations, and expand your connections to Oakwood alumni.

Oakwood launched its Senior Project program last May, which offered seniors the opportunity to spend the last two to three weeks of the year completing a mini-internship or undertaking a passion project instead of attending normal classes. The Senior Project is meant to be a capstone to the student’s high school experience and to propel them into the greater world.

All Senior Projects are completed under the supervision of an adult mentor, who assists the student during their “apprenticeship” and verifies that they uphold their commitments and responsibilities. During the inaugural year of Senior Projects, Oakwood alumnus Bobak Bagheri '16 served as one of those mentors, taking on senior Lazar Cankovic for a brief internship at Sakuu.

"Lazar spent his time at Sakuu working on project management as well as with our data engineering team to start building out a full database. Lazar was a great addition to the team for his short time with us, where he enthusiastically worked with our process engineering and manufacturing teams to move things forward. In fact, Lazar's work laid the foundation for our now fully-functioning database tool, used daily by our battery and materials engineers. We loved having him at Sakuu and hope he learned some useful lessons while with us."

If you would be interested in mentoring a current Oakwood student for their Senior Project, please contact Isaac Berniker, High School Head and Principal.

Congratulations to the Class of 2023! 

On June 1, 2023, our 15th high school commencement ceremony was held. We are immensely proud of their accomplishments and cannot wait to hear about all that they do in the coming years! 

2023 Graduation Photo Album