Ocean View High School

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Ocean View High School
Motto	Knowledge is Power
Established	1976
Type	High School (Grades 9-12)
Head	Karen Gilden
Location	Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Campus
Enrollment	approximately 2000
Faculty
Colors	Cardinal and Gold
Homepage	http://www.ovhs.info

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

Contents 1 Highlights 2 International Baccalaureate Magnet School 3 Students/Alumni 4 Sports

[edit] 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 Stadium

[edit] International Baccalaureate Magnet School

OVHS is also one of the few schools who have been selected to be in the International Baccalaureate or IB program.

[edit] Students/Alumni

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

• 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".
• Pete Montrenes, collegiate baseball pitcher.

School Demographics

Hispanic or Latino 36%
White, not Hispanic 36%
Asian 18%
American Indian or Alaska Native 5%
African American, not Hispanic 2%
Filipino 2%
Pacific Islander 1%
Multiple or No Response <1%

[edit] Sports

• Ocean View won the CIF Division IV baseball title in 1998 at Dodger Stadium

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

• The Cross Country team is one of the great sports at OVHS and its former champions include Raul Tores.