Huntington Beach High School (HBHS) is a

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Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County, California, Orange County in Southern California, located southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 duri ...

. Built in 1906, it is part of the Huntington Beach Union High School District. HBHS is a

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. Huntington Beach High School is also the home of the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts.

Campus

Huntington Beach High School bell tower and auditorium were originally built in 1903 and were rebuilt in 1926. In July 2009, renovations were completed on the auditorium and the bell tower. Construction was also completed on the school's performing arts classrooms building and courtyard. The project was funded through taxes.

Sports

The school competes in the Sunset League. In 2006 the school moved to the

Sea View League The Sea View League, along with the South Coast League in Orange County, California, make up the nine member high schools of the Coast View Athletic Association, which is part of the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section. For t ...

(which consisted of Huntington Beach, El Toro, Foothill, Woodbridge, Northwood, and Trabuco Hills) from the Sunset League, but moved back to the Sunset League in 2009. The Sunset League now contains Huntington Beach, Edison, Newport Harbor, Fountain Valley, Marina, and Los Alamitos. The Huntington Beach High School Varsity Volleyball currently holds the national record of 113 consecutive wins.

Notable alumni

Athletes

Robert August Robert August (born 1945) is an American surfer and surfboard shaper. Raised in Seal Beach, California, he attended Huntington Beach High School where he was ASB President his senior year. He is most famous as one of the subjects of Bruce Brow ...

, Pro Surfer and Film Maker * Collin Balester, Pitcher for

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Corky Carroll Corky Carroll (born September 29, 1947) is a professional American surfer and is considered a pioneer in the sport by becoming the first real professional surfer as well as being the first to make paid endorsements. Life and career Carroll sta ...

, Pro Surfer * Howie Clark, Professional baseball player *

Hank Conger Hyun Choi "Hank" Conger (born January 29, 1988) is a Korean American professional baseball catcher and coach. He is the first base and catching coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). Conger was selected in the first roun ...

, Catcher for MLB's

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* Noah Davis (nicknamed Diesel; born 1997), pitcher for MLB's

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Dennis Hamilton Dennis Eugene Hamilton (May 8, 1944 – June 18, 2012) was an American basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association from 1967 to 1971. Hamilton, a 6'8" forward from Huntington Beach H ...

, Professional basketball player * Greg Knapp, Professional football coach *

Courtenay Stewart Courtenay Stewart (born January 17, 1985) is a Canadian synchronized swimmer, who won the silver medal in the women's duet at the 2003 Pan American Games alongside partner Fanny Létourneau. Early life and education Courtenay Stewart was ...

, 2004 Olympian *

Jim Dedrick James Michael Dedrick (born April 4, 1968) is an American former professional baseball player. A pitcher, Dedrick played for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB) in . Dedrick was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 33rd round ...

, Pitcher for MLB's

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Tony Gonzalez Anthony David Gonzalez (born February 27, 1976) is an American former football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Regarded as one of the greatest tight ends of all time, he is the NFL's all-time leader ...

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tight end *

Jack Haley John Joseph Haley Jr. (August 10, 1897 – June 6, 1979) was an American actor, comedian, dancer, radio host, singer and vaudevillian. He was best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man and his farmhand counterpart Hickory in the 1939 Metro-G ...

, basketball player with

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and

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Sacha Kljestan Sacha Bryan Kljestan (; born September 9, 1985) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Youth and college Kljestan was raised in Huntington Beach, California, and played for th ...

, Midfielder for MLS's Chivas U.S.A. and R.S.C.Anderlecht. * Drew McAthy, professional

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player *

Brett Simpson Brett Simpson is an American surfer and coach from Huntington Beach, California. He is the inaugural head coach of the United States Olympic surfing team. As a surfer, he won the 2009 U.S. Open of Surfing contest, and repeated again in 2010 ...

, Pro Surfer *

Nick Pratto Nicholas Michael Pratto (born October 6, 1998) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022. Amateur career Pratto grew up in Huntington Beach, Califo ...

, Professional Baseball Player,

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Lauren Powers Lauren Powers , real name Laurie Mac Donald is an American actress model, TV and podcast host, and author who is owner of Powers Fitness event. She started "Lauren Powers", a bodybuilding and fitness competition in Brooklyn. Powers competed in am ...

, Professional bodybuilder and fitness icon *

Paul McBeth Paul McBeth (born July 9, 1990) is an American professional disc golfer from Huntington Beach, California. He won the PDGA World Championships four times in a row (2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015) and again in 2019 and 2022, making him a six-time ch ...

, Professional disc golfer * Torey Defalco, Professional indoor volleyball player *

Joshua Tuaniga Joshua Tuaniga (born March 18, 1997) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for AZS Olsztyn (volleyball), Indykpol AZS Olsztyn and the United States men's national volleyball team, U.S. national team. Honors Colleg ...

, Professional indoor volleyball player *

Kanoa Igarashi Kanoa Igarashi (born October 1, 1997) is a Japanese American surfer who has competed professionally worldwide since 2012. In 2016, he was the youngest rookie on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), and had collected more ...

, Professional surfer and Olympian * Alex Wolf (water polo), Professional water polo player and 2020 Olympian

Art and media

Beth Broderick Elizabeth Alice Broderick (born February 24, 1959) is an American actress. She portrayed Zelda Spellman in the ABC/ WB television sitcom ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' (1996–2003).

, actor * MADSTEEZ (Mark Paul Deren), artist * Brent Rivera, internet personality and actor *

Mary Beth Evans Mary Beth Evans (born March 7, 1961) is an American television actress, known for her role as Kayla Brady on the NBC daytime soap ''Days of Our Lives'', and her role as Sierra Estaban on the CBS daytime soap ''As the World Turns''. Career Evans ...

Actor *

Kyle Selig Kyle Andrew Selig is an American actor, dancer, and singer. He is known for originating the role of Aaron Samuels in the 2018 Tony-nominated musical, ''Mean Girls'' and for playing the role of Mr. Komos in Monster High: The Movie. Early life and ...

, Broadway actor *

Chrissy Teigen Christine Diane Teigen (born November 30, 1985) is an American model and television personality. She made her professional modeling debut in the annual ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue in 2010 and later appeared on the 50th anniversary co ...

, model and television personality * Chad Pelliccioni, Advertising Agency Owner and Influencer - Hype Media Group

Elected officials

Matthew Harper Matthew Harper (June 27, 1974) served as the 59th Mayor of Huntington Beach, California (2013-2014). Harper was elected to three terms to the Huntington Beach Union High School District Board of Trustees (1998-2010), one term to the Huntington Be ...

, California State Assemblyman and former Huntington Beach Mayor

Government officials

Tito Ortiz Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (; born January 23, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist and politician. He is currently signed to the Combate Americas promotion. Ortiz is best known for his stints with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UF ...

, professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

and former

Mayor pro tempore ''Pro tempore'' (), abbreviated ''pro tem'' or ''p.t.'', is a Latin phrase which best translates to "for the time being" in English. This phrase is often used to describe a person who acts as a ''locum tenens'' (placeholder) in the absence of ...

of Huntington Beach * Amanda Simpson, Executive Director of US Army Energy Initiatives Task Force, Obama Administration

Musicians

Dallas Cook Suburban Legends are an American ska punk band that formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1998 and later based themselves in nearby Santa Ana. After building a fanbase in the Orange County ska scene through their numerous regular perform ...

, Former trombone player for

Suburban Legends Suburban Legends are an American ska punk band that formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1998 and later based themselves in nearby Santa Ana. After building a fanbase in the Orange County ska scene through their numerous regular perform ...

* Brian Robertson, Trombone player for Suburban Legends *

Keaton Stromberg Emblem3 is an American rap rock band from Sequim, Washington, consisting of Wesley Stromberg (born December 6, 1993), Drew Chadwick (born October 1, 1992), and Keaton Stromberg (born July 16, 1996). In 2013, they signed with Simon Cowell's reco ...

, bass guitar, vocals, back up guitar for Emblem3 *

Chad Wackerman Chad Wackerman (born March 25, 1960) is an American jazz, jazz fusion and rock drummer, who has played with Frank Zappa and Allan Holdsworth. He has worked as a band member, session musician, sideman, and leader of his own ensembles. He is th ...

, former Drummer and Percussionist for

Frank Zappa Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. His work is characterized by wikt:nonconformity, nonconformity, Free improvisation, free-form improvisation, sound experimen ...

Hellogoodbye Hellogoodbye (sometimes styled as hellogoodbye) is an American pop rock band that was formed in Huntington Beach, California in 2001 by singer Forrest Kline. They were signed to Drive-Thru Records and released their first full-length album ''Zom ...

, rock band *

M. Shadows Matthew Charles Sanders (born July 31, 1981), known by his stage name M. Shadows, is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and a founding member of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. In 2017, Shadows was voted third in th ...

, Founder and Singer of

Avenged Sevenfold Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance, ...

* Dria, Composer, Singer, 1/2 of The Frontrunnaz *

Ayesha Erotica Aisha ( ar, عائشة, translit=ʿĀʾisha; –678), was the third wife of Muhammad. Aisha or variant spellings, may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Aisha'' (1953 film), an Egyptian drama * ''Aisha'' (2010 film), an Indian roma ...

, Producer, singer, songwriter, now retired electronic SoundCloud artist *Cameron Lew, singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and founder of Ginger Root (music project) • Dan Root, Guitarists, Songwriter.

References

External links

School websiteThe Academy for the Performing Arts
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