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The winners of the 35th Annual CIF Southern Section – FORD Academic Awards program were announced at the CIF-SS Office on Friday, March 24. The team awards, based on a cumulative grade point average, are awarded in 27 team sports. Entries from 1,902 teams were received this year. Thirty-three different CIF-SS member schools are represented amongst the team winners. Flintridge Preparatory School led the way with five different team winners topping the academic lists. The annual academic
awards program is sponsored by the Southern California FORD Dealers.
To be considered, teams must have at least five student-athletes with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA average (4.0 scale) in the first semester or first two quarters of the 2022-23 school year. The highest team GPA in each sport category by CBED enrollment determines the winner. Schools are divided into two CBED enrollment categories, 1500 and above and 1499 and below. The team with the highest GPA in each enrollment category for each sport receives the award. The first-place teams receive a banner to
commemorate their achievement. All teams who participated and qualified receive Academic Award cetificates for their student-athletes.
Additionally, 251 student-athletes have each been named the individual “Student-Athlete of the Year” by their school. Each CIF-SS member school is entitled to name a male and a female “Student-Athlete of the Year” that must be a senior having maintained a minimum of a 3.5 GPA (4.0 scale) over the past three years, in addition to earning a letter in at least one varsity sport and participating in extracurricular activiti es (music, drama, service groups, etc.).
The academic team winners will be honored in a pre-game ceremony before the April 24th, Los Angeles Angels game versus the Oakland A’s.
Editor’s note: the list below includes local winners only.
2022-2023 Academic Award Team Champions
| GPA | School | Sport | Courses | Points | CBED Enrollment |
| 3.930 | Oxford Academy | Volleyball, Girls | 72 | 283 | 821 |
Individual Sports Awards
Additionally, Oxford Academy placed first in Girls Volleyball, second in Boys Swimming and Diving and Girls Tennis, third in Girls Basketball, and received numerous honorable mentions.
Cypress High received numerous honorable mentions.
Kennedy High in La Palma received an honorable mention in Girls Cross Country.
