Huntington Beach High School

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Huntington Beach High School
Huntington Beach High School tower.jpg
Address
Huntington Beach High School
1905 Main Street

Huntington Beach
,
California
92648

United States
Coordinates 33°40′35″N118°00′09″W / 33.67636°N 118.0025°W / 33.67636; -118.0025
Information
Type Public high school
Established1906
School district Huntington Beach Union High School District
PrincipalDaniel Morris
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,807 (2022-23) [1]
Color(s)Black and Orange   
Athletics conference CIF Southern Section
Sunset League
Nickname Oilers
Rival Edison High School [2]
Newspaper Slick Magazine
YearbookThe Cauldron
Website www.hboilers.com

Huntington Beach High School (HBHS) is a public high school in Huntington Beach, California. Built in 1906, it is part of the Huntington Beach Union High School District. HBHS is a California Distinguished School. [3] Huntington Beach High School is also the home of the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts.

Contents

Campus

Stillwagon Auditorium HBHSAuditorium.jpg
Stillwagon Auditorium

Huntington Beach High School bell tower and auditorium were originally built in 1903 and were rebuilt in 1926. [4] 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. [5]

Sports

Cap Sheue Field is home for Huntington Beach and other local high school athletic organizations. CapSheueField.jpg
Cap Sheue Field is home for Huntington Beach and other local high school athletic organizations.

The school competes in the Sunset League. In 2006 the school moved to the Sea View League (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, Coronda del Mar, Laguna Beach and Los Alamitos. [6]

The Huntington Beach High School Men's Varsity Volleyball Team currently holds the national record of 121 consecutive wins. [7]

Notable alumni

Athletes

Art and media

Elected officials

Government officials

Musicians

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