Bijou S. Beltran, Principal
Dear Raider Family!!
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our new 2009-2010 school year. Having truly enjoyed my first five months here, I am excited to get started afresh with a new school year, and the opportunity to again get to know more of our students and our families. Channel Islands High School, entering its 43rd school year in the City of Oxnard, is an exceptional high school, with a rich tradition of excellence in the academics, athletics, and the arts. We are proud of the past achievements of our Raiders and look forward to celebrating all future triumphs. Channel Islands High School is fortunate to have an outstanding staff of dedicated professionals committed to teaching and striving for excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts; we are committed to embracing the four “R’s” of success by providing a rigorous and relevant curriculum while establishing strong relationships, all for the purpose of achieving results. To that end, at Channel Islands High School we are committed to providing an outstanding education in a safe, caring, and personalized environment where students focus on academic achievement, have the necessary supports to be successful, and have the opportunity to be involved in extracurricular sports and clubs of the highest quality.
Families – parents, guardians, and friends – you are a valued and key factor in achieving true success. It is my sincere hope you will continue to support Channel Islands High School and participate in all opportunities for our students – your children – to learn and succeed. If we work together as partners, Channel Islands High School students will benefit from all a school and community has to offer, ultimately becoming life-long learners, model citizens, and positive members of society. I believe the community and parents are a vital factor in achieving these goals and encourage you to become involved; with that, I am encouraging you to join any of our parent organizations such as PFO, School Site Council, Athletic Boosters, and ELAC Additionally, I am starting a Community Coffee Chat to be held the first Thursday of every month in Room 90 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.font> This Community Coffee Chat will be an opportunity for parents, community members, and us to meet, discuss concerns, address issues, and simply chat.
Students, I am looking forward to getting to know each of you better over the year. We hope you find Channel Islands High School to be an enjoyable learning place. We encourage you to become involved in as many school activities as possible. Don’t just sit back and watch; instead get out and participate in the rich and varied co-curricular activities and athletics available to you at Channel Islands High School. By participating in activities, you will add immeasurably to your personal development, enrich your days at Channel Islands High School, and further prepare for all of your future endeavors. Goethe states “Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do” – we at Channel Islands want you to be active participants in your high school education. Simply, you must be willing to participate, willing to learn, willing to grow. You need to set goals for yourself and then work to meet them, constantly pushing yourself to do more. As Michael Jordan states “You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” Set those expectations Raiders, and then JUST DO IT!!!
I promise we at Channel Islands High School will ALWAYS give you our very best and in return we only expect your very best effort. Your high school years should be ones in which you grow intellectually, mature socially, develop and refine skills, and in general, prepare yourself for life-long learning and active participation in life. Take pride in yourself, your accomplishments, in our school, and in our community. Make this your best year ever!! Think of Peter Marshall’s statement as you prepare for this coming year – “Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.”
Hello. My name is Mark C. Contreras. This 2008-09 school year will be my fourth year serving as an Assistant Pricipal here at Channel Islands. I am anxious to see the 2009 graduates cross the stage in June as the first class I have had the opportunity to see through all four years of high school, and I look forward to many more to come thereafter. I myself graduated from C.I. in 1990, and as the sayign goes, "once a Raider, always a Raider." I have been aligned to Athletics, Facilities, and Campus Supervision/Security for the past few years, and while we celebrate the incredib;e changes and improvments we have made at the end of these four years, I know we will continue to strive foe excellence and renew the glorious tradition of success this school has been know for throughout its history. My ultimate goal is to provide students with a safe, secure, and clean learning environment in which they can excel in academics and athletics, while creating lasting positive relationships and building their furtures. The alphabetic section of students I am directly aligned to is those students with last names Lopez, F. through Ramos.
Mr. Sam Cvijanovich, Assistant Principal
For
the school year 2008-2009, I am excited to be starting my 1st year at
Channel Islands High School as an Assistant Principal, with my
responsibilities assigned to Athletics, Facilities, and Campus
Supervision - Security.
It is a common knowledge fact that the CI Raiders have been known over the years for their competitive spirit! I feel it a privilege to be associated with this excellence in sportsmanship. Having many years of personal experience playing sports against CIHS from 1965-1968 in football, basketball, and baseball, I have always admired the determination of the Raiders.
With experience as a former professional athlete, it will be my mantra to all student to "Do Your Best First in the Classroom" and when on the playing field, "Just Flat Out Play!"
The goal I have for all Channel Islands RAiders I oversee is to provide a safe, secure and clean learning environment. It is my commitment to the very best of my ability to guide, direct and help you to advance toward your desired goals! Students with the last names between Lopez, F. through Ramos may visit my office for any assistance.
Ms. Consuelo Hernandez, Assistant Principal
Hello,
my name is Consuelo G. Hernandez, and I am honored to begin my fourth
year as a part of such a dynamic and progressive team here at Channel
Islands High School! I will be serving as your Assistant
principal aligned to Curriculum and Instruction. I will spend a
great deal of time with your son/daughter in the upcoming school
year. I am a native of Oxnard and have worked in the community as
a teacher, Learning Resource Specialist, and Dean of Studies. I
am committed to guiding all of our students in attaining their academic
goals. I am confident they will make us proud in becoming the
future pillars in our society. I am looking forward to serving
your student(s) and working with you and the phenomenal staff at
Channel Islands High School!
“ A small group of thoughtful people could change the world.
Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead
Hello. My name is Randy Ortiz and it is a pleasure to serve our community here at Channel Islands High School. I have spent my formative years here in Oxnard California and I am happy to be part of such dynamic administrative and educational team. We pride ourselves in providing the best educational practices that will meet the needs of all students. As part of my regular duties I will am aligned to the areas of school attendance and textbooks distribution and school activities. Our school is known throughout the state as having outstanding student spirit that is anchored by our “student led, student run” ASB Student Government. We want to encourage all students to participate in extracurricular events sponsored by our school to connect the students to the school. By providing avenues for students to participate in extracurricular activities, we will encourage excellence in academics while promoting positive recognition for the students and our school. I’m a true believer in public high schools providing the most well rounded learning experience for all students. The alpha I am aligned to is Rangel - Z.