Ventura High School - Ventura, California/CA

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Ventura High School

2 North Catalina St., Ventura, CA, 93001-3503 -

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Definition of Terms

Ventura High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Ventura County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2143 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

95 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 634 students

Grade 10 - 579 students

Grade 11 - 458 students

Grade 12 - 472 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:23

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	3%
% Asian	3%	8%
% Hispanic	40%	39%
% Black	2%	9%
% White	50%	36%
% Unknown	4 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

22%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Ventura Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	29	7
Number of Students Managed	17,535 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$152,636,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$161,778,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,705	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$9,226	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Ventura High planning musical showcase (Ventura County Star)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 02:34:26 am
VENTURA — The Ventura High School Music Department will hold its annual benefit concert on Friday, featuring the school’s wind ensemble, string orchestra, symphonic band, two jazz bands and numerous chamber groups. The symphonic band and wind ensemble will open the concert with “Undertow” by John Mackey. Other highlights will include the string orchestra performing “Mantras” by Richard Meyer ...
Big Tweed (Ventura County Reporter)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 11:41:28 pm
Big Tweed
Foothill High's journalism school goes paperless (Ventura County Star)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:04:02 pm
They’re the next generation of journalists and already their idea of a school newspaper is much different than that of their parents — it doesn’t involve paper. Today marks one month since the students in Melissa Wantz’s journalism class at Foothill Technology High School in Ventura launched their all-online school newspaper, The Foothill Dragon Press. Perhaps the sole online-only school paper ...
Artistic Touch: Watercolorist finds new options in ink-resist (Ventura County Star)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 04:34:26 am
"Ojai Ink" is the title of the upcoming show by The Ojai Group, running Saturday through Dec. 3 at the Ojai Art Center. The focus of the show is ink-resist paintings. "Since all of us have worked in that medium, we wanted to get our paintings out there," said Diane Hanley, co-founder of the group of local artists. "We've never had a show focusing on ink resist." They learned the technique in ...
Youth football roundup: October 27, 2009 (Ventura County Star)
posted on October 26, 2009 at 11:03:58 pm
VENTURA BUCCANEERS ORANGE 26, MOORPARK PACKERS GREEN 12 GCYFL Bantam Division Highlights: Ventura — Camden Gardner rushed for two touchdowns and Josiah Sanders caught a touchdown pass from Alex Duran. Terrel Vaughn rushed for a touchdowns. The Buccaneers (2-4) were led on defense by Elijah Sandoval, and Jacob Harrington. Moorpark — Robert Stephens ran for two touchdowns. Joshua Phillips ...

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Ventura High School is a secondary school located in Ventura, California. The school was founded in 1889 and is currently a California Distinguished School.
Famous Alumni
Michael Larrabee (Double Gold Medalist in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics)
Eric Turner (former defensive back for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Raven and the Oakland Raiders.)
Jamaal Wilkes (shooting guard for UCLA, Golden State Warriors, and the Los Angeles Lakers)
Tyler Ebell (National High School Heisman, UTEP, Edmonton Eskimos, Toronto Argonauts, BC Lions)
Michael Enfield (Sydney FC)
Ramsey Jay (Motivational Speaker)
Jeff Mattesich (Pastor, National Church Leader)
Bob Tuttle (Championship Coach)
Brook Jacoby, Cleveland Indians
Jerry "Steve" Winkle (President, Owner of the NHRA).
Vincent Bonsignore (Sports Journalist, Los Angeles Daily News)
Karen Grassle (Actress)
Chris Thomas ( Former professional football player with the San Francisco 49ers, the Washington Redskins, the St. Louis Rams, and the Kansas City Chiefs.)
Roman Fortin ( Former professional football player with the Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons and San Diego Chargers)
Its nationally awarded school newspaper is The Cougar Press. Its yearbook is The Black and Gold.
Athletics
David Hess is the athletic director. The school competes in the Channel League and has 21 varsity teams. Its primary rival is Buena High School in eastern Ventura. The stadium above the campus is named for alum Mike Larrabee. The football field is named for alum Eric "E-Rock" Turner. The gymnasium is named for former coach Bob Tuttle.
External links
School Website
Journalism and Yearbook Information
Cougars' Home Field

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