Ocean View High School

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Ocean View High School
Address
Ocean View High School
17071 Gothard Street

Huntington Beach
,
CA

United States
Coordinates 33°42′51″N118°00′03″W / 33.714299°N 118.000957°W / 33.714299; -118.000957
Information
Type Public high school
MottoKnowledge is Power
Established1976
School district Huntington Beach Union High School District
PrincipalRobert Rasmussen
Number of students1,258 (2022-23) [1]
Color(s)Cardinal, Gold, White    
Athletics conference CIF Southern Section
Golden West League
Nickname Seahawks
Website ovhs.info

Ocean View High School (OVHS) is a public comprehensive college-prep academy located in Huntington Beach, California. OVHS was established in 1976; their mascot is the Seahawks. Currently, there are approximately 1,350 enrolled students. It is part of the HBUHSD school district, with five other high schools. The school is unique in that it features the only IB Program in the district. The implementation of “embedded tutorial” at the end of each period two years ago resulted in the biggest drop in the total number of D and F grades for students in the district. It features a business academy that has 170 participants, the sole Mandarin Chinese foreign language program in the district, and a college preparation curriculum. OVHS is also a two-time California Distinguished School.

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International Baccalaureate magnet school

OVHS is in the International Baccalaureate or IB program. An IB program consists of three main programs: the IB Primary Years Program (PYP), which is for students ages 3 to 12, the IB Middle Years Program (MYP), ages 11 to 16, and the IB Diploma Program (DP), ages 16 to 19.

Advanced Placement

Ocean View offers many AP classes in addition to its IB classes. Ocean View High School offers a variety of Advanced Placement courses for students.

School ranking

In 2008, OVHS was ranked number 775 on the list of top 1,000 high schools in the United States, [2] published by Newsweek Magazine. The public schools are ranked by the number of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test taken by all students in 2007 divided by the number of graduating seniors.

In 2013–2014 it has been ranked #442 in the state and #2018 in the US.

Demographics

The demographics of the student body are as follows:
American Indian/Alaskan Native 2%
Asian 7%
Pacific Islander 0.5%
Filipino 2%
Hispanic/Latino 68%
African American 1%
White 20%
Other/Declined to state 0.3% [3]

Sports

Ocean View's sports teams are members of the Golden West League in CIF Southern Section. The sports offered at OVHS are marching band, cross-country, track & field, golf, swimming, basketball, wrestling, volleyball, football, soccer, tennis, water polo, and softball.

The 1976 Football team had an inaugural season of 8–1, losing to Bolsa Grande 13–7 to miss out on the League Title under storied head coach, and Notre Dame football player, Phil Cantwell, with his son's Phil Jr, & John Cantwell of USC football fame, and HBHS Alum & OCC Hall of Fame Football & Baseball player, Kenneth Moats. In 1977 Ken Moats took over as head coach, and the team went on to beat Bolsa Grande in a rematch 14–7, capturing the league title and to this day, boasts the only perfect season in Seahawks history. The Seahawks did capture a Sunset League Football Title in 198, but the joy was short-lived. OV from Sept 1991 until Nov 1994 lost 26 consecutive Football games, an Orange County record. OV has qualified for CIF in 2001 and 2008.

OVHS's first Boys' CIF Title came in 1992 in soccer, finishing with a record of 24–4–3. The head coach was Paul Kollar, or better known as Senor Kollar, teaching Spanish Levels 1–4 at the time. Kollar coached at OV for 15 years, winning 204 games, helping lead to 13 CIF playoff berths; semi-final apps in 1984, 1993, and the Div IV-A Championship in 1992.

In 1992, the girls' cross country team, led by Coach Beth Chilcott, won the Division II CIF State Title. [4]

In 1997, the girls' volleyball team won California Div III State Championship; def. El Molina (of Forestwood, Northern California) at Cypress College. Senior Amy Knebel was recognized as the Div III State Playoffs MVP. [5] Boys Volleyball has reached Semi Finals in CIF in 2012 & 2019

OVHS is also known for a strong softball program, producing US Olympian Lovie Jung. The 1985 girls went 32–0 to capture the school's first CIF title. In 2008, the girls defeated Bishop Amat in the Div IV CIF Title game, finishing that season at 29–2, the only HBUHSD to win any CIF title in the 2007–2008 academic year.

Basketball

Jim Harris was the boys' basketball coach from the school's founding until his death in 2011. During the 33-year time span under Harris, his teams won 19 league championships and three CIF Southern Section titles, and a 665–265 record. [6]

The 1998 team is considered one of the best teams in OC High School history. Preseason Ranking #1 coming off a 1997 22–7 season, the 1998 team held the #1 pre-season county ranking all season and finished Div III-AA Champions (defeating Barstow at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim) with a 26–5 record. Led by Tony Dow, CIF III-AA Player of the Year, and their center Kevin Hanson, who is the current Assistant Coach for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. Hanson has also been an assistant coach with both the San Antonio Spurs and New Orleans Pelicans. Notable league victories were defeating Tustin 54–19 and Santa Ana 68–23, both the lowest point totals in those respective schools' history. OV lost in the regional semi-finals of the state tourney to Washington Union and their superstar Chris Jefferies (27th pick by Los Angeles Lakers in 2002). [7]

The 2008–2009 boys' basketball team were regional CIF Champions for Division IV, and advanced to the state finals, where they lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral 62–55. OV was led by Anthony Brown (Lakers) and shooting Guard Avery Johnson (UC Davis).

Cross Country

After 33 years, Boys Varsity Cross Country finally reclaimed the title of League Champions of the Golden West League in 2016. A year later, they won League Champions again in 2017 season. [8]

For the first time, the Boys Varsity team advanced to CIF State Finals. Top runner Edwin Montes (‘19) placed 13th both at both CIF Finals and State Championship, and has set school records in the 1600m and 800m. [9]

Daniel Hurtado, coach of Boy’s Varsity, was awarded DailyPilot’s Coach of the Year in both 2016 and 2017. [10]

Enrique Najera, head coach of the Cross Country program, received HBUHSD’s Rookie of the Year in 2016. He has been a huge factor in the revival and success of the school’s running program. [11]

Micayla Shook, team captain of Girls’ Varsity Cross Country, was awarded Maxpreps athlete of the month September 2017 for outstanding dedication in both sports and academics. The award was presented by Kyle Clemens, US Indoor 400m 2014 Champion, and Christina Manning, US 100m Hurdles Specialist. [12]

Music

The Seahawk Squadron (Band and Color Guard) won 1st place in the SCJA State Band Championships for division 1 in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, and 2019.

Notable alumni

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