Oxnard Union High School District

Oxnard Union High School District is a union high school district for communities on the Oxnard Plain including the cities of Oxnard, California, Port Hueneme, and Camarillo that also serves surrounding unincorporated areas of El Rio, Somis and the adjacent beach neighborhoods.

Founded in 1901, the district currently operates 10 schools (6 full high schools and 4 continuation high schools) with one more under construction and 2 smaller high schools in the planning phases. There are more than 300,000 residents living within district boundaries, and the district employs over 700 teachers and oversees the education of nearly 20,000 students with an annual operating budget of over 100 million dollars. When the Conejo Valley Unified School District formed in 1974, Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park high schools were transferred to the new district.^[2]

The current superintendent is Gabriel Soumakian, EdD. He was previously the head of personnel for the Burbank Unified School District. Previous superintendents include Bob Carter (2009-2011), Jody Dunlap (2005-2009), Gary Davis (2001-2005), Bill Studt (1993-2001), Ian Kirkpatrick (1990-1993), Bob Carter (1980-1990) and Joseph W. Crosby (1957 to 1974). Rio Mesa, Hueneme and Channel Islands high schools were part of an ambitious building program funded by a bond measure passed during Crosby"s tenure as the district tried to keep up with the area's growing population.^[3]

Measure H, a $135 million bond passed by voters in 2004, to build two new schools and make improvements to existing campuses. The bond paid for two new swimming pools for Camarillo and Hueneme high schools that were finished in 2014. A new high school in Camarillo, Rancho Campana, is being funded through the bond and scheduled to be completed by the fall semester of 2015.^[4][5]

As of 2015, the district was searching for new sites for two more campuses that will be intentionally smaller than the existing high schools.^[6]

List of Schools

• Full High Schools
  • Adolfo Camarillo High School, Camarillo. Serves Camarillo, Mission Oaks, Santa Rosa Valley and Somis.
  • Channel Islands High School, Oxnard. Serves southeast Oxnard and Point Mugu.
  • Hueneme High School, Oxnard. Serves east Port Hueneme and south central Oxnard.
  • Oxnard High School, Oxnard. Serves northwest Oxnard, west Port Hueneme and the beach neighborhoods.
  • Pacifica High School, Oxnard. Serves north central & north east Oxnard.
  • Rancho Campana High School, Camarillo. Serves Camarillo, Somis.
  • Rio Mesa High School, Oxnard. Serves Oxnard north of the US 101 as well as west Camarillo
• Continuation High Schools
  • Frontier High School, Camarillo.
  • Oxnard Adult High School, Oxnard.
  • Pacific View High School, Oxnard.
  • Puente High School, Oxnard.
• Schools in Planning Phases
  • Rancho Campana High School, Camarillo. finished ^[5][7][8][9]
  • Two New High Schools in Oxnard (smaller like Rancho Campana)^[8]

Feeder districts

• Hueneme School District
• Mesa Union School District
• Ocean View Elementary School District
• Oxnard School District
• Pleasant Valley School District
• Rio Elementary School District
• Somis Union School District

Sports

From 1999 to 2014 all the full high schools played in the Pacific View League, which was formed to comprise the Oxnard High School District schools. Previous to that establishment, Camarillo and Channel Islands played in the Marmonte League, while Hueneme, Oxnard and Rio Mesa were part of the Channel League. Pacifica High School joined the new league when it opened its doors in 2001. In 2014, Camarillo was taken out of the league and sent to play again in a new league formed from the Marmonte League.^[10]

References

External links

• Oxnard Union High School District website