Adolfo Camarillo High School

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Adolfo Camarillo High School
Address
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4660 Mission Oaks Boulevard

Camarillo
,
California
93012

United States
Coordinates34°13′3″N 119°0′28″W / 34.21750°N 119.00778°W / 34.21750; -119.00778Coordinates: 34°13′3″N 119°0′28″W / 34.21750°N 119.00778°W / 34.21750; -119.00778
Information
TypePublic
Established1956
School districtOxnard Union High School District
PrincipalMatt LaBelle
Teaching staff90.20 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment2,191 (2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.67[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Blue and white   
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
Coastal Canyon League
Team nameScorpions
RivalRio Mesa High School[2][3]
NewspaperThe Stinger
Websitewww.camarillohigh.us
[4]

Adolfo Camarillo High School (ACHS) is a public high school in Camarillo, California. The school is part of the Oxnard Union High School District and serves students in grades 9–12 in east Camarillo, Somis, and the Santa Rosa Valley. ACHS is named for Adolfo Camarillo, a prominent Californio ranchero and founder of the city which bears his name; he donated part of Rancho Calleguas for the high school. It was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 1996 and in 2009 and a National Blue Ribbon School in 1998.[citation needed]

Demographics[]

The demographic breakdown of the 2,568 students enrolled for the 2013-2014 school year was:

  • Male - 50.9%
  • Female - 49.1%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.4%
  • Asian/Pacific Islanders - 11.3%
  • Black - 1.7%
  • Hispanic - 38.4%
  • White - 45.3%
  • Multiracial - 2.9%

In addition, 29.0% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunches.[4]

History[]

Adolfo Camarillo, who founded the city of Camarillo and was instrumental in the creation of the Oxnard Union High School District, donated 50 acres (20 ha) of his Rancho Calleguas property for a public high school in 1950.[5] Adolfo Camarillo High School opened in 1956,[6] initially educating high school students from the Camarillo and Conejo Valley areas.[7] (Thousand Oaks High School opened in 1962 to serve the latter.)

Athletics[]

Adolfo Camarillo High School's athletic teams are nicknamed the Scorpions. The school is a charter member of the Coastal Canyon League (CCL), a conference within the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) that was established in 2014. ACHS competes in the CCL for all sports except football and in the Marmonte Football Association for football.[8] Prior to 2014, the school was a long-time member of the Pacific View League. Camarillo's primary rival is Rio Mesa High School.[2][3]

The first ACHS team to earn a CIF-SS championship was the boys' basketball team in 1972. soccer team, a 1983 co-championship with Dos Pueblos High School after playing to a 3–3 draw in the final.[9]:131​

The ACHS softball team won three CIF-SS championships in 1991, 2011, and 2017; the first of these came against Buena High School.[9]:143–145​

Camarillo won section titles in baseball in 2002,[9]:10​ boys' volleyball in 2003,[9]:356​ and boys' wrestling (dual-meet championship) in 2015.[9]:348​

The school hosts the Camarillo Classic, a well known early season, two-day invitational track-and-field event, every March.[10][11][12] It attracts dozens of teams from all over Southern California.[13] The Distance Classic portion of the event has attracted notable athletes such as Jordan Hasay, Duane Solomon and Christine Babcock to come and produce record-breaking performances at the Camarillo Classic. In 2007, when Hasay ran her meet record 10:04.07 in the 3200 meters, both standing national record holders in the event, Kim Mortensen and Jeff Nelson, were in attendance.[14]

Football[]

Adolfo Camarillo High School has earned three CIF-SS football championships. The first was in 1984 when the Scorpions defeated Ventura High School at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. In 1996, ACHS beat Notre Dame High School of Sherman Oaks 20–16 in a matchup that pitted quarterback and future MLB outfielder Joe Borchard against future NFL running back Justin Fargas.[15] Camarillo won its most recent title in 2015, beating Thousand Oaks High School 55–27 and finishing Southern Section play with a 14–0 record.[16] That same year, the Scorpions won the CIF Southern California regional title in Division 2-AA and appeared in the state championship game.[17]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Camarillo rolls past Rio Mesa, 51-17". Ventura County Star. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  5. ^ "A Brief History Of The Ranch". Camarillo Ranch. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
  6. ^ Wolowicz, Daniel (June 23, 2006). "Departing class sparks new tradition for school". The Camarillo Acorn. Retrieved March 31, 2021. Adolfo Camarillo High School's class of 2006 celebrated the school’s 50th anniversary with a new tradition during graduation last week. Graduating seniors passed an Olympic torch to underclassmen.
  7. ^ Storer, Mark (October 6, 2014). "Roots run deep for many in Camarillo High class of 1960". Ventura County Star. Retrieved March 31, 2021. Telford was born in Canada but moved to Thousand Oaks in 1955. Camarillo High School was the closest high school for him at the time, and he was bused over the Conejo Grade to the school.
  8. ^ Ledin, Loren (April 30, 2019). "Channel Islands football program the big winner in next releaguing cycle". Ventura County Star. Gannett Co., Inc. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e CIF-Southern Section All Sports Press Guide and Record Book (PDF). CIF Southern Section. July 15, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "Warrior track and field team solid at Camarillo Classic". The Orange County Register. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  11. ^ "CV Track visits Camarillo - Crescenta Valley Weekly - Crescenta Valley Weekly". crescentavalleyweekly.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  12. ^ "Falcons' depth prevails". tribunedigital-glendalenews-press. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  13. ^ "Camarillo Distance Relays". camarilloclassic.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  14. ^ Dyestatcal. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Retrieved October 14, 2008.
  15. ^ "HONORS". Los Angeles Times. June 12, 1997. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  16. ^ "Camarillo High football's 'Season for Moe' stretches all the way to CIF state championship bowl". Ventura County Star. December 17, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  17. ^ Stephens, Mitch (December 18, 2015). "Six-loss Del Oro stuns previously unbeaten Camarillo in CIF II-AA state championship bowl game". MaxPreps. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  18. ^ "Randy Elliott Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  19. ^ Ledin, Loren (October 30, 2020). "Camarillo High graduate Jaime Jaquez Jr. ready for encore season at UCLA". Ventura County Star. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  20. ^ Reedy, Joey (December 12, 2018). "ESPN signs Camarillo High graduate Jessica Mendoza to multiyear extension". Ventura County Star. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  21. ^ "Camarillo grad's road to World Series has had its bumps, but those close to him say he's a 'great guy'". Ventura County Star. October 26, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

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