Pacifica High School (Oxnard, California)

Pacifica High School
Home of the Tritons
Location
600 East Gonzales Road Oxnard, CA 93036 United States
Coordinates	34°13′06″N 119°10′13″W / 34.218387°N 119.170327°W / 34.218387; -119.170327Coordinates: 34°13′06″N 119°10′13″W / 34.218387°N 119.170327°W / 34.218387; -119.170327
Information
Type	Public
Established	August 28, 2001
Principal	Bijou Beltran[1]
Faculty	130
Enrollment	3,850 (08-09)
Color(s)	Black and green
Mascot	Triton
Accreditation	WASC[2]
Newspaper	Currents
Website	http://www.pacificahigh.us/
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Pacifica High School, referred to as Pacifica or PHS, is a public four-year high school serving grades 9-12 in Oxnard, California. It opened on August 28, 2001. The current principal of Pacifica High School is Bijou Beltran .^[3]

History

Pacifica High School was established in 2001. It occupies approximately 50 acres (200,000 m²) of originally fertile agricultural land, and was designed to accommodate up to 2,250 students, even though the current student population reaches over 3,000, not including staff. There are 9 major buildings on campus comprising nearly 205,000 square feet (19,000 m²). Sixteen portable classrooms have been added to accommodate the increasing student population.

Pacifica contains five academies: The Health Science Academy (established 2006, California Golden Bell winner in 2008),^[4] the Teaching & Educational Careers Academy (established 2007), the Culinary Arts Academy (established 2010) the business academy known as DECA (establish 2012), and the CODE (Code Developer) Academy (established 2015).

Academics

Business & Technology

Consumer and Family Sciences

English

Foreign Language

Math

Performing Arts

Physical Education

Science

Social Science

Special Education

Visual Arts^[5]

Alumni

Sports

• Victor Ortiz, boxer

References

External links

• Pacifia High School website