Public school in Oxnard, California, United States
Hueneme High School (HHS ) ( wy-NEEM -ee ) is a public high school in Oxnard, California . The school is part of the Oxnard Union High School District and serves students in the southern portion of the city of Oxnard and most of Port Hueneme including part of Naval Base Ventura County .
History
Hueneme High School was established in 1959.
On June 4, 2016, during that year's election season, U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held a campaign rally inside the school's gymnasium.[ 2]
Academics
Hueneme High School has hosted a Navy JROTC program since 1993.[ 3]
Athletics
Hueneme High School athletic teams are nicknamed the Vikings. The school is a charter member of the Citrus Coast League , a conference within the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) that was established in 2018. From 1998 to 2018, Hueneme competed in the Pacific View League ; prior to this, the school was a long-time member of the Channel League .[ 4] The school's main rival is Channel Islands High School .[ 5]
The HHS girls' basketball team won its first CIF-SS championship in 2018.[ 6]
Boys teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Cross country
Football
Golf
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Track & field
Volleyball
Water polo
Wrestling
Girls teams:
Basketball
Cross country
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track & field
Volleyball
Water polo
Wrestling
Notable alumni
Freddie Bradley , NFL football player; first Hueneme High School athlete drafted into the NFL in 1996 (seventh round, pick #231)[ 7] [ 8]
Jason Beck , football coach[ 9]
Keary Colbert , football player for the USC Trojans ; held the USC record for most receptions before it was broken by Dwayne Jarrett in 2006.[ 10]
Charles Dillon , wide receiver for Green Bay Packers ; graduated from HHS in 2004[ 8] [ 11]
Howard Hilton , MLB pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1990[ 12]
Ronney Jenkins , football player; set the national record for most yards rushing in a single high school football game in 1995.[ 13]
Josh Pinkard , free safety for the two championship USC Trojans football teams in 2004 and 2005[ 8] [ 14]
Josh Towers , MLB starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2003[ 15]
Jerry Willard , MLB baseball player; played for parts of eight seasons.[ 16]
Notable faculty
References
^ a b c "Hueneme High" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 8, 2024 .
^ Carlo, Juan (2016-06-04). "In Hueneme High speech, Hillary Clinton vows to remember 'hardworking folks in Oxnard' " . Ventura County Star . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ Meyers, Jeff (1993-07-23). "Hueneme High to Offer Naval Reserve Officers Training : Schools: Starting in the fall, the campus will launch the only ROTC program in Ventura County" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ Ledin, Loren (2017-03-23). "Releaguing plan brings opportunities and complaints" . Ventura County Star . Retrieved 2018-06-28 .
^ Curley, Joe (2016-02-05). "BOYS SOCCER: Hueneme beats rival Channel Islands to clinch share of PVL title" . Ventura County Star . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ "Hueneme High captures first CIF title in girls basketball" . Ventura County Star . 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ "Freddie Bradley" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ a b c Woods, Erik (2017-05-20). "Hueneme High and Durley Park: Ventura County Legends" . Yahoo Sports . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ "Official Website of BYU Athletics" . BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - BYU Cougars .
^ "Keary Colbert" . National Football League. Retrieved 2008-01-02 .
^ "Looking to catch on again" . Ventura County Star . 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ "Howard Hilton Stats" . Baseball Almanac . Retrieved 2021-02-03 .
^ David Bush (2003-07-21). "Raiders look crowded at kickoff returner" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 2008-01-02 .
^ "Player Bio - Josh Pinkard" . CSTV.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2008-01-02 .
^ "Player Information - Josh Towers" . Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2008-01-02 .
^ 1987 Topps baseball card # 137
^ Eads, Derry (2009-08-28). "Laut remembered as Olympian, teacher, coach and man with heart of gold" . Ventura County Star . Retrieved 2017-02-26 .
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