High School

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

– Thomas Edison

Seven Oaks began its high school in 2017 with a small 9th grade class. Today, the high school program at Seven Oaks offers a rich, shared experience that provides students with a solid foundation, wherever life takes them. 

Program Distinctives

  • A small school environment: Class sizes are in the mid-twenties. At full capacity, we anticipate an average graduating class of around 50. That means that students are not lost in the crowd. Every student is seen as a person and has the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the life of the school.

  • A liberal arts and sciences core: Our students enjoy a rigorous curriculum that provides a solid foundation for whatever future work or study they go on to pursue.

  • Opportunities for leadership and service: With all grades under one roof, the older students have opportunity to assist and encourage the younger, as well as take initiative for developing the school's clubs and athletics programs.

Life after High School

  • The high school education builds on the foundations laid by the Grammar School.

  • The aims are truly noble: to speak what is true, to do what is good, and to love what is beautiful.

  • The education is also useful. It serves as an excellent preparation for whatever students go on to do after high school. That is because it helps students excel in the most essential skills: reading, writing, thinking, and speaking.

  • Seven Oaks students will graduate with a Core40 Diploma. Those who keep up their grades will graduate with Academic Honors.

  • Seven Oaks students are able to participate in Indiana's 21st Century Scholars program.

  • Colleges take note of the courses a student takes. Classical charter schools have an excellent track record in college admissions.

  • Our post-graduation counselor begins meeting individually with students beginning in Eighth Grade to begin a conversation about the students’ interests and skills and explore ideas for life after high school. Every graduate who has wanted to go to college has been able to go. We have seen graduates go into a trade or into the military.

Student Council

The Seven Oaks Classical School Student Council exists to provide opportunities to high school students to aid in the advancement of the school’s mission by working toward a culture of intellectual and moral growth, friendship, and service. The council is made up of five officers and eight representatives, who meet weekly to discuss and develop plans for establishing a robust student culture across the entire student body.

Athletics & Extracurriculars

  • A wide variety of teams and clubs and are available to high school students eager to connect and grow. 

  • Varsity sports include volleyball, soccer, cross country, basketball, wrestling, and track & field.

  • The various clubs include Musical Theatre, Theatre, Junior Classical League, Chess, Environmental Stewardship, Yearbook

  • Other student events include dances, dodgeball tournaments, movie nights, ambassador program and more.

Click here for a High School Course Catalog.

Click here to download the 2024-2025 School Profile for Seven Oaks. This official profile is provided for our students to use when applying for college admission.

Click here for Indiana Core 40 Graduation requirements.

Sequence of Courses

Major Works of Literature by Grade

9th Grade - Homer’s Iliad, Sophocles’ Oedipus Cycle, Virgil’s Aeneid, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

10th Grade - Beowulf, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, Milton’s Paradise Lost, Shakespeare’s Henry V and Hamlet, Austin’s Pride and Prejudice, Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities

11th Grade - Melville’s Moby Dick, Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, O’Connor’s A Good Man Is Hard To Find

12th Grade - Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Orwell’s 1984

Senior Tutorial 

Each senior at Seven Oaks will complete a capstone senior tutorial project as a graduation requirement. Under the guidance of a faculty tutor, students will write a 15-page research paper in which they study a great text and an enduring human question. In addition, they will prepare an oral presentation. The confidence that students build will prepare them for college, a career, and life. 

Post Graduation

Miss Rachel Holland - rachel.holland@sevenoaksclassical.org

Resources for Seven Oaks Families 

21st Century Scholars 

21st Century Scholars is a need-based Indiana scholarship that provides FREE TUITION to public colleges and universities and up to 70% tuition assistance to private colleges and universities in Indiana for families who qualify. Students must enroll by June 30 of their 8th Grade year (entering 9th grade) in order to qualify. Visit this link to see if you qualify and to apply. Registered students can track their progress here. 

InvestEd 

InvestEd is an Indiana nonprofit organization designed to help families plan for college and navigate the financial aid process. InvestEd will be visiting our campus three times this year to lead targeted financial aid presentations. You can also visit their website for helpful information on all things financial aid. 

Scoir 

We are excited to be implementing our new college advising portal Scoir (pronounced score) starting in Fall of 2021. Scoir allows for students to search colleges, connect with their YouScience account, track the status of their application, and more either through the online portal or using the app on a smartphone. Parents will also be able to track their student’s progress through a parent portal. For more information, visit the Scoir website. To login to your account, click here.

YouScience   

Youscience is an aptitude based assessment for students that helps them to understand what kinds of careers might interest them. The assessments take the form of fun, online puzzles and games and the results create a personalized profile for each student. Seven Oaks Students are asked to complete their YouScience assessment in the winter of their Junior year. Students can now access their YouScience portal with assessments and results through their scoir profile. Click here for a short video on how YouScience works.