Sunny Hills High School (SHHS) is a

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, United States. Established in 1959, it is part of the

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. The campus, consisting mostly of single-story open plan buildings, is situated on in western Fullerton. SHHS has been an

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, in 1988, 1994, 2009, and 2019, and recognized as one of the top high schools in the United States in the March 30, 1998, March 13, 2000, and June 2003 issues of ''

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'' magazine. At 284 in the magazine's latest (2007) rankings of public high schools, Sunny Hills remains in the top 0.1 percent of schools in the country. Sunny Hills was presented with the National Blue Ribbon School Award in 2012. The school contains the Sunny Hills Performing Arts Center, a notable venue in Orange County for classical performances.

Notable alumni

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