Anaheim Union High School District
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The Anaheim Union High School District is a public school district
serving portions of the Orange County
cities of Anaheim, Buena Park
, Cypress
, La Palma
, and Stanton
. It oversees eight junior high schools (7-8), eight high school
s (9-12), and one non-magnet, secondary selective school, Oxford Academy (7-12). Its current superintendent is Dr. Elizabeth Novack.
The union high school district gained brief national notoriety in 1978 when it banned the novels Silas Marner
and Gone with the Wind
from the school curriculum. http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/banned-books.html They have long since been reinstated.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
serving portions of the Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
cities of Anaheim, Buena Park
Buena Park, California
Buena Park is a city in northwestern Orange County, California. As of Census 2010 the population was 80,530. The city is adjacent to the city of Anaheim and is 12 miles northwest of downtown Santa Ana. The Current OMB metropolitan designation for Buena Park and the Orange County Area is "Santa...
, Cypress
Cypress, California
Cypress is a suburban city located in the northern region of Orange County within Southern California. Its population was 47,802 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, La Palma
La Palma, California
La Palma is a city located in northern Orange County, California. Incorporated on October 26, 1955, the population was 15,408 at the 2000 census...
, and Stanton
Stanton, California
Stanton is a city located in western Orange County, California. The population was 38,186 at the 2010 census, up from 37,403 at the 2000 census. Like most of Orange County, it is more politically conservative compared to the rest of the state. The City was incorporated in 1956 and operates under...
. It oversees eight junior high schools (7-8), eight high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s (9-12), and one non-magnet, secondary selective school, Oxford Academy (7-12). Its current superintendent is Dr. Elizabeth Novack.
The union high school district gained brief national notoriety in 1978 when it banned the novels Silas Marner
Silas Marner
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is a dramatic novel by George Eliot. Her third novel, it was first published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a reclusive weaver, in its strong realism it represents one of Eliot's most sophisticated treatments of her attitude to religion.-Plot summary:The...
and Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
The slaves depicted in Gone with the Wind are primarily loyal house servants, such as Mammy, Pork and Uncle Peter, and these slaves stay on with their masters even after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 sets them free...
from the school curriculum. http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/banned-books.html They have long since been reinstated.
High schools
- Anaheim High SchoolAnaheim High SchoolAnaheim High School is a public, four-year high school in the city of Anaheim, California, United States. Anaheim High School was first established in 1898, which makes it the oldest of nine comprehensive high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District...
- Western High SchoolWestern High School (California)Western High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Anaheim, California, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is one of ten high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District. It is located in north Orange County and primarily serves middle income students. It was...
- John F. Kennedy High School
- Oxford Academy
- Katella High SchoolKatella High SchoolKatella High School is a public high school in Anaheim, California and is part of the Anaheim Union High School District. It serves 2,700 students in grades nine through twelve...
- Loara High SchoolLoara High SchoolLoara High School is a public, four year International Baccalaureate American high school in the Anaheim Union High School District, located in the city of Anaheim in Orange County, California. The campus consists of 2,578 students and 111 certificated staff. As of 2008 the student to teacher...
- Magnolia High SchoolMagnolia High School (California)Magnolia High School is a public high school in Anaheim, California and is part of the Anaheim Union High School District. It serves approx. 1,763 students in grades nine through twelve. 71 percent of its students are Hispanic, 16 percent Asian, 11 percent Caucasian and 3 percent Black...
- Savanna High SchoolSavanna High SchoolSavanna High School is a high school in the Anaheim Union High School District , located in the city of Anaheim in Orange County, California, of the United States. Savanna was established in 1961 and is one of eight comprehensive high schools within the district...
- Cypress High SchoolCypress High SchoolCypress High School is a 9th–12th grade public high school in Cypress, California, and is one of eight high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District. The school is located in north Orange County. It was established in 1973. On April 17, 2007 Cypress High School was officially honored...
Junior High Schools
- Ball Junior High School
- Brookhurst Junior High School
- Dale Junior High SchoolDale Junior High SchoolDale Junior High School is a school for 7th and 8th grade in Anaheim, Calif. Its mascot is the Lancer....
- Lexington Junior High
- Orangeview Junior High School
- South Junior High School
- Sycamore Junior High School
- Walker Junior High School
Feeder Districts
- Anaheim City School DistrictAnaheim City School DistrictThe Anaheim City School District is a school district in California, headquartered in Anaheim.-Schools:*Barton Elementary School*Edison Elementary School*Franklin Elementary School*Gauer Elementary School*Guinn Elementary School*Henry Elementary School...
- Centralia School District
- Cypress School District
- Magnolia School DistrictMagnolia School DistrictThe Magnolia School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade in Magnolia, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States....
- Savanna School DistrictSavanna School DistrictSavanna School District is an elementary school district in Anaheim, California that also serves a small portion of Buena Park, Cypress and Stanton. The district has four schools, Cerritos Elementary, Hansen Elementary, Holder Elementary and Reid Elementary. All schools are K-6. The district...