Oceana High School (California)
| Oceana High School | |
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| Address | |
| 401 Paloma Avenue Pacifica, California 94044 United States |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1962 |
| School district | Jefferson Union High School District |
| CEEB Code | 052308 |
| Principal | Michael Tang |
| Teaching staff | 26.8 (FTE) (as of 2007-08)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 590 (as of 2007-08)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.0 (as of 2007-08)[1] |
| Color(s) | Red, White and Blue |
| Athletics conference | Peninsula Athletic League |
| Team name | Sharks |
| Newspaper | The Weekly Fog |
| Website | http://ohs.juhsd.net/ |
Oceana High School is a small public high school in northern Pacifica, California. Offering an alternative college preparatory program, the school serves just over 600 students in grades nine through twelve. The school is one of five public schools in the Jefferson Union High School District. According to the State of California, Oceana is one of the twenty-five most diverse high schools in the state.
History
Oceana High School opened in 1962.
The school is a member of the Coalition of Essential Schools.
Campus
The school was designed by architect Mario J. Ciampi to conform to the hillside[2] at the base of Milagra Ridge.
A 2002 modernization included a seismic upgrade, ocean facing classroom windows and a 350-seat theatre.[3]
Class Schedule
The Schedule at Oceana is a form of what is called a "block scheduling." This means that every student has, in total, 6 class periods, and that the student only has 3 periods per day. So, on one day, students have an "odd" day, periods 1, 3, and 5. The next day would be an "even" day, periods 2, 4, and 6. For example, if a student had mathematics as period number 2, they would only have that class every other day, on "even" days. However in past years Oceana had what is called modular scheduling. This type of scheduling allowed for many free periods during the day. These "free mods" could go to as long as 180 min of continuous free time without classes. This time could be utilized for lunch, study, or socializing. Due to the latter, students were advised to spend most of their free time in study so that such time was not wasted or misused.
Curriculum
The Curriculum at Oceana is generally project based. The class periods are 100 minutes each, so this gives the students time to work on projects, especially for English and History.
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