Oroville High School is located in the rural north valley at the base of the Sierra Nevada foothills, about seventy miles north of Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California

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. Founded in 1892, Oroville

Oroville, California

Oroville is the county seat of Butte County, California. The population was 15,506 at the 2010 census, up from 13,004 at the 2000 census...

 High School is the oldest high school in the district. The campus covers 4 acres (16,187.4 m²). Of the 46 classrooms on campus, five have full functioning computer labs. Additionally, on campus are two computer labs and a library

In 2003, a school bond for $8,523,932 was passed, allowing for the construction of a new library, a science wing, and an industrial technology center. These funds will convert older buildings on campus to an art building, a center for performing arts

Performing arts

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, and a more modern gym

Gym

The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...

nasium. Despite the money set aside, all of these projects were shelved due to the extreme financial situation of the school district.

Historic buildings

Oroville High School has one of the oldest buildings in the city. The original 3-story building was built in 1917. The cafeteria was in the basement and the gymnasium in the middle floor. Along with the cafeteria and the gymnasium was an auditorium with a theater. A shop class was inside the school too. Although the buildings were big, the classes were small: 20 by 20 in dimension. Altogether the school grounds covered about 16000 feet (4,876.8 m).

The building was torn down because of earthquake

Earthquake

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 safety concerns. Now, the oldest school building is the gymnasium, which is now used as the cafeteria. Oroville High remains as the city's oldest school.

Faculty and staff

Oroville High School employs fifty certificated teachers, four counselors, and twenty five classified staff.

Student demographics

The 2006-2007 student population was broken down as follows: 6.2% American Indian

Native Americans in the United States

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, 22.5% Asian

Asian people

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, .7% Pacific Islander

Pacific Islander

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, .4% Filipino

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, 6.8% Hispanic

Hispanic

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, 5.5% African American

African American

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, and 58% White

White people

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Academic ranking

The rating for Oroville High School, using weighted 2006 test averages as compared to other high schools in California with a range from 0 (worst) to 100 (best), is 63.

Opportunities for higher education

Butte Community College offers comprehensive programs in many
fields as well as a college connection program for current seniors. California State University Chico, a four-year university, that offers a full spectrum of curricula, is about a 25-minute drive from Oroville. furthermore, Oroville is about three hours from the cultural centers of San Francisco and the Bay Area and just about two hours from Reno

Reno

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, Tahoe

Tahoe

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 and Sacramento

Sacramento

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Sports

Football

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, Girls Volleyball

Volleyball

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, Boys Basketball

Basketball

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, Girls Basketball, Girls Softball

Softball

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, Baseball

Baseball

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, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Wrestling

Wrestling

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, Boys' and Girls' Track and Field

Track and field

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, Boys' and Girl's Cross Country

Cross country running

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, Girls' Tennis

Tennis

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, Boys' Tennis

Tennis

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, Golf

Golf

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 and Boys' and Girls' Swimming

Swimming (sport)

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. Oroville High School's premiere sports are football, basketball, and baseball. The football team's have drastically declined the last few years. Basketball for the boys and girls are usually pretty talented competing in a very tough league with schools about twice their size but, they hold their own under coaches Rob Anderson (boys coach) and Tom Frazier (girls coach). The track and cross country teams have been solid having at least one state participant almost every year. Oroville's wrestling team always has a solid group of guys and on average produces at least one state qualifier a year. Oroville cross country team is also considered one of their best sports teams. In 2009 their boys and girls teams both qualified first in their division and went to state.

Clubs

Twenty-one clubs are listed at the school's official website. Those listed include the following: Art Club, Boys Block "O", Catering Club/Chef Prep, Cheerleading, California Scholarship Federation, Environmental Club, Fashion Club, FBLA, FHA-HERO, Friday Night Live, Gay-Straight Alliance, Girls Block "O", Interact Club, Junior Class, Key Club, Link Crew, Physics Club, Senior Class, Skate Club, Snowboard/Ski club, Sophomore Class, Freshman Class, Photography Club.

School programs

The Link Crew program connects upper classmen with freshmen students Link Leaders help freshmen improve student study skills and beneficial academic habits. Activities including tailgate parties and movie nights help freshmen to become more involved in high school life.

The Safe School Ambassadors are students trained to identify potential problems on campus dealing with bullying and mistreatment.

Conflict Managers are students who have been trained to act as a neutral third party to help settle disputes between other students.

On Respect Days up to 100 hundred students are taken out of class for the day and placed together in groups of mixed races, genders, and social affiliations to promote respect for others who are different.

Music Program

The Las Plumas

Las Plumas High School

Las Plumas High School is located in the north valley in Oroville, California about seventy miles north of Sacramento, California. The school was established in 1964. Its main sports rival is Oroville High School...

/Oroville Alliance Marching band is the biggest source of prestige for the Oroville Unified High School District, having consistently placed among the top ten bands in California during the duration of it being under the direction of director Jeff Stratton. In the fall of 2008, the band (called LPO) won 9 sweepstakes awards, almost breaking the record for the school. The same school year, the band room's renovation was completed, allowing room for the hundreds of trophies and plaques accumulated over the years. Some of LPO's biggest consistent rivals include Fairfield High School, Armijo

Armijo High School

Armijo High School is a public secondary school located in Fairfield, California. The school serves about 2500 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District....

, Golden Valley, and Franklin

Franklin High School (Elk Grove, California)

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. The ratio of Oroville students enrolled in the band to Las Plumas

Las Plumas High School

Las Plumas High School is located in the north valley in Oroville, California about seventy miles north of Sacramento, California. The school was established in 1964. Its main sports rival is Oroville High School...

students is nearly 2:5, with the vast majority of students and leadership at the other school.