| Ventura High School | |
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| Location | |
| Two North Catalina St. Ventura, California, United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°16′42″N, 119°16′06″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1889 |
| Principal | Val Wyatt |
| Faculty | 95 |
| Enrollment | 8,540 (as of 2009-2010 school year) |
| Campus | Mid-Size City |
| Color(s) | Black, Gold |
| Athletics conference | CIF Channel League |
| Mascot | Cougars |
| Website | [1] |
Ventura High School is a secondary school located in Ventura, California. The school was founded in 1889 and is currently a California Distinguished School.
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Ventura High's music department has two Jazz Bands, a jazz combo group, a Wind Ensemble, a Symphonic Band, and a String Orchestra. The Jazz band's perform at the school football games as a pep-band. In 2010, 7 members of the VHS music department made it into the All State Ensemble. In April 2010, the Wind Ensemble traveled to Chicago for the national Heritage Music Festival and won second place. In February 2010 the Wind Ensemble performed for Elementary School Students in Ojai, California. In 2009 the department's Symphonic Band performed at Universal Studios, Hollywood and its Wind Ensemble and String Orchestra in San Francisco, California. In 2008 the groups performed in Boston and at Disneyland.
David Hess is the athletic director. The school competes in the Channel League and has 21 varsity teams. Its primary rival is Buena High School in eastern Ventura. The stadium above the campus is named for alum Mike Larrabee. The football field is named for alum Eric "E-Rock" Turner. The gymnasium is named for former coach Bob Tuttle.