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16-401: The Oxnard Union High School District was established in 1901. Oxnard High School , the first school formed under the auspices of the district, opened the following year near downtown Oxnard. From 1957 to 1974, Joseph W. Crosby served as OUHSD superintendent. During his tenure, the district experienced massive population growth. His first major undertaking as Superintendent was to staff and open

32-406: A $ 285 million bond issue, Measure E. The district estimated $ 177 million for projects which had not been done under Measure A, because of rising costs and lack of state matching funds. Most of this amount, $ 100 million, was for four high schools' performing arts centers, which had been estimated at $ 12 million total in 2018. Measure E also estimated $ 94 million for new projects, including extra work at

48-474: A graduation ceremony in which followed social distancing guidelines. The Ceremony featured a car paraded that took place in the school's parking lot. The mural at the front of the school was created by the class of 2020, whose senior year was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic . They used funds they had raised for their prom and other events which had been canceled. Oxnard High School athletic teams are nicknamed

64-514: A new headquarters building in northeast Oxnard jointly with the Rio School District . The offices on Solar Drive replace OUHSD's previous facilities on K Street which, like the old Oxnard High School, were also in the flight path of Oxnard Airport. The district sold the old headquarters and other surplus properties to help pay for the new headquarters. Other projects were done at all schools, with costs generally higher than estimated. In 2021

80-531: Is part of the Oxnard Union High School District and serves students in the western portion of the city of Oxnard, north Port Hueneme , and adjacent unincorporated beach neighborhoods . Oxnard High School was established in 1902 as the first public high school in the city of Oxnard (the private Santa Clara High School opened the year before). The original campus, a 35-acre (14 ha) site on Fifth Street west of downtown, served all of

96-517: The Oxnard Plain and the Conejo Valley until 1956 when Adolfo Camarillo High School opened. However, the school eventually stood in the flight path of Oxnard Airport , which opened in 1934 and presented a safety hazard. In 1995, the Oxnard Union High School District opened a new OHS campus on approximately 80 acres (32 ha) of farmland in northwest Oxnard. The city of Oxnard later purchased

112-699: The Yellowjackets . The school is a charter member of the Pacific View League , a conference within the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) that was established in 1998. The OHS football team won a CIF-SS championship in 1928. The Oxnard girls' soccer team won the CIF-State SoCal Division III regional championship in 2020. The Yellowjackets also won a CIF-SS title in 2016. Coastal Canyon League The Coastal Canyon League ( CCL )

128-593: The District took out $ 49 million in extra financing to cover more of the cost of the new school. Certificates of Participation (COPs) are a commitment to make lease payments to a third party which borrows the money from investors without needing voter approval, under the California Constitution's exception for leases. Named Del Sol High School , the campus opened in August 2023. The 2024 general election ballot included

144-590: The Fifth Street site with the intent to repurpose it as a recreational complex. While some of the old school buildings remained intact, including a gymnasium used by the Police Activities League , most of the campus was demolished in 2008. On March 16, 2020 due to fears of spreading COVID-19 , the school closed down their campus. Virtual learning was established as a safer alternative for students to attend classes. On July 13 2020, Oxnard High School held

160-656: The PVL when it opened its doors in 2001. In 2014, Camarillo left the league to join the new Coastal Canyon League , mostly comprising members of the Marmonte League. In 2018, Hueneme left the PVL to join the Citrus Coast League , a new circuit composed of several small public high schools. Oxnard High School Oxnard High School (OHS) is a public four-year high school serving grades 9–12 in Oxnard, California . The school

176-401: The flight path of Oxnard Airport since 1934. The city of Oxnard purchased the old campus and converted it into a park. By 2023 the district budget was about $ 300 million per year. Statewide tests showed better achievement in language arts than in mathematics, even though the district served students speaking over nine languages, from Arabic to Zapotec. Measure H, a $ 135 million bond measure,

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192-608: The new Del Sol High School. From 1998 to 2014, all of the comprehensive high schools in the Oxnard Union High School District played in the Pacific View League (PVL), which was formed to comprise the district schools. Prior to that establishment, Camarillo and Channel Islands participated in the Marmonte League , while Hueneme, Oxnard, and Rio Mesa were part of the Channel League . Pacifica High School joined

208-481: The newly constructed Adolfo Camarillo High School. Crosby then immediately spearheaded an ambitious construction program funded by a school bond measure that enabled the building of several new high schools: Hueneme (opened 1959), Thousand Oaks (1962), Rio Mesa (1965), Channel Islands (1966), and Newbury Park (1967). On July 1, 1974, the Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD)

224-457: Was formed in Thousand Oaks from the easternmost territory of OUHSD. The new district took control of the two existing public high schools within its boundaries, Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park. In 1995, OUHSD relocated Oxnard High School to a new site on Gonzales Road, the first comprehensive campus to open in three decades. This replaced the original location on Fifth Street, which has stood in

240-486: Was passed by district voters in 2004 to build two new high 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. Delays and rising cost meant only one of the two new high schools was built from this bond, a new magnet high school in Camarillo, Rancho Campana , completed in 2015. At the time of Rancho Campana's opening, OUHSD

256-572: Was searching for sites in Oxnard for two more new campuses. In the June 2018 primary election voters approved $ 350 million in bonds, Measure A, with 56.39% of the vote (55% needed to pass). It included more money for the second new school and a long list of other projects. On November 13, 2019, the district's board of trustees voted to purchase land for this school, a 53-acre (21 ha) parcel in northeast Oxnard for $ 26.9 million. In 2018, Oxnard Union purchased

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