Oceanside High School
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| Oceanside High School | |
| Home of the Pirates | |
| Established | 1906 |
| School type | Public |
| Principal | Kimo Marquardt |
| Location | Oceanside, California, United States |
| Enrollment | 2334 |
| Colors | Black, Green and White |
| Homepage | Official Oceanside High Website |
Oceanside High School is one of three high schools of the Oceanside Unified School District, located in Oceanside, California.
The high school also maintains a close athletic rivalry with El Camino High School.
The school mascot is the Pirate.
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[edit] Statistics
- Grade Range: 9-12
- Enrollment: 2334
- Full-Time Teachers: 101
- Students per Teacher: 35-40
[edit] Student Ethnicity
- White/Non-Hispanic: 24.7%
- Black/Non-Hispanic: 10.5%
- Hispanic: 46.1%
- Asia/Pacific Islander: 37.9%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%
[edit] Football
The Pirates have won a record 6 consecutive San Diego Section CIF Championships in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 led by Coach John Caroll; as well as the record for most San Diego Section titles at 12 (16 consecutive semi-final section appearances) w/ 1 C.I.F. State Bowl Div II Title, and a C.I.F. State Bowl Div I Title.
In 2007 Oceanside was the 1st San Diego Section team to appear in and win a California Div II State Bowl Title. They finished the 2008 season ranked #19 nationally (USA Today) w/ a 12-0-1 record (39-0-1 unbeaten streak to date).
The 2009 Pirates finished C.I.F S.D.S play 13-0 winning their 6th consecutive section title; and are currently ranked 3rd in the states top 25(calhisports ESPN)& 17 in the nation (ESPN FAB50). They finished ranked #1 in San Diego Section (North County Times/San Diego Union Tribune). The Pirates represented the Div 1 South in the CIF Bowl games and defeated Bellarmine College Preparatory from San Jose,CA 24-19. They became the second team to win 2 state bowl titles capping the 2009 season 14-0 w/ a Section & State title.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Herb Meyer - A graduate of the Class of 1953, Meyer was the "winningest" coach in the history of the state of California. Meyer was the first coach from California to be inducted into the National High School Sports Hall of Fame and the National High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
- Jim Evans - Artist/Designer, T.A.Z. the poster artist, Photographer and Owner/Creative Director of Division 13 digital design group.
- Willie Banks - Former world record holder for Track & Field. Triple Jump and Long Jump
- Willie Buchanon - Former Cornerback for the San Diego Chargers and Green Bay Packers.
- Will Buchanon - Son of OHS standout Willie Buchanon currently w/ The Carolina Panthers organization as a WR. Has played for Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders and New York Giants.
- Joe Salave'a - Former Defensive Tackle for the Washington Redskins now a defensive assistant coach at San Jose State University.
- Junior Seau - Linebacker for the New England Patriots. Played for Miami Dolphins and drafted by San Diego Chargers.
- C.R. Roberts - Former Runningback for the San Francisco 49ers.
- Charles Dimry - Former Cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles over the course of his 12 year career.
- Terry Vaughn - Wide Receiver who played collegiately at University of Arizona. He's the CFL's all-time leading receiver with 1,006 catches and has played in five Grey Cups, winning two.
- Sale Isaia - Played for the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens.
- Pulu Poumele - An Offensive Lineman, he was waived by the Baltimore Ravens in 1996 before being placed on injured reserve with the San Diego Chargers in '97. He played with the CFL's Toronto Argonauts from 1998-99. Now head coach of his alma maters rival school El Camino High School.
- Bill Sandifer - He played for the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks over the course of his 5 year career.
- Gary Thomasson - OF-587, 1B-163, DH-1. Selected by San Francisco Giants in 7th Round (160th overall) of 1969. Played 4 seasons in the Minors and 9 seasons in the Majors for San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Thad Bosley - OF-719, DH-30. Played 12 seasons in the Minors and 14 seasons in the Majors for California Angels, Chicago Whitesox, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers.
- Chris Chambliss - 1B-1962, DH-24. Selected by Cleveland Indians in 1st Round (1st overall) of 1970. Played 2 seasons in the Minors and 17 seasons in the Majors for Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.
- Lee Guetterman - P-681. Selected by Seattle Mariners in 4th Round (80th overall) of 1981. Played 11 seasons in the Minors and 11 seasons in the Majors for Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals.
- Barbara Mandrell - Country singer. Former Miss Oceanside. Graduated from O'side High School in 1967.
- Jack White - As a news anchor at KGTV in San Diego.
- Todd Kramer - Film and television actor.
[edit] Alma mater
Oceanside,Oceanside Can't you hear us calling? Alma Mater, dear to all, to thee are hearts are tied. Strong to fight, and fair to win. On to victory.Oceanside, Oceanside Hail, Hail, Hail!
[edit] Trivia
- The exteriors of Oceanside High School are used for the fictional Neptune High on the television show Veronica Mars.
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