OCEAN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL

'Ocean View High School' is located in Huntington Beach, California. 'OVHS' was established in 1976 and christened the Seahawks. Currently, there are approximately 2,000 enrolled students.

Contents

Highlights

International Baccalaureate Magnet School

School ranking

Classes/Departments

Clubs

Notable Staff

Students/Alumni

Sports

External links

Highlights

Several items that highlight OVHS are:

★ The Business Academy, which further trains its students to be proficient in such tasks as Microsoft Office, networking, and computer skills.

★ The Student Library, provides an excellent location for students to do research for, and complete their assignments.

★ The IB Program, a rigorous academic program that is two years long

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

OVHS is currently number 640 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 2004 divided by the number of graduating seniors.

Classes/Departments

★ Business

★ English

★ Fine Arts

★ Guidance

★ Mathematics

★ Physical Education

★ Social Studies

★ Foreign Language

★ Industrial Technology

★ Science

Clubs

★ ASB

★ Muslim Student Association (MSA)

★ Red Cross

★ Friday Night Live

★ Model United Nations

★ Entre Amigos

★ Key Club

★ M.A.P.

★ P.A.L. (Peer Assistance Leadership)

★ NHS (National Honors Society)

★ Business Academy

Notable Staff

★ Mr. Burch, the Honors Chemistry and IB Biology teacher, as well ad the IB Coordinator for OVHS. He is retiring this year. (June 14, 2007)

★ Mr. Gibbons, the IB/AP US History at the school for over 20 years.

★ Mr. Keating, the Business Academy coordinator, who also teaches Business Information Technology and Entepeneurship

★ Ms. Esakoff, the Special Education teacher

★ Ms. Clark, English, AP World History and IB World History teacher, as well as the MUN Advisor

★ Mrs. Taylor, English, Avid teacher, as well as MUN Advisor with Ms. Clark

Students/Alumni

Ocean View's more famous former students and alumni include:

★ Synyster Gates, lead guitar of the Orange County based Speed Metal Quartet Avenged Sevenfold

★ Rusty Smith, an Olympic speed skater.

★ Jason Lee, the feature film/television star of the movie "'Almost Famous'" and the TV show "''My Name Is Earl''".

★ Paul Frank of Paul Frank Industries.

★ Vince Walker lead vocals of the Orange County based ska band Suburban Legends.

★ Brian Klemm lead guitar of the Orange County based ska band Suburban Legends.

★ Michael Arrington TechCrunch founder

★ Bobby Mayorga, collegiate baseball player and drummer for Onset Records Pop/Rock band A Prize Worth Killing.

★ Kim Saiki, professional golfer on the LPGA tour.

★ Samoa Joe, professional wrestler on TNA's Impact! on Spike TV.

★ Geoff Zanelli, Emmy winning composer with many film scoring credits including Disturbia and the Pirates Of The Caribbean trilogy.

★ Jim Usevitch, Center of BYU basketball team in the 80's while ranked #1 in the nation. Played professional league basketball in Europe.
'Students'

★ 36% White, Not Hispanic

★ 36% Hispanic

★ 18% Asian

★ 5% American Indian or Alaska Native

★ 2% African American, Not Hispanic

★ 2% Filipino

★ 1% Pacific Islander

★ >1% No Response

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, Waterpolo, Cheerleading, Color Guard, Winterguard, Marching Band, Drumline, and Softball. The athletic director at OVHS is Tim Mennealy.

★ Ocean View's football program has the lowest all-time winning percentage of any school in Orange County with more than five years of football. They have not reached the postseason since 2001, and have never won a league title.

★ Ocean View won the CIF Division IV baseball title in 1998 at Dodger Stadium and theCIF Division III baseball title in 2005 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim

★ OVHS has had many great Prep Basketball teams throughout the years; the boy's team has been led by Coach Jim Harris to several league championships as well as a Division III-AA title in 1998.

★ Ocean View's Drumline won first place in regional championships.

External links

★ Ocean View High School Homepage

★ Complete List of Top 1,000 High Schools in the United States

★ Map to the Ocean View High School campus

★ Paul Frank Industries

★ Jason Lee profile on imdb.com

★ Rusty Smith Homepage

★ Suburban Legends Official website

★ Suburban Legends Official MySpace webpage