Oceanside High School (California) is an American public

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located in

Oceanside, California Oceanside is a city on the South Coast (California), South Coast of California, located in San Diego County, California, San Diego County. The city had a population of 167,086 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The city is a popular ...

. It is part of the

Oceanside Unified School District Oceanside Unified School District is a public school district serving the city of Oceanside in San Diego County, California, United States. The district's vision is that "all students graduate college and career ready, prepared to be responsibl ...

History and Campus

Oceanside High School is one of two high schools in the

serving Oceanside, CA. Founded in 1906, OHS originally was located on the second floor of a one-room schoolhouse located at the site of the present campus. The school primarily serves Oceanside's beach communities and rests less than one mile from the beach. Throughout much of the first half of the 1900s the campus served as the High School for the majority of the North San Diego County region - its territory spanned as far south as Encinitas and east to Vista. In 1934, the school opened a junior college division, which operated on the eastern side of campus and existed until the 1970s when Mira Costa College opened its own campus. The current school grounds occupy approximately 32 acres in downtown Oceanside. The oldest building still in use on the campus is known as Senior Hall. OHS has experienced recent renovations due to the $125 million bond measure passed by Oceanside residents in 2000 that provided funding to the city's schools. The remodeled campus includes new landscaping, new athletic fields, and a new three-story Science & Technology building. A new performing arts center had its grand opening on September 30, 2017. Renovations to other existing buildings such as Senior Hall and the library were also included as part of the bond initiative. File:Oceanside high school - Sep 2020 - Pic2.jpg File:Oceanside high school - Sep 2020 - Pic3.jpg File:Oceanside high school - Sep 2020 - Pic4.jpg

School Traditions

*The Pirate has been the school mascot since the 1930s. *School colors are green, white, black, and silver. *A photograph of the entire senior class has been taken annually on the nearby Oceanside Municipal Pier since the 1970s. -with the exception of class 1979 picture taken on the football field *The graduating class holds its commencement ceremony at the Junior Seau Pier Amphitheatre adjacent to the pier.

Demographics

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/Non-Hispanic: 24.7%. *

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/Black/Non-Hispanic: 10.5%. *

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: 46.1% - the plural majority. *

Asian American Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of such immigrants). Although this term had historically been used for all the indigenous people ...

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: 37.9%. *American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%.

Notable alumni

Arts and media *

Barbara Mandrell Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948) is an American country music singer and musician. She is also credited as an actress and author. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, she was considered among country's most successful music artist ...

- Country singer. Former Miss Oceanside. Graduated from Oceanside High School in 1967. * Jim Evans - Artist/Designer, T.A.Z. the poster artist, Photographer and Owner/Creative Director of Division 13 digital design group. Literature *

Victor Villaseñor Victor Villaseñor is an American writer, best known for the national bestselling book ''Rain of Gold''. Villaseñor's works are often taught in American schools. He went on to write ''Thirteen Senses: A Memoir'' (2001 in literature, 2001), a co ...

is an acclaimed Mexican-American writer Sports *

Willie Banks William Augustus Banks III (born March 11, 1956) is an American athlete. Born at Travis Air Force Base, California, he grew up in San Diego County and went to Oceanside High School. Banks is an Eagle Scout. Track and Field Banks was a track & ...

Thad Bosley Thaddis Bosley Jr. (born September 17, 1956) is an American former professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels, California Angels (, ), Chicago White Sox (–), Milwaukee Brewers (), Seattle Mariners (), Chicago Cubs (–), Kansas ...

Willie Buchanon Willie James Buchanon (born November 4, 1950) is an American former football player who was a cornerback for the Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He was defensive rookie of the year in 1972 and ...

* Will Buchanon *

Chris Chambliss Carroll Christopher Chambliss (born December 26, 1948) is an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball from to for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves. He served as a coach for th ...

* Charles Dimry *

Lee Guetterman Arthur Lee Guetterman (born November 22, 1958), nicknamed "Goot," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played from to for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball ...

C.R. Roberts Cornelius R. Roberts (February 29, 1936 – July 11, 2023) was an American professional gridiron football, football player who was a Fullback (American football), fullback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL). ...

* Jose Perez *

Joe Salave'a Joe Fagaofe Salave'a (; born March 23, 1975) is an American football coach and former defensive tackle who is currently the associate head coach, run game coordinator and defensive line coach at the University of Miami. He previously served as ...

* Bill Sandifer *

Junior Seau Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau Jr. (; ; January 19, 1969May 2, 2012) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), mostly with the San Diego Chargers. Known for his passionate play, he was a ...

Gary Thomasson Gary Leah Thomasson (born July 29, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 to 1980, most prominently as a member of the San Francisco Gian ...

Terry Vaughn Terry Vaughn (born December 25, 1971) is a former Canadian Football League receiver most recently with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In 2005, Terry Vaughn's 1113 receiving yards combined with those of his teammates (Kerry Watkins's 1364 yards, Ben C ...

Roberto Wallace Roberto Wallace (born May 10, 1986) is a Panamanian born, former American football wide receiver. He played college football at San Diego State. College career Wallace started attending San Diego State University in 2005. He red-shirted his f ...

Sam Brenner Samuel Callaghan Brenner (born April 27, 1990 in Oceanside, California) is a former American football center. He was originally signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2013. Brenner played college football at Utah. Early ye ...

Brian Schwenke Brian Max Schwenke Jr. ( ; born March 22, 1991) is a former American football player. He played college football at California and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Early years Schwenke was born in ...

Larry Warford Lawrence Daniel Warford III (born June 18, 1991) is a former American football guard. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He made the Pro Bowl in all three of his seasons with the New Orleans Saints. He ...

* Alijah Holder - football player *

Jace Whittaker Jace Whittaker (born July 16, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career at Ari ...

Notable faculty

Steve Kinder Steve Kinder (born c. 1963) is a former head basketball coach of the Humboldt State University Lumberjacks. Kinder earned a B.S. in physical education from HSU in 1985 when he also played for the basketball team that won the California Collegiate ...

- assistant basketball coach at the school from 1989-90

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! The Alma Mater is often sung after varsity football games.

Use in Media

The exteriors of Oceanside High School CA are used for the fictional Neptune High on the television show ''

Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series prem ...

''. Several shots of the Netflix show "American Vandal" have been filmed at this school.

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial Oceanside Unified School District website
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