St. Bonaventure High School

Infobox Private School
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name = St. Bonaventure High School


motto =
established = 1968
type = Private
religion = Roman Catholic
head_name = Principal
head = Marc Groff
city = Ventura
state = CA
country = USA
campus =
enrollment = 783 (2006)
faculty = 52 (2006)
class =
ratio =
year = 2006
SAT = 519 (Verbal)
503 (Math)
508 (Writing)
ACT = 22
athletics = Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Track & Field
Tennis
Volleyball
colors = Green and Gold
mascot = Seraphs
conference = CIF Southern Section
homepage = [http://www.saintbonaventure.com/ www.saintbonaventure.com]
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St. Bonaventure High School is a private, Catholic, co-educational secondary school in Ventura, California. It is owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The school is named in honor of Bonaventure, the Patron of the Mission San Buenaventura and the City of Ventura.

Athletics

St. Bonaventure is recognized for its outstanding athletic program, especially in football. Playing in the Channel League, where St. Bonaventure is the only private school in a league of public school teams, St. Bonaventure has never lost a league football game since being admitted in 2002. St. Bonaventure has won six CIF-SS titles since 1999, including three in Division IV.

Titles

"Football Championship"

*1968"CIF-SS Div XI Football Champions"

*1996
*1999
*2000
*2001"CIF-SS Div IV Football Champions"

*2002
*2004
*2005

""'CIF-SS DIV III FOOTBALL TITLE
*2007""'

Controversy

St. Bonaventure has recently caused controversy due to the transfer of junior Darrell Scott from Moorpark High School. [cite news |first=Eric |last=Sondheimer |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Scott's transfer causing friction |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-hsscott1feb01,1,1920099.story?coll=la-headlines-sports |work=Los Angeles Times |publisher= |date=January 31, 2007 |accessdate= ] Scott is among top running back prospects of the 2008 high school class in the United States, rushing for 3,194 yards and 49 touchdowns in his junior season. [cite news |first=Christopher |last=Lawlor |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Variety of wide receivers lead prize catches in recruiting Class of 2008 |url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2007-01-19-receivers-2008-class_x.htm |work=USA Today |publisher= |date=January 19, 2007 |accessdate= ] His mother and stepfather reportedly “shopped their kid around”, inquiring several Los Angeles area high schools with elite football programs – among them Hart and Oaks Christian – about an enrollment of Darrell, before he ended up at St. Bonaventure. [cite news |first=Loren |last=Ledin |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Scott's transfer now official |url=http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/vcpreps/article/0,1375,VCS_136_5317807,00.html |work=Ventura County Star |publisher= |date=January 31, 2007 |accessdate= ]

Notable alumni

* James W. Posakony, PhD, 1970, Professor of Biology, University of California, San Diego (1986 Pew Scholar)
* Hon. Vincent J. O'Neill Jr., 1970, Superior Court Judge, Ventura, California
* Lorenzo Booker, 2002, football player (2001 Hall Trophy winner)
* Whitney Lewis, 2003, football player
* Darrell Scott, 2008, football player

References

External links

* [http://www.seraphsfootball.com Seraphs Football Home]