COMMUNITY PROFILE & SCHOOL HISTORY

Located between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles on the Pacific Coast, the city of Oxnard, with a population of approximately 158,300, is a culturally and ethnically diverse community. Oxnard's name comes from the family that developed one of the area's first industries, a sugar beet factory.  Oxnard is surrounded by some of the richest agricultural land in the world.  The Chamber of Commerce describes Oxnard as "an international city...an agricultural leader and resort community...and a world trade port."  Explore the City of Oxnard!

Learn more about the: 

• OHS Vision, our goals and schoolwide learning results.
• History of Oxnard High School  in a unique decade by decade archive with descriptive text and photographs.
• The History of the City of Oxnard 
• Noteworthy Alumni Web List , former Yellow Jackets, serving their communities through business, education, politics and sport.  If you would like to be included, please use the email link provided! 
• Class Reunion Information
• OHS Alumni websites -- You are leaving the OUHSD school sponsored web.  Opinions and content expressed on these pages shall not be
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 Interested in LOCAL HISTORY?
 Interested in looking at OHS YEARBOOKS?

 Contact Dow Jarvis, Reference Librarian /Local Historian at 805-240-7340.

Visit the Oxnard Public Library's Local History Site, or visit the Local History Room at the Oxnard Public Library, 251 South "A" Street in person.

The Oxnard Union High School District was organized by a group of Oxnard citizens on October 4, 1901. Adolfo Camarillo was one of those citizens and ranchers who helped create Oxnard High. The boundary was from the Ventura River to the Los Angeles County line, and Oxnard High was the only school in the district. The first class began in 1902 and had 41 students, one principal, and two teachers. The courses offered were Latin, English, history, and mathematics. 

The Board of Trustees in 1909 were:  M.H. Gabbert, President; Adolfo Camarillo, W.E. Goodyear, Charles Gill, E.H. Wood, G.A. Hails, H.W. Witman, and James Leonard.

Help us complete the  OHS Yearbook Archive!

If you would like to donate a copy of the any of the following yearbooks, please email the principal.  We keep an archived copy of each year to preserve OHS History.

1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1909
1911	1913	1918	1934	1942	1943
1945	1950	1951	1954	1982	1989

Now, Oxnard High School is one of five comprehensive high schools in the Oxnard Union High School District. The staff and students are proud of the new state-of-the-art campus which opened September 5, 1995.  

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