Pacifica High School (Oxnard, California)
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Home of the Tritons
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| 600 East Gonzales Road Oxnard, CA 93036 United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°13′06″N 119°10′13″W / 34.218387°N 119.170327°WCoordinates: 34°13′06″N 119°10′13″W / 34.218387°N 119.170327°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 2001 |
| Faculty | 130 |
| Enrollment | 3,850 (08-09) |
| Color(s) | Black and green |
| Mascot | Triton |
| Accreditation(s) | WASC[1] |
| Newspaper | 'Currents' |
| Website | http://www.pacificahigh.us/ |
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 in 2001, and has a principal called Mrs.Beltran. Has buildings A-G
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History [edit]
Pacifica High School was established in 2001. It occupies approximately 50 acres (200,000 m2) of originally fertile agricultural land, and was designed by WLC Architects[2] to accommodate up to 2,250 students (ever though there are over 3,000). There are 9 major buildings on campus comprising nearly 205,000 square feet (19,000 m2). Sixteen portable classrooms have been added[when?] to accommodate the increasing student population. Pacifica contains three academies: The Health Science Academy (established 2006, California Golden Bell winner in 2008[citation needed]), the Teaching & Educational Careers Academy (established 2007) and the Culinary Arts Academy (established 2010).It has many sports including Football.
Notable alumni [edit]
- Victor Ortíz, professional boxer[citation needed]
- Brandon Rios, boxer[citation needed]