Oceanside High School Foundation/Alumni Association

Diego states that attending Oceanside High School has influenced his life to be the best student he can be and to work at having a successful future.  He has been active in numerous clubs and activities on campus, to include the Latino Club, Spanish Club, Interact Club, and the Anti-Defamation League Club.  Through these club activities Diego has worked on cultural and social issues, both on campus and in the community.  Through these experiences, Diego has helped others learn how to appreciate different races without discriminating.  They have also taught him the importance of serving in his community. He has also participated all four years on the school’s Track and Field team, teaching him how to manage his time with his schoolwork and helping his family.  Diego’s goal is to attend MiraCosta, transfer to a university, eventually obtain a Master’s Degree in Mathematics and become a Mathematics teacher.

Eduardo Diego, Mikayla Garvin, Marcos Farr

One of the things that Marcos realizes about Oceanside High School is the strong sense of school pride and spirit and the remarkable history of OHS.  His involvement on the OHS State Championship Football team his senior year has instilled in him a tremendous respect for his fellow teammates and his coaches.  He felt that winning this championship was not only won for his school, but for the entire community of Oceanside.  Besides his four years playing football, Marcos participated on the school’s wrestling team as well as played soccer for two years. Marcos is an Honor Roll and California Scholastic Federation student and  plans to attend Cal State University at San Marcos in the fall and study Business Management, and hopes to work in the field of firefighting.  With his father in the Marine Corps, Marcos has moved every three years, but with the promise from his parents, Marcos was able to remain and will graduate from OHS.  He feels grateful for the experiences and for the talented teachers and coaches who have prepared him for his future.  (View his thank you letter.)

 Mikayla thanks her teachers and Senior Project Advisor at Oceanside High School for their support and assistance over the years, stating these individuals have helped shape her dreams and guided her direction for her future.  When she entered her freshman year in high school, Mikayla was in a situation where she had to leave many of her friends, but she said she soon found many new friends and quickly fell in love with Oceanside High School.  She has been involved in the school’s choral music program all four years, singing in the Concert Choir and, in her senior year, the select Chamber Choir. Mikayla is a member of the National Honor Society, and has been active in the Junior Civitan Club.  Mikayla plans to attend the University of California at San Diego and obtain a degree in Mechanical Engineering, with the hopes of becoming a NASCAR technician.  She says her teachers here at OHS have helped her to realize that her dreams will come true.

Terra Aguilar 

Throughout her high school career, Terra had been involved in various music classes at Oceanside High School. Since her freshman year she has participated in the Marching Band, Color Guard, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and also the winter Drum Line, enrolling in just about every instrumental music class offered at OHS. Terra plays the sousaphone and tuba and has played solo pieces in music festivals.  Her junior and senior years she was the tuba section leader and horn sergeant for the entire marching band.  She is proud to report she taught three students who have never played tuba, how to play the instrument.

          Her music teacher at Oceanside High School, Mr. Mark Phelps, says that Terra is a great student, talented musician and leader. Serving as section leader and equipment crew captain, she has organized and set up for concerts, Mr. Phelps states she is a tremendous worker, as well as an accomplished musician.

Terra plans to attend MiraCosta College in the fall and eventually transfer to a university to continue her education and major in the performance field or become a music teacher.