The Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) is a public

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serving portions of the Orange County cities of

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, Buena Park,

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, and Stanton. It oversees eight

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s (7-8), eight

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s (9-12), and one non-magnet, secondary selective school, Oxford Academy (7-12). Its superintendent, Dr. Elizabeth Novack, was fired in December 2013 without public explanation. The Board of Trustees appointed Michael Matsuda, the district's former BTSA Coordinator who also currently serves as Secretary on the North Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees. The school district has gained brief national notoriety twice: once in 1968 when members of the organization Mothers Organized for Moral Stability, inspired by the information in the pamphlet "

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", flooded a school board meeting and demanded that a course in sex education at the school be suspended, and again in 1978 when it

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the novels '' Silas Marner'' and '' Gone with the Wind'' from the school curriculum. The books and the course have long since been reinstated.

High schools

Anaheim High School Anaheim High School is a public, four-year high school in the city of Anaheim, California, United States and serves students living in the Colony District of Anaheim. Anaheim High School was first established in 1898, which makes it the oldest ...

(Established 1898), serves the Anaheim Colony District * Western High School (Established 1957), serves the western end of Anaheim, southwest Buena Park and northwest Stanton * Magnolia High School (Established 1961), serves the Southwest Anaheim region and northeast Stanton *

Savanna High School Savanna High School (SHS) is a public high school in the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD), located in the city of Anaheim, California in the United States. Savanna was established in 1961 and is one of eight comprehensive high schools ...

(Established 1961), serves the Northwest Anaheim region and southeast Buena Park *

Loara High School Loara High School is a public four year American high school in the Anaheim Union High School District, located in the Southwest Anaheim region of Anaheim, California, Anaheim, California. Loara is a Title I school that serves many students from l ...

(Established 1962), serves the Anaheim Resort District * John F. Kennedy High School (Established 1964), serves La Palma and small portions of Cypress and Buena Park *

Katella High School Katella High School is a public high school in Anaheim, California, located in the Southeast Anaheim region of the city and is part of the Anaheim Union High School District. It serves 2,700 students in grades nine through twelve. The school's mas ...

(Established 1966), serves the Southeast Anaheim region * Cypress High School (Established 1973), serves a majority of Cypress * Oxford Academy (Established 1998, 7th-12th grades)

Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos High School (also known as Los Al) is a public school for grades 9 to 12 located in Los Alamitos, California, and also serving the city of Seal Beach and the community of Rossmoor. It is the only traditional high school in the Los ...

(Established 1967, was in the Anaheim Union High School District until 1980 when it left to become part of the new Los Alamitos Unified School District.

Junior high schools

*Ball Junior High School (Established 1962) *Brookhurst Junior High School (Established 1956) *Dale Junior High School (Established 1959) *Lexington Junior High School (Established 1972) *Orangeview Junior High School (Established 1957) *South Junior High School (Established 1967 *Sycamore Junior High School (Established 1961) *Walker Junior High School (Established 1959) Pine Junior High School (Established 1968, now

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Middle School) and Oak Junior High School (Established 1962, now Oak Middle School) were formerly in Anaheim Union High School District until 1980, but are now in the Los Alamitos Unified School District.About McAuliffe
" Christa McAuliffe Middle School. Retrieved on December 3, 2018. Other former junior high schools: *Apollo Junior High School (Established 1967, Closed in 1979, demolished) *Crescent Junior High School (Established 1961, Closed in 1979, demolished) *John C. Fremont Junior High School (Established 1912, Closed in 1979, demolished) *La Palma Junior High School (Established 1964, Closed in 1980. Now Hope School - AUHSD Special Needs) *Oxford Junior High School (Established 1965, Closed in 1980. Now Oxford Academy) *Trident Junior High School (Established 1960, Closed in 1980. Now Polaris High School - AUHSD independent study continuation high school)

Mascots

- Colonists * Cypress High School - Centurions *

- Knights * John F. Kennedy High School - Fighting Irish *

- Saxons * Magnolia High School - Sentinels * Oxford Academy - Patriots (Oxford Junior High School, 1965-79: Wildcats) *

- Rebels * Western High School - Pioneers *Apollo Junior High School - Astros *Ball Junior High School - Blackhawks *Brookhurst Junior High School - Spartans *Crescent Junior High School - Crusaders *Dale Junior High School - Lancers *John C. Fremont Junior High School - Junior Colonists *Gilbert Junior High School - Gladiators *La Palma Junior High School - Patriots *Lexington Junior High School - Lions *Orangeview Junior High School - Panthers *South Junior High School - Eagles *Sycamore Junior High School - Buccaneers *Trident Junior High School - Dolphins *Walker Junior High School - Vikings

Feeder Districts

Anaheim Elementary School District The Anaheim Elementary School District (AESD) is a public school district serving the City of Anaheim in Southern California, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or ...

Buena Park School District Buena Park Elementary School District is a public school district based in Orange County, California, United States. The small school district exclusively serves the city of Buena Park. Schools The school district has had two middle schools an ...

Centralia School District Centralia Elementary School District is a public school district based in Orange County, California, United States. Schools The Centralia Elementary School District serves Preschool through 6th graders in the cities of Buena Park, Anaheim,an ...

Cypress School District Cypress Elementary School District is a public school district in Orange County, California. It serves Cypress and Buena Park Buena Park (''Buena'', Spanish for "Good") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. As of the 20 ...

* Magnolia School District *

Savanna School District Savanna School District is an elementary school district in Anaheim, California that also serves a small portion of Buena Park, Cypress and Stanton. The district has four schools, Cerritos Elementary, Hansen Elementary, Holder Elementary and Tw ...

References

External links

Official Anaheim Union High School District website
{{Authority control School districts in Orange County, California Education in Anaheim, California Buena Park, California Cypress, California School districts established in 1898 Stanton, California 1898 establishments in California