| Adolfo Camarillo High School | |
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| Location | |
| 4660 Mission Oaks Blvd. Camarillo, California |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1956 |
| Principal | Glenn Lipman |
| Enrollment | 2,501 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue and White. |
| Athletics conference | Pacific View League |
| Nickname | Scorpions |
| Website | Official website |
Adolfo Camarillo High School is a high school located at 4660 Mission Oaks Boulevard 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 current principal is Glenn Lipman.
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Camarillo High School students' Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores have ranked consistently among the highest in Ventura County, 29%. Test scores indicate that Camarillo's students also continue to rank well above the state and national averages. [1]
In 2009, Camarillo High's API score increased from 797 to 832. In 2010, the score increased to 847 making Camarillo High one of the highest scoring in Ventura County.
Scorpions
The school fight song is Wave the Flag (for Old Chicago), the University of Chicago fight song.
ACHS has also produced star athletes, including Randy Elliott 1969 1st round draft pick (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/elliora01.shtml) Zac Schmitt, and the first overall pick of the 2003 MLB Draft, Delmon Young, USA Olympic GOLD Medalist Jessica Mendoza, multi-sport collegiate star Joe Borchard and United States Men's National Field Hockey team member Malachi Mahan.
The Scorpions earned its first CIF-SS championship in 1972 in Basketball under the guidance of coach John McMullen. The team won the championship by beating EL Modena High School at the LA Sports Arena 73-71. The Scorpions ended the season 28-3.
The Scorpions have two 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, and current Oakland Raider Justin Fargas 20-16.
In 2007, Camarillo's Softball team was ranked second in California and the country. The team has also made it to the semi-final round of CIF Southern Section Div. I from 2001 to 2006. Also in 2007, the Camarillo Baseball team was runner up in CIF Div. II.
Camarillo's nearest rival school is Rio Mesa High School, since students from the city of Camarillo attend both schools. Over the years, the attendance dividing line has shifted from Rosewood Avenue, to Carmen Drive in 1983, and eventually to the current north/south line along Arneill Road. Before Rio Mesa High School was built, Camarillo had a rivalry with Oxnard High School and Thousand Oaks High School. Students from the Las Colinas Middle School, the now-closed Los Altos Middle School, and additional students from Monte Vista Middle School compose the majority of students that enter Adolfo Camarillo High School.