Huntington Beach High School
| Huntington Beach High School | |
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| Address | |
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1905 Main Street Huntington Beach, California 92648 United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°40′35″N 118°00′09″W / 33.67636°N 118.0025°WCoordinates: 33°40′35″N 118°00′09″W / 33.67636°N 118.0025°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1906 |
| School district | Huntington Beach Union High School District |
| Principal | Daniel Morris |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,909 |
| Color(s) | Black and Orange |
| Athletics conference |
CIF Southern Section Sunset League |
| Nickname | Oilers |
| Rival | Edison High School |
| Newspaper | Oiler Ink |
| Yearbook | The 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. Huntington Beach High School is also the home of the Academy for the Performing Arts.
Huntington Beach High School's founding was one of uncertainty and political opposition. Originally known as Las Bolsas High School, the school opened in Los Alamitos in 1902 and served as a secondary school for Westminster, Garden Grove, Los Alamitos, Bolsa, New Hope, Fountain Valley, Chica, Ocean View and Springdale elementary districts. However, after only one student showed up for class, the site was scrapped four days after its opening. After attempts to find a permanent location failed due to political opposition and controversy, the remaining districts of Ocean View, Springdale and Fountain Valley were joined by those of Huntington Beach and Newport Elementary.
In 1906, the "school on wheels," as it was often called because of its inability to secure a permanent location, finally settled in Huntington Beach and began operation as Huntington Beach Union High School. Classes were initially held in the basement of an auditorium operated by the local Methodist church. Having received a land grant from the Huntington Beach Company, the high school completed construction of its first permanent buildings at its current location in 1908. By 1910, there were seven teachers and three clubs; Huntington Beach had a population of 815 people. By this time the four graduates had become an average of 14 graduates a year. The first graduating class consisted of six students, but expanded rapidly in the next decade into the hundreds.
In 1921, the Huntington Beach Company increased mining in abundant oil fields around the city bringing a wave of prosperity to the area. In 1926, the school's architects, Allison & Allison, a Santa Ana firm, described the school's structure as a Lombard Romanesque Revival. The iconic bell tower and auditorium were the first buildings constructed, and seven other buildings were built between 1926 and 1952.
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