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05/07/2026

Building baseball at the Mack House!
"From one end of the dugout, Jamey Smart hollers constant instructions and encouragement as McClymonds High School pitcher Madden Kang fights through a long at-bat in the first inning against mighty Skyline."

The once-storied McClymonds High School baseball program where Hall of Famers Frank Robinson and Ernie Lombardi flourished is starting again from square one.

04/30/2026

Four months of research. Dozens of lab hours. One big goal. 🏆

Skyline High School - Oakland is heading to the Oakland Unified School District STEM Fair!⚙️🧪🔬

The Titans' young scientist have had the incredible opportunity to be mentored by PhD students from UC Berkeley through the Future Advancers of Science and Technology (FASAT) program, gaining insider tips and professional lab experience.

What to expect from the Titans:
🌍 Earthquake and soil compaction studies
🥛 Deep dives into protein chemistry
💻 The feasibility of silicon-based microchips and more!!!

Come support OUSD's young innovators at next week's OUSD STEM Fair at the Oakland Coliseum!
👉 Full details in the comments👇👇👇.

03/31/2026

Attack of the Bots! 🤖⚙️

​The energy was electric at Chabot Space & Science Center for ' 4th Annual Oakland Robotics Invitational!
​A day of intense matches, featuring Coliseum College Prep, McClymonds, Oakland, Oakland Tech, Skyline High and Cupertino. 🏆
​From elementary schoolers discovering STEM for the first time to high schoolers building complex machines, it was a day dedicated to the future of technology.
​⬅️ Swipe to see the action from the high school division!

03/20/2026

Lights. 🌟🌟 Camera. 🎥📸 Action. 🎬🎨

Madison Park Academy 6-12 students showed off their stuff Wednesday at the schools annual Mad Art Show.🎨🖼📹

Everything from photography, podcast, drawings and more were on display.

Scroll through and let us know some of your favorites.

03/05/2026

Check it out!!! The San Francisco Chronicle ranked Skyline High School - Oakland in the top 5 in California for getting its graduates into UC schools!

Excluding charter and magnet schools, the following 15 public high schools most outperformed expectations at sending students to the most competitive UC campuses: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Irvine, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego. (Scroll down to see the full list of schools, including charter and magnets.)

#5 Skyline High
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
29 more admits per 100 seniors than expected
Predicted: 24
Actual: 53
Skyline High in Oakland had the highest percentage of seniors who were socioeconomically disadvantaged in the top 15 schools. Over 75% of students were eligible for free and reduced lunch.

Which schools beat the odds? This ranking shows California public high schools that outperform expectations on acceptance rates to UC’s elite campuses.

02/27/2026

Did you catch the McClymonds High School wrestling team on ?📺🖥🎥

The Warriors' Messiyah and Roderick made school history becoming the first McClymonds wrestlers to advance to the wrestling tournament. Messiyah won the 165-pound Oakland Athletic League title, while Roderick took the 175-pound crown.👑👑👑

Watch the full piece in the link in bio.🔗🔗🔗

02/26/2026

The McClymonds High School girls basketball team is looking to gets its second playoff win in 8 years. 🏀🏀🏀

The No. 7 sedded Warriors face No. 3 Oakland High in the semifinals of the playoffs.

To do it, freshman Al Liyah will need a repeat performance from Saturday's win when she scored a game-high 25 points.

02/20/2026

🎓🎓🎓From Madison Park Academy Salutatorian to Early College Graduate!!!

We flashback to the Class of 2024 and hear from Aracely, who is set to graduate a year early from (Cal State East Bay) with a degree in Psychology.

Aracely is not only graduating early, but is also an active part of the Trojans' community working part time as a Student Success Advisor.

Aracely shares:✅️✅️

What made MPA special💙💛💙

And the friendships she will never forget🤝🫶🏽🫶🏽

Where are they now? Follow us as we catch up with more Madison Park Academy graduates.

&CareerReady

02/10/2026

🎓 Mack Family: Catching up with Lae’Onie Lowery, Class of 2025.

Lae'Onie is in​ her second semester at Sac State studying Psychology. Check out how McClymonds High School helped and prepared Lae'Onie on her journey.

​At the School of Champions, preparation is personal. Whether it was fine-tuning her resume or navigating the college application process, Lae’Onie had a community of teachers and staff ensuring she was ready for the next level.

​That’s the Mack Family difference: you don’t just graduate; you leave prepared. 🏆✨

#​ChooseMcClymonds 🎒❤️
​🔗 chooseousd.org

02/05/2026

Happy National Girls & Women in Sports Day! 🏆✨

And shout out​ to all the girl athletes in the Oakland Unified School District holding it down in the classroom and on the athletic fields/courts.

Participation across OUSD is hitting record highs. Every high school in our district has a wide range of sports. 🏀⚽️🥎📣🏐⛳️🏸👟🏈

​From the recent debut of Flag Football to the dominant, long-standing success of Soccer, Basketball, Cheer, and Volleyball, OUSD athletes are taking over.