Buena High School (California)

Buena High School

Address

5670 Telegraph Road Ventura , California 93003 United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1961^[1]
School district	Ventura Unified School District
Principal	Audrey Asplund
Staff	70.69 (FTE)^[2]
Enrollment	1,685 (2023–2024)^[2]
Student to teacher ratio	23.84^[2]
Campus	Mid-size city
Color(s)
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Channel League
Nickname	Bulldogs
Rival	Ventura High School
Newspaper	Buena Speaks
Yearbook	Conquistador
Website	www.venturausd.org/buena/HOME.aspx

Athletics

Buena High School athletic teams are nicknamed the Bulldogs. The school competes in the Channel League, a league affiliated with CIF Southern Section. The school previously competed in the Pacific View League.^[4] Buena's main rival is Ventura High School, which serves the western half of the city of Ventura.

Girls' basketball

Buena High School girls' basketball team is the most successful team in both wins and winning percentage in California history. The Buena girls' program has won two California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state titles and 14 CIF championship appearances.^{[citation needed]}

In a 40 year span, Buena has won 34 Channel League titles. Buena has produced two Parade All Americans, Kelly Greathouse and Courtney Young, along with one McDonald's All American, Courtney LaVere. Alum Teresa Palmisano moved on to play professionally for 12 years, reaching the Euro Cup Finals as well as playing for the Cleveland Rockers of the WNBA.^[5]^[6] The Buena girls' team have eight undefeated regular seasons, most in California.^{[citation needed]}

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Music department

Summarize

Perspective

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The Buena High School music program dates back to the fall of 1961, when Buena first opened its doors for students. Students participating in the Buena Music Department have opportunities to perform in ensembles including Marching Band, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, String Orchestra, Beginning Instruments, Studio 'A' Jazz Band, Lab Jazz Ensemble, Winter Percussion Ensemble, and Winter Colorguard.^{[citation needed]}

During the 2012–2013 school year, the Winter Colorguard received a Bronze Medal at the Winter Guard Association of Southern California (WGASC) Championships in the Regional AA Division, having been promoted from the Regional A Division at the beginning of the season.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2013–2014 school year, the Wind Ensemble received a Unanimous Superior Rating at an SCSBOA Concert Festival held at West Ranch High School in the Spring of 2014.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2014–2015 school year, the "Pride of the Gold Coast" set a twelve-year high score in the 3A division in SCSBOA competition.^{[citation needed]} The Wind Ensemble received a Unanimous Superior rating at an SCSBOA festival held at Santa Susana High School in the spring of 2015.

In the 2015-2016 school year, the marching band qualified for the SCSBOA Championships for the second time in the program's history. The band qualified in first place out of more than thirty 2A division groups and maintained its first-place standing in the finals against eleven other competitors, receiving the first SCSBOA gold medal in the school's history. The final score of 87.3 is the highest score on record for the 2A division in SCSBOA finals competition.^{[citation needed]}

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Buena High School (California)

Athletics

Girls' basketball

Music department

Drama productions

Notable alumni

References

External links

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