- Oceanside High School
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Coordinates: 33°11′49.44″N 117°22′26.91″W / 33.1970667°N 117.3741417°W
Oceanside High School (California) Location Oceanside, CA, United States Information School type Public Established ==Statistics== - Grade Range: 9-12
- Enrollment: 2334
- Full-Time Teachers: 101
- Students per Teacher: 35-40
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Campus
Oceanside High School rests between the beach and Interstate 5. The remodeled campus includes many palm trees and new sport fields. There is a three-story Science & technology building and Senior Hall. The campus enjoys a year round ocean breeze and moderate sunny temperatures.
Demographics
- White/Non-Hispanic: 24.7%
- Black/Non-Hispanic: 10.5%
- Hispanic: 46.1%
- Asia/Pacific Islander: 37.9%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%[citation needed]
Football
Notable alumni
- Willie Banks - Former world record holder in the Triple Jump, also an elite Long Jump and High Jumper
- Thad Bosley - OF-719, DH-30. Played 12 seasons in the Minors and 14 seasons in the Majors for California Angels, Chicago Whitesox, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers.
- Willie Buchanon - Former cornerback for the San Diego Chargers and Green Bay Packers.
- Will Buchanon - Son of OHS standout Willie Buchanon currently w/ The Carolina Panthers organization as a WR. Has played for Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders and New York Giants.
- Chris Chambliss - 1B-1962, DH-24. Selected by Cleveland Indians in 1st Round (1st overall) of 1970. Played 2 seasons in the Minors and 17 seasons in the Majors for Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.
- Charles Dimry - Former Cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles over the course of his 12 year career.
- Jim Evans - Artist/Designer, T.A.Z. the poster artist, Photographer and Owner/Creative Director of Division 13 digital design group.
- Lee Guetterman - P-681. Selected by Seattle Mariners in 4th Round (80th overall) of 1981. Played 11 seasons in the Minors and 11 seasons in the Majors for Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals.
- Todd Kramer - Film and television actor.
- Barbara Mandrell - Country singer. Former Miss Oceanside. Graduated from Oceanside High School in 1967.
- C.R. Roberts - Former running back for the San Francisco 49ers.
- Jose Perez - Former San Diego State Aztecs football player and New York Yankees minor league baseball player
- Joe Salave'a - Former defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins now a defensive assistant coach at San Jose State University.
- Bill Sandifer - He played for the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks over the course of his 5 year career.
- Junior Seau - Linebacker for the New England Patriots. Played for Miami Dolphins and drafted by San Diego Chargers.
- Gary Thomasson - OF-587, 1B-163, DH-1. Selected by San Francisco Giants in 7th Round (160th overall) of 1969. Played 4 seasons in the Minors and 9 seasons in the Majors for San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Terry Vaughn - Wide Receiver who played collegiately at University of Arizona. Vaughn is the CFL's most career receptions leader with 1,006 catches and has played in five Grey Cups, winning two.
- Victor Villaseñor is an acclaimed Mexican-American writer
- Roberto Wallace - Wide Receiver for the Miami Dolphins. Also played football at San Diego State University
Alma mater
Oceanside, Oceanside
Can't you hear us calling?
Alma Mater, dear to all,
to thee our hearts are tied.
Strong to fight, and fair to win.
On to victory.
Oceanside, Oceanside
Hail, Hail, Hail!
Trivia
- The exteriors of Oceanside High School are used for the fictional Neptune High on the television show Veronica Mars.
External links
Categories:- High schools in San Diego County, California
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