Oakdale Joint Unified School District | Oakdale, CA

Oakdale Junior High School

John Simons is the Principal at Oakdale Jr. High School. This is his first year as a Principal at Oakdale Jr. High School and enjoys being a part of the community and the Oakdale Jr. High School staff.

Oakdale Junior High is a comprehensive school that serves approximately 800 seventh and eighth grade students. The mission of the Junior High is to prepare our students academically, athletically and socially for entrance to high school. We offer a full range of academic courses designed to achieve our mission. The Junior High school site has expanded in recent years to include a gymnasium and will break ground on a new library and media center in October of this year. The faculty and staff of Oakdale Junior High are looking forward to a great 2006-07 school year!

Areas of Responsibility

The Junior High School Principal is responsible for overall planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating the educational program of the junior high school.  All certificated and classified personnel assigned to the school administratively report to the Principal.

Degrees/Credentials

  • Professional Clear Administrative Services Credential Tier II, Chapman University

  • Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Tier I, Chapman University

  • Masters of Arts Degree- Education

  • Bachelor of Science Degree- Biology, California State University, Humboldt

Professional Education Experience

  • 2008 Principal Oakdale Jr. High School

  • 2005-2007 Vice Principal Oakdale Jr. High School, Oakdale, CA

  • 2001-2005 Vice Principal Cardozo Middle School, Riverbank, CA

  • 1996-2001 Teacher Riverbank High School, Riverbank, CA

  • 1993-1996 Teacher Oakdale Jr. High School, Oakdale, CA

  Oakdale Junior High School
400 Maag Avenue
Oakdale, CA 95361
(209) 847-2294
(209) 847-8521 Fax

Principal
John Simons

Vice-Principal
Jon Webb

  • Secretaries
    Mary Ann Baley
    Jamie Pooley
    Becky Simoncini

Junior High Web Site
Daily Ram Bulletin