Adolfo Camarillo High School
| Adolfo Camarillo High School | |
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| Address | |
| 4660 Mission Oaks Boulevard Camarillo, California 93012 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1956 |
| School district | Oxnard Union High School District |
| Principal | Kim Stephenson |
| Teaching staff | 94.23 (FTE) |
| Enrollment | 2,568 (2013-2014) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 27.25 |
| Campus | small city |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Athletics conference | Coastal Canyon League |
| Nickname | Scorpions |
| Rival | Rio Mesa High School |
| Newspaper | The Stinger |
| Website | www |
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Adolfo Camarillo High School is a high school located in Camarillo, California. It was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 1996 and in 2009 and a National Blue Ribbon School in 1998. It is part of the Oxnard Union High School District. The land was purchased for the school by Adolfo Camarillo for the construction of a high school. Its principal is Kim Stephenson.
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Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2,568 students enrolled for the 2013-2014 school year was:
- Male - 50.9%
- Female - 49.1%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.4%
- Asian/Pacific islanders - 11.3%
- Black - 1.7%
- Hispanic - 38.4%
- White - 45.3%
- Multiracial - 2.9%
In addition, 29.0% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunches.[1]
Athletics/News
The school's mascot is the "Scorpion". ACHS has produced star athletes, including Randy Elliott, 1969 MLB 1st round draft pick [2] and the first overall pick of the 2003 MLB Draft, Delmon Young, USA Olympic GOLD Medalist Jessica Mendoza, and multi-sport collegiate star Joe Borchard.
The Scorpions have three CIF-SS champion football teams in their history. In 1984, the Camarillo Scorpions football team won the CIF Southern Section championship in the Los Angeles Coliseum over Ventura High School. In 1996, ACHS beat Notre Dame High School of Sherman Oaks with future Oakland Raiders star Justin Fargas 20-16. 19 years later, Camarillo won the 2015 Southern Section title with a 55-27 win over Thousand Oaks, which brought their record to 14-0.
In 1991, Camarillo's softball team won CIF against Buena to mark the first ever championship for the program.
The school hosts the Camarillo Classic, a well known early season, two-day invitational track-and-field event, every March.[3][4][5] It attracts dozens of teams from all over Southern California.[6] The Distance Classic portion of the event has attracted notable athletes such as Jordan Hasay, Duane Solomon and Christine Babcock to come and produce record-breaking performances at the Camarillo Classic. In 2007, when Hasay ran her meet record 10:04.07 3200 meters, both standing national record holders in the event, Kim Mortensen and Jeff Nelson were in attendance.[7]
USA chant controversy
A group of students from Camarillo High School received national attention due to them being told to remove patriotic bandannas and to not chant "USA, USA".[8] The chanting, and wearing of the patriotic bandannas occurred during a basketball game against Rio Mesa High School, which led to their ejection from the game, and suspension from school.[9] Principal Glenn Lipman said that the instruction to remove the bandannas was a precaution, due to concerns regarding diversity, with Oxnard Union High School District Superintendent Dr. Gabe Soumakian saying that the U-S-A chant had "racist overtones".[10] Latinos make up 67% of Rio Mesa High and 37% of Camarillo High; the group said that they were not intending to be offensive.[11]
Notable alumni
- Bryan Anger (2007) - NFL Punter for Jacksonville Jaguars #70 pick overall
- Joe Borchard (1997) - Major League Baseball player
- Randy Elliott (1969) - Major League Baseball player & 1st round draft pick
- Jerry Finn (1987) - Music Producer, Sound Engineer, Grammy Winner
- Jeremy Fischer High jumper and coach
- Joel Hodge Cinematographer
- Erik Komatsu (2005) - Major League Baseball Player
- Tom Lenk - actor
- Jeff Mathews (2010) - Cornell University and NFL quarterback
- Jessica Mendoza (1998) - Softball Olympic gold medalist
- Alex Nowrasteh (2002) - Influential economist and immigration policy analyst.
- Mike Parrott (1973) - Major League Baseball player
- Marla Runyan Paralympic Gold Medalist and one of only 5 athletes to participate in both the Paralympics and Olympics
- Jeff Tackett (1984) - Major League Baseball player (on the list of players that have hit a Home run in final at-bat)
- Hilary Van Dyke - actress
- Delmon Young (2003) - Major League Baseball #1 draft pick
References
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