Channel Islands High School

Channel Islands High School (CIHS) is a secondary school located in Oxnard, California, United States. It is under the jurisdiction of the Oxnard Union High School District. It had a student population of 2,596 during the 2018-2019 school year.[2]

Channel Islands High School
Address
1400 Raiders Way Oxnard , California 93033 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	"Once a Raider, always a Raider."
Established	1966
School district	Oxnard Union High School District
Superintendent	Dr. Penelope DeLeon
Principal	Mr. Roger Adams
Teaching staff	108.60 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,596 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	23.90[1]
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Pacific View League
Mascot	Raider Sam
Nickname	Raiders
Rival	Hueneme High School
Newspaper	The Isle File
Website	Channel Islands High School

Demographics

The demographic for the school is 89% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 2% Caucasian, 1% African American, 0.3% Hawaiian Native/ Pacific Islander, and 0.7% Two or More Races.[3] The total student minority enrollment is 98% with 81% of students with an economically disadvantaged background. The student to teacher ratio for this school is 25:1.

Academics

Channel Islands High School offers two in-school academies:

• Marine Science Academy (Advisor: David Haynes) — The Marine Science Academy (CIMSA) is a three-year elective program for students who are interested in marine science. CIMSA provides college opportunities and guide students to their educational goal. Field trips are part of the academy, including ROV competitions, visits to the Oxnard College marine center and aquarium and the Channel Islands Harbor Floating Lab, and tide pool study. Recycling Art is part of the academy activity where a dolphin was made of water bottles.
• Business Academy (Advisor: Eileen Powers)

Athletics

CIHS athletic teams are nicknamed the Raiders, and the mascot is Raider Sam. The school is a charter member of the Pacific View League, a conference within the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) that was established in 1998.[4]

The CIHS boys' soccer team won its first-ever CIF-SS championship in 2020, the school's first section title in any team sport since the boys' basketball team won in 1978.[5]

Boys' teams

• Baseball (Coach: Ernie Carrasco)
• Basketball (Coach: Eddie Ramos)
• Cross Country (Coach: Miguel Galindo)
• Football (Coach: Gary Porter)
• Golf (Coach: Robert Rada)
• Soccer (Coach: Adrian Garcia)[5]
• Swimming (Coach: Carly Jones)
• Tennis (Coach: Brett Zielsdorf)
• Track & field (Coach: Phyra Prum)
• Volleyball (Coach: George Hinckley)
• Water polo (Coach: Kip Atwater)
• Wrestling (Coach: Richard Sierra)

Girls' teams

• Basketball (Coach: Jerry Parker)
• Field hockey (Coach: David Corona)
• Golf (Coach: Robert Rada)
• Soccer (Coach: Emily Hall)
• Softball (Coach: Steve Lopez)
• Swimming (Coach: Carly Jones)
• Tennis (Coach: Brett Zielsdorf)
• Track and field (Coach: Phyra Prum)
• Volleyball (Coach: George Hinckley)
• Water polo (Coach: Kip Atwater)
• Wrestling (Coach: Richard Sierra)

Dance squads

Channel Islands High School has gained national recognition for its various dance squads. The school's short flags squad is the first to "three-peat" four times at the United Spirit Association (USA) Nationals — three times in 2-Flag (1986, 1987, 1988; 2001, 2002, 2003; 2009, 2010, 2011), as well as once in 1-Flag (2011, 2012,[6] 2013[7]). CIHS is also the most decorated pep flags team in the history of Miss Dance Drill Team USA (MDDTUSA), having won seven world championships (1985, 1987, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013) and 35 national titles in two- and one-flag divisions (1985–2018). The team has also implemented changing their flags in a "flag-change", much like what is seen in a colorguard or winterguard routines.

The school's drill teams have also earned championships for the school. The co-ed dance team won MDDTUSA titles in 2013,[7] 2014,[8] and 2018 (large division).[9] Hip hop dance teams won championships 2014 (female, medium division)[8] and 2018 (male, small).[9] Small military won a title in 2014. [8]

Notable alumni

• Jacob Cruz: outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds
• Maria Echaveste: former US presidential advisor to Bill Clinton; White House Deputy Chief of Staff under the second Clinton administration
• Roberto Garcia: former world champion boxer; current boxing trainer
• Terry Pendleton: former MVP of Major League Baseball
• Blaine Saipaia: offensive lineman, Detroit Lions
• Dolores Tuimoloau: American Samoan track and field athlete who competed in the 1995 Pacific Ocean Games[10][11]
• Fernando Vargas: former world champion boxer
• Jeremiah Valoaga: American football player, Las Vegas Raiders

External links

• Official website

References

1. "Channel Islands High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
2. http://www.ed-data.org/school/Ventura/Oxnard-Union-High/Channel-Islands-High. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Channel Islands High School". US News.
4. Wykes, Tris (September 9, 1998). "Improved Hueneme Has View From Top". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
5. Curley, Joe (February 29, 2020). "Channel Islands boys soccer team captures its first CIF-SS championship with overtime win". Ventura County Star. Gannett Co., Inc. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
6. "Miss Dance Drill Team USA/International Team Awards 2012" (PDF). Miss Dance Drill Team USA. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
7. "Miss Dance Drill Team USA/International Team Awards 2013" (PDF). Miss Dance Drill Team USA. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
8. "Miss Dance Drill Team USA/International Team Awards 2014" (PDF). Miss Dance Drill Team USA. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
9. "Miss Dance Drill Team USA/International Team Awards 2018" (PDF). Miss Dance Drill Team USA. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
10. Garcia, Irene (June 3, 1994). "The Throws of Greatness : Basketball Came First for Dolores Tuimoloau, but She Grew to Love Another Field". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
11. "Pacific Ocean Games". GBRAthletics.com. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved July 28, 2016.