Ocean View High School

Ocean View High School
Ocean View High School
Location
Huntington Beach, CA, United States
Information
Type High School (Grades 9-12)
Motto Knowledge is Power
Established 1976
Principal Dan Bryan[1]
Number of students approximately 1600
Color(s) Cardinal and Gold
Website

Ocean View High School is located in Huntington Beach, California. OVHS was established in 1976 whose mascot is the Seahawks. Currently, there are approximately 1,600 enrolled students.

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International Baccalaureate Magnet School

OVHS is in the International Baccalaureate or IB program. An IB program consists of three main programs: the IB Primary Years Program (PYP), which is for students ages 3 to 12, the IB Middle Years Program (MYP), ages 11 to 16, and the IB Diploma Program (DP), ages 16 to 19.

The International Baccalaureate program begins in the eleventh grade and ends with graduation from OVHS. The program provides an intellectually rigorous and academically demanding curriculum for students in schools around the world. IB emphasizes critical thinking and research skills as part of the learning process. Students take classes in English, science, mathematics, social studies, and foreign language. In addition, a 4,000 word extended essay, a Theory of Knowledge class, and 150 hours of community service are required for the full diploma which is awarded from the IB office in Geneva, Switzerland. OVHS is one of only nine public high schools in Orange County to offer the IB diploma.

School ranking

In 2008, OVHS was ranked number 775 on the list of Top 1,000 High Schools in the United States, [1] published by Newsweek Magazine. The public schools are ranked by the number of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test taken by all students in 2007 divided by the number of graduating seniors.

Demographics

The demographics of the student body are as follows:
American Indian/Alaskan Native 6.3%
Asian 15.0%
Pacific Islander 1.0%
Filipino 2.0%
Hispanic/Latino 44.6%
African American 2.6%
White 28.3%
Other/Declined to state 0.3%[2]

Sports

Ocean View's sports teams are members of the Golden West League in CIF Southern Section. The sports offered at OVHS are: baseball, cross-country, track & field, golf, swimming, basketball, wrestling, volleyball, football, soccer, tennis, water polo, and softball.

The 2008-2009 Boy's Basketball team were regional champions for Division IV, the farthest any sports team in history has made it at Ocean View. Jim Harris was the Boy's Basketball coach from the school's founding until his death in 2011. During the 33-year time span under Harris, his teams won 19 league championships and three CIF Southern Section titles.[3]

Ocean View's Varsity Baseball team has been crowned the CIF Champions three times: 1998, 2005 and is the current reigning Division III champion for the 2010 season. In addition, the Junior Varsity and Frosh/Soph baseball teams are the current reigning Golden West League Champions for the 2010 season.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Barnes, Britney (August 13, 2009). "School has new man in charge". Huntington Beach Independent. http://www.hbindependent.com/articles/2009/08/14/top_stories/hbi-newprincipal080609.txt. Retrieved August 14, 2009. 
  2. ^ Dataquest
  3. ^ Sciacca, Mike (October 26, 2011). "Players, colleagues remember Coach Harris". Huntington Beach Independent. http://www.hbindependent.com/sports/tn-hbi-1027-jimharris-20111024,0,6583493.story. Retrieved October 31, 2011. 

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