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Ventura High School
Home of the Cougars
Our mission is to develop highly educated, well-rounded students who are excited about learning by providing all students with quality educational opportunities. We aim to engage the aspirations and abilities of all students, nurturing innovation, creativity, and collaboration as students achieve their academic and career goals at VHS. Finally, our goal is to create productive community members and to develop lifelong learners.
Welcome to Cougar Country!
Ventura High School’s vision is to prepare our diverse student body for full participation in and contribution to the global society by delivery of high-quality programs and instruction to all students in a caring atmosphere.
Our mission is to develop highly educated, well-rounded students who are excited about learning by providing all students with quality educational opportunities. We aim to engage the aspirations and abilities of all students, nurturing innovation, creativity, and collaboration as students achieve their academic and career goals at VHS. Finally, our goal is to create productive community members and to develop lifelong learners.
Our administrative and teaching staff members are here to help students define and reach their goals, and to help families guide their students towards success in high school and beyond. Please do not hesitate to contact us!
Best regards,
Marissa Rodriguez, Principal
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School and District News
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Ventura Unified School District (VUSD) is inviting families, students, staff, and community members to participate in its annual Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Survey, an important tool used to help guide district priorities for the upcoming school year.
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EP Foster Elementary School is expanding its support for families with the launch of a new monthly Food Pantry, created specifically to serve the EP Foster school community. This initiative is made possible through a partnership with Food Share of Ventura County and the school’s OCEAN Afterschool Program.
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At a Special Meeting held on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, the Ventura Unified School District (VUSD) Board of Education approved the members of the School Closures Advisory Committee, marking an important next step in the District’s data-based and community-centered process to evaluate whether any school sites should be considered for closure as early as the 2027–2028 school year. Read for more information.
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Ventura Unified is beginning a clear, data-based process to determine whether any school sites may need to close in the coming years due to continued enrollment declines. A community advisory committee will review the data and provide recommendations, with no closures possible before the 2027–2028 school year.