Providence Hall’s girls basketball team won the first CIF title in school history on Saturday, March 1, as the Lions defeated Rio Hondo Prep 49-46 in the championship game of the Southern Section’s Division 6 at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana. Providence Hall was given the eighth seed in the State Tournament, opening… read more »
We take pride in our graduates. This has been an exciting week for Faith Emerson (’12) as her team won the Northwest Conference Championship! Whitworth University women’s basketball team earned its second trip to the NCAA Division III tournament, with a 76-61 win over Lewis & Clark College in the Northwest Conference tournament championship game… read more »
On January 3, 2013 Providence Hall will make a very exciting announcement. Be sure to check back with us then to learn more.
Phiona Mutesi spoke at Providence Hall December 14 about her journey from the slums of Uganda to international chess stardom, before challenging some Providence Hall students to a game of chess. Phiona Mutesi challenges Providence Hall junior Josh Dillon to a game of chess. Phiona has a remarkable story. At times sleeping on the streets… read more »
Click here to read the entire article written by Melissa Walker of Noozhawk. Third annual Engaging Ideas of Consequence forum puts school’s values, character and enthusiasm on display. Since 2007, Providence Hall has provided Christian college preparatory education for grades seven to 12 in Santa Barbara with a humanities-based curriculum that focuses on academics with… read more »
If you missed the Third Annual Fall Forum featuring Eric Metaxas you can enjoy the video of what he had to say below!
Pre-register Today! Website photos and printed admission materials can only communicate so much. Providence Hall invites anyone interested in its college preparatory grades 7 to 12 program to attend an open house on Sunday, Dec. 2. The school is located on an interim downtown campus at 630 E. Canon Perdido St. in Santa Barbara. Open… read more »
This speech was given by David O’Neil, Head of School, at the Third Annual Fall Forum, featuring Eric Metaxas, on October 4, 2012. We are in for a treat this evening, as we will be hearing from one of the most dynamic speakers of our time, Eric Metaxas. In a room of more than 500… read more »
Last night and this AM I was at Providence Hall Christian school in Santa Barbara CA.I was seriously impressed. Tell your CA friends! — Eric Metaxas (@ericmetaxas) October 5, 2012 Click here to see pictures of Mr. Metaxas speaking to our student body during chapel.
Erik Sheets was named Providence Hall’s Phil Womble Award winner for the 2012-13 school year at the weekly Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon on Monday. Sheets, a junior, was presented by Dave Pintard and Lions Athletic Director Keith Luberto. The award’s namesake, Phil Womble, was in attendance for the first time this school… read more »
Parents and high school students alike may find embarking on the college search process a confusing time. With more than 3500 colleges and universities in the United States alone, the choices can be mind boggling. Providence Hall, a Santa Barbara college preparatory school, will help families looking for a Christian faith-based college to sort through… read more »
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Eric Metaxas is the exciting speaker for the third annual Providence Hall Fall Forum. Metaxas was the keynote speaker at the 2012 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., an event attended by the President and First Lady, and is gaining an audience across the country. He is the author of Amazing Grace, the biography of William… read more »
A season that saw Providence Hall’s girls basketball team run all the way to the CIF-SS Division 6 championship game netted senior Faith Emerson and junior Sydney Hedges ALL-CIF selections. They were the only female basketball players selected All-CIF in the Santa Barbara area. “We are really fortunate to have two of our players recognized at… read more »
Providence Hall’s girls basketball team will travel to Central Valley Christian on Wednesday for the opening round of the CIF State Tournament, with the Lions qualifying as the 11th seed in the Division 5 bracket. The Lions were runners-up in the Southern Section’s Division 6 this season in only their second year of sanctioned CIF… read more »
Sydney Hedges of Providence Hall girls basketball was named the female Athlete of the Week by the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table when they met on Monday, February 27. Hedges, a junior, had back-to-back games of 18 points to lead Providence Hall’s girls basketball team into the CIF Division 6 championship game on Saturday against… read more »
CIF-SS Finals, HERE WE COME! #2 Providence Hall (18-6) defeats #3 Valley Christian Academy (16-2) by a score of 70-43 in the semi-finals of the CIF-SS playoffs this evening at Westmont College. The Lions will play in the CIF-SS finals Saturday, March 3, vs. #1 Orangewood Academy (23-5). Game time is 7:30 pm at Mater… read more »
If defense wins championships, then Providence Hall’s chances at a CIF title ought to be pretty good. The girls basketball team defeated L.A. Adventist 37-19 on Wednesday in the CIF Division 6 quarterfinals. The Lions played lock-down defense and held their opponents to just one field goal and five points in the first half. Sydney… read more »
Freshman Matthew Eaton scored a career-high 26 points and Nathan Dutcher added 18 to power the Providence Hall boys basketball team to a 71-49 win over Midland at Carpinteria High on Wednesday, January 25. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Lions. Providence Hall blew the game open in the third quarter when… read more »
Lizzy Beebe’s clutch shooting from the free-throw enabled Providence Hall to pull out a 36-35 girls basketball win at Thacher in Ojai on Wednesday, January 25. Beebe tied the game with a free throw with 12 seconds left. The Lions then fouled and Thacher missed its two free throws. The Lions threw the ball up… read more »
Freshman Bryan Briones hit four straight 3-pointers allowing Providence Hall to pull away to a 56-38 boys basketball win at Hillcrest Christian in Thousand Oaks on Friday night. Briones hit his first trey late in the third quarter and sank three more early in the fourth to break the game open. He finished with 14… read more »
Presidio Sports will release the Santa Barbara County Super Seven for girls basketball each Monday throughout the league season. It is a way for you to see how our County teams stack up against each other from week to week during the season. The rankings are not based on a vote, but determined by considering a… read more »
Sydney Hedges’ season-high 20 points was a big part of Providence Hall’s 59-22 victory over San Marcos in a Green Division game of the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions. The Lions are the smallest school in the 32-team tournament but have a solid core of young basketball players. After a loss in the opener, the… read more »
Providence Hall’s girls basketball team locked up third place at the Bishop Diego Tournament on Saturday by beating back the host Cardinals 52-39. Sydney Hedges and Lacey Gonzalez paced the Lions with 18 and 17 points, respectively. The duo spearheaded Providence Hall’s second half which saw the Lions turn a deficit into a 13-point victory…. read more »
The Lady Lions basketball team opened the season with a thrilling come from behind 61-60 victory at Valley Christian in Santa Maria. With a slow start, the team faced a 17 point deficit in the 3rd quarter, at which point the Lady Lions came roaring back. Stepping up the defensive intensity and solving the Valley Christian… read more »
45% of high school seniors pick up their diplomas and ditch their faith. As leaders, parents, and grandparents, we do all we can to help kids develop a faith that lasts. Yet, according to research conducted by the Fuller Youth Institute, 40-50% of graduating seniors pick up their diplomas and ditch their faith. Why is… read more »
Lacey Gonzalez made a home at the service line on Friday, moving in for all of Game 1 in a 25-1, 25-9, 25-19 victory over Ojai Valley School for the Providence Hall girls volleyball team. Gonzalez served for 24 straight points in the first set, a streak which included 13 aces. Gonzalez served 37 times… read more »
Louis Zamperini, the subject of the bestseller Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, will speak at Providence Hall‘s annual fundraising dinner, “Fall Forum: Engaging Ideas of Consequence,” on Oct. 6 at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort. A spry, witty 94-year-old, Zamperini will share his life story in a short video and an extensive, live interview with Steve Ainsley, publisher of Miller-McCune Magazine, former publisher of… read more »
The expanding school recently relocated to a temporary facility and will continue to look for a permanent home to accommodate its growth. It has been a summer of change for Providence Hall of Santa Barbara. The young Christian school has moved from its beginnings on Micheltorena Street to Canon Perdido Street, and a new headmaster, David O’Neil, has… read more »
David O’Neil, Providence Hall’s newly hired headmaster, has a vision, which might seem like a paradox for high school students studying the school’s classical curriculum. A surfer guy or girl with works by Plato in his or her backpack is what comes to mind when he thinks about the students the school is training, and that melding of cultures… read more »
