Our school district is facing massive budget cuts. Please read this important letter from Superintendent Thomas Minshew
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Principal's Message:Welcome to Oceana High School, a small public school with a distinctive college preparatory program. At Oceana, students learn to use their minds well and become active global citizens. Oceana's extraordinary teachers are committed to knowing their students and supporting them to achieve academic excellence. Oceana students graduate with strong academic skills and the confidence to face the academic, professional, and personal challenges of adult life.
Oceana offers an engaging curriculum that prepares students for college while also teaching them to take responsibility for their education, to think critically about the world they live in, and to become respectful and responsible members of their community.
--Caro Pemberton, Principal
A rigorous curriculum, which includes four years of humanities, 100 hours of community service, a Graduation Portfolio, and a Senior Exhibition required for graduation.
A strong system of personalized support for all students’ academic success.
An educational program that teaches students – through project-based learning and authentic assessment – to use their minds well and become life-long learners.
A commitment to educate students about their role as citizens in a democratic society, about the Universe of Obligation, and the importance of social justice.
Many opportunities to learn beyond the traditional classroom through an interim week; community service; after school classes such as dance, music, and language; interscholastic athletics; and a wide variety of student-led extracurricular activities and clubs.
A system of shared leadership where faculty, staff, students, and parents participate in major academic and policy decisions.
