Mt. Pleasant, SC - This past Saturday was an amazing day as Oceanside Collegiate Academy captured three state championships in one day!
Congratulations to both the girls' and boys' lacrosse teams and to the boys' tennis team as they won another state championship. That was their sixth state championship in a row for boys' tennis and Coach Shawn Harris, who coaches both the girls' and boys' tennis teams and has won 11 state championships in a row. He has also been named the OCA Coach of the Year for 2025-26.
Gallery: (5-12-2026) Spring Champions
The Landsharks added another state title today with boys' golf pulling away late, winning by 11 shots over Christ Church at Diamondback Golf Club to earn their third consecutive state title, and fourth overall.
For OCA,
Blake Bocelli was the tournament medalist with a five under par score of 139 for the 36-hole tournament. Teammate
Canon Moriarty finished second with an even par score of 144.
Reed Cook tied for seventh overall with a seven-over par score of 151.
Chase Whittle tied for 11
th and
Ellis Neal tied for 14
th.
If you are keeping score, that is seven team state titles so far this year, with four more teams in contention, not to mention members of the track team who will be competing for individual honors and the individual members of the boys' tennis team who are competing for individual gold.
The A/AA/AAA boys' tennis championship started this morning at the Lexington County Tennis Complex. Jackson Nichols won a pair of matches, downing Tucker Keane from Green Sea Floyd and Rory Moore from Fox Creek, without dropping a single game – winning 6-0, 6-0 in both matches. Nichols advanced to the semifinal with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over T.O. Mundy from Fox Creek. He will face Henry Broad of Phillip Simmons on Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. for a berth in the championship match.
On the bottom of the bracket, Oliver Pfarr has put a pair of wins on the board, downing Hampton Norwood of St. Joseph's 6-1, 6-2 and Matthew King of Clinton 6-3, 6-0. OCA's Luke Skillman won both of his early matches 6-0, 6-0, topping Jacob Bouknight of Mid-Carolina in the first round and Landon Fennell of Hannah Pamplico in the second round.
Pfarr and Skillman faced off against each other in the quarterfinal for the right to move forward toward a state title with Skillman taking a 6-1, 6-2 victory over his OCA teammate. He will face Chibale Nelson, also from Phillip Simmons, in the second semifinal, which will also be played on Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. The championship match is scheduled to be played at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
The girls' soccer team hosts Newberry tonight for a spot in the Lower State Championship on Saturday. The boys' soccer team will play Swansea on Friday in the Lower State title game with the winner advancing to play for a state championship on May 22.
Baseball has advanced to the Lower State Tournament, which will be played at Shipyard Park beginning on Thursday. As the top remaining seed, the Landsharks will face Waccamaw in the opening round of the double-elimination tournament. Hanahan will face Dillon on the other side of the bracket.
OCA softball will face Aynor on Wednesday, needing to defeat the Yellow Jackets twice to advance to the Lower State Championship, which will begin on Friday at the highest remaining seed.
The Landshark track athletes will compete in the 3A Championship on Friday at Spring Valley High in Columbia. The meet is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
OCA set a state record last year with eight total championships and has a chance to smash that mark this year.
Teacher Appreciation Week
What an amazing teacher appreciation week we had last week! Thank you for all those who helped setup and donate time and resources to make teacher appreciation week so special for our staff.
Shark Tank Standouts
John Drummond and Laramie Wiesman
Congratulations to Mr. Laramie Wieseman for winning Shark Tank Standout for the second semester. Mr. Wieseman has really stepped up to the plate, teaching eight classes in a row every day as he picked up Biology 102. Mr. Wieseman is loved by his students, and they enjoy his classes. OCA is very blessed to have Mr. Wieseman as a part of the Tank!
Laura Tweed
Congratulations to Miss Laura Tweed for also winning Shark Tank Standout. She has stepped up as a full-time sub in the Reef program and she has been doing a great job! Last week Ms. Kathleen Iriat was away due to her sons' wedding and Miss Tweed stepped up at the front desk and our school didn't miss a beat. OCA is so blessed to have Miss Tweed.
AirSharks
Last Thursday we had an AirSharks parent/student formational meeting.
Sean Wilson and
Aiden Baxa did a great job of explaining their experiences as a part of the AirSharks program. We will send out more information for those who are interested in the fall and spring cohort.
Sean Wilson and Aiden Baxa discuss the AirSharks program with students and parents.
Senior Checklist!
If you have a senior,
please review the checklist. We also have a Senior meeting tomorrow, April 22, at 11:15 a.m. We will be going over this checklist with the seniors, talking about responsibilities and obligations as we finish out their time at OCA.
Upcoming Events
Cheer tryouts for the 2026-27 academic year will be held on May 15 (6-8 p.m.) and May 16 (10 a.m.-Noon).
Dual Enrollment Final Schedule: It is that time of the year again. As we are coming to the end of the year it is final exam season.
Please see the schedule.EOC's Testing Dates and Information
Students should come to their exams prepared with a charged Chromebook and should leave their cell phones at home or in their car. Students should eat a good breakfast before coming for their exams, but they may bring a water bottle and small snack if needed.
Testing times will be sent out later to student and parent emails. Remember, only students who are testing will attend school on those days except for Friday, May 1. All DE students need to come in that day as they are finishing up the year.
- Wednesday, May 13: Algebra 1 - Regular School Day For this school year we only have four students taking the Algebra 1 EOC so we will have a Regular School Day.
- Thursday, May 14: Biology and English 2 Reading
- Non-EOC finals are Tuesday the 19th and Wednesday the 20th.
- Tuesday the 19th will be 1st and 3rd periods.
- Wednesday the 20th will be 2nd and 4th periods.
Spring Physical Day
We're hosting our annual Spring Physical Day on Saturday, May 16, from 9-11:30 a.m. in the OCA Café. This is your chance to knock out your required physical for the 2026–27 school year early and avoid the rush later. The cost is $20 per student.
Take advantage of this opportunity so you're ready to go for next season! If you have any questions, reach out to
Brooks Barrineau.
Dual Enrollment
Attention students
NEW to dual enrollment for the 2026-27 school year! Make plans to attend the TTC Orientation Meeting on Wednesday, May 20, at the Wando Branch of the Mount Pleasant Library.
Two sessions will be held on May 20:
3:30 – 5 p.m. and 5:30 – 7 p.m.
Use this link to register.
https://forms.gle/nENxxoW6T93Btg8X6
Contact
Katie Beckham with any questions.
Attendance will be limited to one (1) student and one (1) parent per registration for each session.
Oceanside Collegiate Academy: Oceanside Collegiate Academy (OCA), located in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., serves high school students in a safe, small and family-centered setting. Our students seek the opportunity and challenge of rigorous curriculum, high academic standards and elite athletics while earning up to two years of college credit. OCA serves students in grades 9-12 using an honors curriculum in 9th and 10 grades with a dual enrollment curriculum in 11th and 12th grades
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