Buena High School (California)
Coordinates: 34°16′39.32″N 119°13′01.76″W / 34.2775889°N 119.2171556°W
| Buena High School | |
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| Location | |
| 5670 Telegraph Rd Ventura, California, 93003 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1961 |
| Principal | Jesus Vaca |
| Enrollment | 2,312 |
| Campus | Mid-Size City |
| Color(s) | Blue and Black |
| Athletics conference | CIF Channel League |
| Mascot | Bulldogs |
| Rival | Ventura High School |
| Website | http://www.ventura.k12.ca.us/vusd/buena.htm |
Buena High School is part of the Ventura Unified School District and serves most of the eastern portion of Ventura. The school has an enrollment of 2,312 students.
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[edit] Rivalry With Ventura High
Buena High School has a long lasting rivalry with Ventura High School, which is in the Mid-Town district. Buena has lost five of the past six football games between the two. The winning team of the varsity football game is awarded with the Suzanne Brown Memorial Trophy. As a result of the 2010 victory, the trophy now stands at Ventura High.
[edit] Football
Buena High School went 8-2 to go on to the play offs where they won their first game and lost their second against Valencia. Early in 2010 St. Bonaventure announced it would forfeit its 11 wins and its channel league title making Buena number one in channel league. Buena also beat out Ventura High school for the first time in 6 years.
[edit] Music Department
The Pride Of The Gold Coast is Buena High School's Marching Band and Drumline. The band performs routinely at almost every homegame, as well as participation in several of the area's marching band competitions. Being the only high school in the city of Ventura to offer a marching band, the group makes an appearance in the city's two major parades; the Ventura County Fair Parade and St. Patrick's Day Parade.
The Buena High School Music program dates back to the fall of 1961 when Buena first opened its doors for students. Since that time, the band program has been led by seven Band Directors with enrollment as high as 180 musicians.
Students participating in the Buena Music Department have opportunities to perform in many high caliber ensembles including Chamber Winds, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Pep Band, String Orchestra, Guitar, Winter Marching Percussion Ensemble, Winter Guard, and Marching Band.
The Buena High School Music program has a reputation for excellence that is becoming known around the world. The school's groups have traveled through 10 of the United States, as well as Canada and Mexico. In 2002, Buena represented the United States at the XIV International Festival of Festive Music in Castellón de la Plana. It is the first high school in the world to be so honored. For April, 2005, Buena was invited to represent the US at the International Festival of Folk Music in Rome, Italy. The marching band also attended the Rose Parade in Pasadena in 1984 with over 200 band members in enrollment.
John Theisen started in the summer of 2010 to be the new band director for Buena music.
[edit] Drama
The drama department, run by Frank Davis (Drama teacher), at Buena attracts a great number of its students; previous productions include The Nightmare Before Christmas (2004), The Breakfast Club (2005), Moulin Rouge! (2007), To Kill A Mockingbird (2007) and Little Shop of Horrors (2008). The 2008/2009 season included Much Ado About Nothing and Beauty and the Beast as well as student directed One Acts, a Musical Revue, an annual Short Film Festival, Red Ribbon Week skits, and the annual "Comedy Shop."
[edit] Notable alumni
- Kevin Costner - Academy Award winning Producer, Actor and Director (attended but did not graduate)[1][2]
- Freddy Keiaho - Super Bowl XLI and Super Bowl XLIV NFL Linebacker currently with Jacksonville Jaguars[3]
- Brandon Knight - Major League Baseball currently with the New York Mets[4]
- Zachary Levi - Actor[5]
- David N. Weiss- Screenwriter
- Charles K. Tuel - Musician aka Twelve Grand
- Timmy "the Cabana Boy" - KRTH101 Radio Personality[6]
[edit] References
- "Buena High School". Ed-Data Website. http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/Navigation/fsTwoPanel.asp?bottom=%2Fprofile%2Easp%3Flevel%3D04%26reportNumber%3D16. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
