- Oceana High School (California)
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Oceana High School 
Address 401 Paloma Avenue
Pacifica, California, 94044
United StatesInformation Established 1962 School district Jefferson Union High School District CEEB Code 052308 Principal Ms. Caro Pemberton Teaching staff 26.8 (FTE) (as of 2007-08)[1] Grades 9-12 Enrollment 590 (as of 2007-08)[1] Student to teacher ratio 22.0 (as of 2007-08)[1] Color(s) Red, white, blue Athletics conference Peninsula Athletic League Team name Sharks Newspaper 'The Sharktale' Website http://ohs.juhsd.net/ Oceana High School is a small public high school in northern Pacifica, California. Offering an alternative college preparatory program, the school serves just over 600 students in grades nine through twelve. The school is one of five public schools in the Jefferson Union High School District. According to the State of California, Oceana is one of the twenty-five most diverse high schools in the state.
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History
Oceana High School opened in 1962.
The school is a member of the Coalition of Essential Schools.
Campus
The school was designed by architect Mario J. Ciampi to conform to the hillside[2] at the base of Milagra Ridge.
A 2002 modernization included a seismic upgrade, ocean facing classroom windows and a 350-seat theatre.[3]
Class Schedule
The Schedule at Oceana is a form of what is called a "block scheduling." This means that every student has, in total, 6 class periods, and that the student only has 3 periods per day. So, on one day, students have an "odd" day, periods 1, 3, and 5. The next day would be an "even" day, periods 2, 4, and 6. For example, if a student had mathematics as period number 2, they would only have that class every other day, on "even" days.
Curriculum
The Curriculum at Oceana is generally project based. The class periods are 100 minutes each, so this gives the students time to work on projects, especially for English and History.
Extracurricular activities
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Alumni Athletics- Emanuel Hazard Houston Oilers Football, Jason Piccolotti CCSF Football All-American, Corey Cafferata Basketball, Fred Costello Baseball
References
- ^ a b c "School Detail for Oceana High". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?ID=061893002294. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ Hunter, Chris; Drake, Bill (2002). Pacifica. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 123. ISBN 9780738520681. http://books.google.com/books?id=pF3U-TTJAgEC&pg=PA123. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ Manning, Kathleen and Bill Hall (2009-11-12). "Peek at Pacifica's Past". San Jose Mercury News. http://www.mercurynews.com/my-town/ci_13757039.
External links
Jefferson Union High School District High schools Continuation schools Thornton High SchoolClosed schools Serramonte High SchoolCategories:- Coalition of Essential Schools
- Educational institutions established in 1962
- High schools in San Mateo County, California
- Jefferson Union High School District schools
- California school stubs
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