The implementation of “embedded tutorial” at the end of each period two years ago resulted in the biggest drop in the total number of D and F grades for students in the district.
It features a business academy that has 170 participants, the sole Mandarin Chinese foreign language program in the district, and a college preparation curriculum.
The sports offered at OVHS are marching band, cross-country, track & field, golf, swimming, basketball, wrestling, volleyball, football, soccer, tennis, water polo, and softball.
In 1977 Ken Moats took over as head coach, and the team went on to beat Bolsa Grande in a rematch 14–7, capturing the league title and to this day, boasts the only perfect season in Seahawks history.
Kollar coached at OV for 15 years, winning 204 games, helping lead to 13 CIF playoff berths; semi-final apps in 1984, 1993, and the Div IV-A Championship in 1992.
[5] Boys Volleyball has reached Semi Finals in CIF in 2012 & 2019 OVHS is also known for a strong softball program, producing US Olympian Lovie Jung.
Led by Tony Dow, CIF III-AA Player of the Year, and their center Kevin Hanson, who is the current Assistant Coach for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.
OV lost in the regional semi-finals of the state tourney to Washington Union and their superstar Chris Jefferies (27th pick by Los Angeles Lakers in 2002).
[7] The 2008–2009 boys' basketball team were regional CIF Champions for Division IV, and advanced to the state finals, where they lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral 62–55.
[11] Micayla Shook, team captain of Girls’ Varsity Cross Country, was awarded Maxpreps athlete of the month September 2017 for outstanding dedication in both sports and academics.