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Adolfo Camarillo High School

Adolfo Camarillo High School
Address
Map
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; -119.00778
Information
TypePublic
Established1956
School districtOxnard Union High School District
PrincipalMatthew La Belle
Teaching staff76.20 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,912 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio25.09[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Blue and white   
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
Coastal Canyon League
NicknameScorpions
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 established 1956. 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.

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

  1. ^ a b c "Adolfo Camarillo High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Camarillo rolls past Rio Mesa, 51-17". Ventura County Star. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL: Camarillo vs. Rio Mesa | January 25, 2013 | www.thecamarilloacorn.com | Camarillo Acorn". Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Adolfo Camarillo High". ed.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  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. ^ 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. "DyeStatCal - internet home of California track". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2014.. 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. ^ Reedy, Joey (December 12, 2018). "ESPN signs Camarillo High graduate Jessica Mendoza to multiyear extension". Ventura County Star. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  20. ^ "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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