Science
Welcome to the Rio Mesa High School Science Department! We offer a wide range of science classes geared towards your meeting the Oxnard Union High School District’s 3 year science graduation requirements as well as the University of California’s “a-g” entrance requirements and all courses are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). You will have countless opportunities to explore hands-on science through experimentation, research, and the use of new technologies in all your science classes. The Science Department is proud to be a part of Rio Mesa’s International Baccalaureate (IB) Program.
We invite you to email our teachers if you have any questions about the science courses we offer!
Our school focus is on research both informational and media literacy with an emphasis on academic honesty.
Health
Kimberly Ma
Room 40
kimberly.ma@oxnardunion.org
Keith McKnett
Room 103 (Room 46)
keith.mcknett@oxnardunion.org
Biology of the Living Earth IELD
Honors Biology of the Living Earth
Biology of the Living Earth
Ron Edwards
Room 29
ronald.edwards@oxnardunion.org
John Marshalek
Room 28
john.marshalek@oxnardunion.org
Garrett Reynolds
Room 10
garrett.reynolds@oxnardunion.org
Pete Weinerth
Room 31
pete.weinerth@oxnardunion.org
Chemistry in the Earth System IELD
Chemistry in the Earth System AVID
Linda Ohlrich
Room 9
linda.ohlrich@oxnardunion.org
Chemistry in the Earth System
Linda Ohlrich
Room 9
linda.ohlrich@oxnardunion.org
Honors Chemistry in the Earth System
IB Chemistry SL
Ib Biology HL
John Marshalek
Room 28
john.marshalek@oxnardunion.org
IB Environmental Systems and Societies SL
Linda Ohlrich
Room 9
linda.ohlrich@oxnardunion.org
ANatomy and Physiology
Ronald Edwards
Room 29
ronald.edwards@oxnardunion.org
Environmental Science
Chris Holden
Room 47
chris.holden@oxnardunion.org
John Marshalek
Room 5
john.marshalek@oxnardunion.org
Astronomy and Space
Keith McKnett
Room 46
keith.mcknett@oxnardunion.org
Physics of the Universe
John Marshalek
Room 5
john.marshalek@oxnardunion.org
Garrett Reynolds
Room 10
garrett.reynolds@oxnardunion.org
Marine Biology
Pete Weinerth
Room 31
pete.weinerth@oxnardunion.org