Welcome to Ocean View High School

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Marilyn Palomino Assistant Principal Guidance
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Welcome to Ocean View High School!

• 8th Grade Parents Honors Night

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Highlights

• OVHS is a California Distinguished School
• Accredited by the Western Association of Schools
  and Colleges
• The smallest campus in the Huntington Beach Union
  High School District. Students have the
  opportunity to connect with teachers and staff
  members.
• Ethnically diverse
• Chinese courses

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Highlights

• Parents and students report that OVHS staff is
  accessible and responsive to them. We pride
  ourselves on customer service.
• Our seniors rank us highest of all the schools in
  the district on the senior survey.

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Program Selection

• Interests
• Personality
• Past Academic Performance
• College preferences
• Future plans

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Honors Placement Criteria

• Honors placement test CogAt Saturday February
  21st
• 8th grade teacher recommendations
• Scores on the California Standards Test (7th
  grade)
• Additional middle school assessments
• Past academic performance
• Parent input

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Honors Program

• Designed for students who are interested in a
  challenging high school experience.
• Students take honors level classes as they
  desire, to meet their goals and interests.
• Great preparation for college.
• Students receive weighted grades for use in the
  calculation of GPA.

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Freshman Classes (Honors)

• English
• Biology
• World Geography

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Advanced Placement

• Nationally recognized courses taught at the
  college level.
• Full range of AP classes offered in all content
  areas.
• Students can take as many AP courses as they
  like.
• Students who pass the AP exam receive college
  credit.

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TeachersBrenda Mc DonoughKevin Doane
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IB CoordinatorBrandon Knight
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International Baccalaureate

• IB is a magnet program at Ocean View High School,
  providing one of the most respected secondary
  educations available.
• Successful IB candidates are typically granted
  advanced placement credit at the finest
  universities and colleges in the nation.

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International Baccalaureate

• The IB Diploma Program actively engages students
  in a liberal arts curriculum that includes
• Core academic subjects (six areas)
• Research paper
• Critical thinking class
• Extracurricular activities community service

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IB Course of Study
English
IB Foreign Language
IB World History
IB Biology or Physics
IB Math
IB Visual Arts
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International Baccalaureate
Ninth Grade Student Classes (Pre-IB)

• Honors Biology
• Foreign Language
• Athletics
• Health (summer)

• English Honors
• Honors Geography
• Algebra I or Geometry

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AP or IB

• Which is better?
• Both have strengths depending on students goals.
  
• Both result in college credit if the student
  passes the exams.

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10th Grade AVID CoordinatorAllison Taylor
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OVHS AVID PROGRAM
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The Mission of AVID

• The mission of AVID is to ensure that ALL
  students, and most especially the least served
  students who are in the middle
• will succeed in rigorous curriculum,
• will complete a rigorous college preparatory
  path,
• will enter mainstream activities of the school,
• will increase their enrollment in four-year
  colleges,
• will become educated and responsible participants
  and leaders in a democratic society.

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AVID is NOT

• An at-risk program
• A program for the uninspired
• A program for every student
• A program for those students who tug at your
  heartstrings or those students that the idealist
  in you wants to save

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The AVID Student Profile

• AVID student selection for all AVID sections
  focuses on students in the middle (2.03.5) as
  one indicator, with college potential, who would
  benefit from AVID support to improve their
  academic record and begin college preparation.
• Capable but Underachieving
• Average to high test scores
• Average GPA (B/C grades 2.0-3.5)

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The AVID Student Profile

• Underserved
• Low income
• Historically underserved in 4-year colleges
• First in family to attend college
• Special circumstances
• Desire and Determination
• Meeting with student parent
• Maintaining G.P.A.
• Organized and prepared
• Participating completely in ALL aspects of
  program including field trips and fundraisers

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AVID contacts

• Shawn Werner, AVID Lead Coordinator
• x4101 swerner_at_ovhs.info
• Kevin Doane, 9th Grade Coordinator
  x4327 kdoane_at_ovhs.info
• Allison Taylor, 10th Grade Coordinator x4821
  ataylor _at_ovhs.info

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Business Academy CoordinatorRoger Keating
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THE BUSINESS ACADEMY
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The Business Academy

• The mission of the OVHS Business Academy is to
  educate a unique and diverse student population
  by providing a challenging program with a
  business focus, opportunities for business and
  community involvement, and lifelong learning.

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The Business Academy welcomes students who are
interested in working hard in high school and
preparing for their future in college and the
workplace. The Business Academy also offers
students a family atmosphere that helps them
grow academically and socially.
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Key Statistics

• The Business Academy is now in its 15th year at
  OVHS
• 97.6 graduation rate among seniors for the last
  7 years
• Over 95 of our graduates go directly to college
• Average GPA of academy students is 3.11 for the
  years 2001-2007
• There are currently 155 students in The Business
  Academy

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Students join the Business Academy in their
Freshman year

• They must fill out an application
• Write an essay
• Supply a copy of their schedule and transcript

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THREE YEAR PROGRAM

• BEGINS IN THE SOPHOMORE YEAR

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THE BUSINESS ACADEMY ROCKS!!
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MAJOR ACADEMY REQUIREMENTS
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SOPHOMORE YEAR

• COMMUNITY SERVICE
• FIELD TRIPS
• GUEST SPEAKERS

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GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE
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JUNIOR YEAR

• MENTOR PROGRAM
• COMMUNITY SERVICE
• ROP ACCOUNTING CLASS
• FIELD TRIPS TO COLLEGES

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OUR MENTORS REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY

• BELLA TERRA
• BOEING COMPANY
• MOBILE CHIROPRACTIC
• MARKETING ONE
• OVHS
• COASTLINE ROP
• RESEARCHERS CONNECTIONS
• CITY OF WESTMINSTER

• CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
• FARMERS MERCHANTS
• CORNERSTONE
• FIVE POINTS PLAZA
• ENDEAVORS TECHNOLOGY
• EL VIENTO FOUNDATION

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MENTOR APPRECIATION DINNER AT RUBYS ON THE PIER
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JUNIOR FIELD TRIP TO CSULB
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SENIOR YEAR

• ROP ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• FIELD TRIPS
• COMMUNITY SERVICE

• FUNDRAISERS
• NETWORKING
• AWARDS

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SENIOR FIELD TRIP TO OAKLEY CORPORATION
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Rotary Involvement
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BUSINESS ACADEMY STUDENTS ARE

• NICE
• COURTEOUS
• GOAL ORIENTED
• PREPARED FOR THE WORKPLACE
• READY FOR COLLEGE

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Open Enrollment

• February 2nd to February 13th turn in petitions
  to transfer at home school
• February 27th acceptance contracts mailed
• March 13th last day to turn in acceptance
  contract

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Updates
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Thank You!