Channel Islands High School


Channel Islands High School is a secondary school located in Oxnard, California, United States. The school is part of the Oxnard Union High School District. CIHS had a student population of 2,596 during the 2018–19 school year.

History

Channel Islands High School opened its doors in 1966. The campus occupies of land.

Demographics

As of the 2017–18 academic year, the CIHS student population is 89% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% Caucasian, 1% African American, 0.2% Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander, 0.1% American Indian/Alaska Native, and 1% two or more races. Minorities constitute 98% of the student body, and 81% of students come from economically disadvantaged background. The gender distribution is 49% female and 51% male.

Academics

Channel Islands High School offers one in-school academies:
  • Marine Science Academy — The Channel Islands Marine Science Academy is a three-year elective program for students who are interested in marine science. The academy's partnership with Oxnard College grants CIHS students access to the college's marine science courses and facilities, including the marine center at Channel Islands Harbor. Field trips are a major component of the academy and include ROV competitions, visits to marine research facilities such as the Aquarium of the Pacific, and tide pool study. Students also create art from recycled materials, such as a dolphin sculpture made from water bottles.

    Athletics

Channel Islands High School athletic teams are nicknamed the Raiders, and the mascot is Raider Sam. The school is a charter member of the Citrus Coast League, a conference within the CIF Southern Section that was established in 1998. The school's main rival is nearby Hueneme High School.
The first CIHS team to earn a CIF-SS championship was the boys' cross country team in 1967, in only the school's second year in existence. This was followed by the baseball team's 1969 section title.
The Raiders boys' basketball team won back-to-back CIF-SS titles in 1977 and 1978.
The Channel Islands boys' soccer team won a CIF-SS championship in 2020, the school's first section title in any team sport since the 1978 boys' basketball team championship.

Boys' teams

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track & field
  • Volleyball
  • Water polo
  • Wrestling

    Girls' teams

  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Flag Football
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball
  • Water polo
  • Wrestling

    Dance squads

Channel Islands High School has gained national recognition for its various dance squads. The school's short flags squad is the first to "three-peat" four times at the United Spirit Association Nationals — three times in 2-Flag, as well as once in 1-Flag. CIHS is also the most decorated pep flags team in the history of Miss Dance Drill Team USA, having won seven world championships and 35 national titles in two- and one-flag divisions. The team has also implemented changing their flags in a "flag-change", much like what is seen in a colorguard or winterguard routine.
The school's drill teams have also earned championships for the school. The co-ed dance team won MDDTUSA titles in 2013, 2014, and 2018. Hip hop dance teams won championships in 2014 and 2018. Small military won a title in 2014.

Notable alumni