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Redondo Union High School
Location
Map
631 Vincent Park
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Information
TypePublic
Established1905
School districtRedondo Beach Unified
PrincipalMrs. Mary Little
Grades9-12
Number of students2,295
Color(s)Red and White
MascotSea Hawks
Information(310)798-8665
Websitehttp://redondounion.org
File:RUHS.jpg

Redondo Union High School is a public high school in Redondo Beach, California.

Redondo Union High School is a part of the Redondo Beach Unified School District. All residents of Redondo Beach are zoned to Redondo Union. In addition, residents of Hermosa Beach may choose to attend Redondo Union or the Mira Costa High School of the Manhattan Beach Unified School District. [1]

Since opening its doors in 1905, Redondo Union High School has developed into one of the largest high school campuses in the State of California, with an overall area of 56 acres (230,000 m2).

With a large teaching staff, RUHS is a comprehensive high school offering various curriculum for college-bound students, as well as diversified career path and extracurricular programs.

Media Appearances

Film

The movie The Hot Chick was filmed here.[2]

Episodes from Fox's The OC have been shot here.[citation needed]

Scenes from the skateboarding video "16 Below" were filmed here.[citation needed]

The movie and book "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" were not based on RUHS, as Cameron Crowe had originally claimed in the preface to the book, but rather on Clairemont High School in San Diego where Crowe attended undercover at age 21, although Crowe did state he attended a Redondo School for a summer.[citation needed]

Television

In an early episode of The Beverly Hillbillies, Alan Reed Jr., as a beatnik, stepped out of a car in the Clampetts' driveway, stared at the front of the mansion and said, "Man! This place looks like Redondo High!"[citation needed]

The new Disney Channel XD skateboarding show "Zeke and Luther" is scheduled to film at Redondo High throughout the 2008-2009 school year. [citation needed] "Initiation of the Redodo Sea Pidgeons was filmed here".

History

Redondo Union High School (RUHS) was organized in the summer of 1905. The first classes were held in two upstairs rooms of the Masonic Building in Redondo Beach. In December of that same year, a site known as Old Chautauqua Place was selected as the location for the school.

Today, the spacious campus of more than 50 acres (200,000 m2) extends from Pacific Coast Highway to Prospect Avenue. RUHS is said to be the second largest high school (by area) in the state and the third largest in the country

With 100 years of history, Redondo Union High School is rich with tradition. A few highlights follow:

1905 High school opens with one teacher and 10 pupils

1906 School colors of red and white are chosen

1911 The tradition begins of passing the mantle to the junior with the highest academic ranking

1912 High school accredited

1915 The first Pilot is printed

1916 An open house is held for new buildings and the new auditorium

1920 The first issue of the High Tide is published

1923 The High Tide becomes one of the only high school newspapers in the nation to be published weekly

1929 The Alma Mater is written by Charlotte E. Cheney, ’26

1939 The Science Building is dedicated

1952 The campus is expanded with the addition of a new gym, a swimming pool and many new classroom buildings

1972 The new auditorium is completed

1980 Redondo Union High School celebrates its 75th anniversary with an all-alumni event at the Seaside Lagoon

1983 Redondo Union High School absorbs students from Aviation High School which is closed due to budgetary constraints

1988 RUHS is named a California Distinguished School

1989 RUHS is named a National Exemplary School

1995 The Redondo Union High School Alumni Association is formed

1996 For the second time in a decade RUHS is named a California Distinguished School

1997 The RUHS Alumni Walk is constructed and dedicated

2000 Redondo Union High School celebrates its 95th anniversary with an all-alumni event at the Seaside Lagoon; Girls’ golf team wins CIF Championship

2001 Beach Cities robotics team wins National Championship

2002 RUHS boys’ and girls’ basketball teams both win CIF Division II-A Championships; girls’ team advances to the state finals in Sacramento

2004 RUHS Boy's Tennis win CIF Division IV Tennis Championships

2004 Redondo Union High School begins a year-long celebration of its 100 years of history from 1905 to 2005

2009 Academic Decathlon goes to the California State Competition

Sea Hawk Programs and Highlights

ELD-designed to support students of limited English Proficiency
Special Education- special instruction in a Special Day Class or Resource Specialist Program for students with identified special learning needs.
Academy of Health and Fitness- a school within a school focusing on career paths in Health and Fitness.

Advanced courses

Redondo offers Advanced Placement classes in:

  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Spanish Language
  • Spanish Literature
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Art History
  • Studio Art
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics B
  • Psychology
  • Macroeconomics
  • United States History
  • Government & Politics: United States
  • European History

Honors courses

Redondo offers honors courses in Biology, Chemistry, and English.

Awards

In Newsweek's The Complete List: 1,200 Top U.S. Schools article in 2006, Redondo was listed as #687. [3] In 2007, Redondo was ranked #465. [4] In 2009, Redondo was ranked #738. [5]

RUHS is the only school in the South Bay to have a fully functioning Industrial Technology Department where students can enroll in Construction Technology, Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Media Arts, Web Design, and Introduction to Engineering Design (a Project Lead the Way[6] course).

RUHS's Beach Cities Robotics [7] team has won over 40 awards including an international first prize in 2001 against over 1000 other teams.[citation needed]

Redondo's Academic Decathlon Team placed 7th out of 56 schools in the 2008 competition. The team received 18 medals and the gold plaque for most improved. In 1995, the school placed 5th, its highest placement to date.

College and Career Center

The College and Career Center aims to provide students with the most up to date and comprehensive collection of information regarding career, education, financial aid, and scholarship information.

Scholastic information

Advanced Placement classes and Honors classes are weighted at RUHS. Class ranking reflects the student's total weighted grade point average.

In the second semester of the 2007-2008 school year, RUHS began the switch from the SASI computer grading system to Infinite Campus, an internet-based student tracking system. However, the system will not be fully implemented until the 2008-2009 school year.

Clubs and organizations

  • ACTOD
  • Academy of Health and Fitness (AHF)
  • Amnesty International
  • Auto Club
  • AVID
  • Best Buddies
  • Beach Cities Robotics http://www.bcrobotics.org[8]
  • Broadcast
  • Community Trash Association
  • California Scholarship Federation
  • Cervantes
  • Chess Club
  • Current Events Club
  • Democratic Issues and Action Club
  • Dodgeball Club
  • Drama Club
  • Ecology Club
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes
  • Photo and Phood Club
  • French Club
  • Guitar Club
  • Halo Club
  • HBAE
  • Hung Club
  • Hip-Hop
  • Honors Art Club
  • Improv Club
  • Indian Dance Club
  • Interact Club
  • Kabataan Pilipino
  • Key Club [9]
  • Literary-Arts Club
  • Math Club
  • Monty Python
  • Muslim Students Association
  • New Life Club
  • Otaku No Anime Club (Anime Club)
  • Project Cooldown
  • Radio Free Club
  • Salsa Club
  • Semper Comites
  • Spanish Club
  • Spirit Hawks
  • SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
  • Student Council
  • UNITE
  • Xbox Club
  • Tournament 2007
  • Vegetarian Club
  • Set Apart (aka On Campus Christians)
  • WoW Club (aka World of Warcraft Club)

Sports

Fall Sports

  • Cross-Country (Co-ed)
  • Football
  • Boys Water Polo
  • Girls Tennis
  • Girls Volleyball
  • Girls Golf
  • Surfing

Winter Sports

  • Boys Basketball
  • Girls Basketball
  • Boys' Wrestling
  • Girls' Wrestling
  • Girls Water Polo
  • Boys Soccer
  • Girls Soccer
  • Surfing (Co-ed)

Spring Sports

  • Track (Co-ed)
  • Baseball
  • Boys Golf
  • Boys Lacrosse
  • Girls Lacrosse
  • Softball
  • Swimming (Co-ed)
  • Boys Tennis
  • Boys Volleyball

Programs and people

Beach Cities Robotics

The robotics club at Mira Costa High School works with Redondo Union High School and Santa Monica High School as well as other southern California schools to create the Beach Cities Robotics club. The club participates in the organization FIRST[10] (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a nation wide organization that fosters the advancement of science and technology through several different programs for all grade levels holding robotic competitions year round internationally. During the main event, FIRST FRC competition, the team has six weeks to design, build, and test a robot according to a challenge that changes each year. Students participating in the robotics club will gain knowledge in engineering, physics, math, programming, public relations, teamwork, and many other skills.

Beach Cities Robotics has won numerous awards since starting in 1997, and won 1st place at the international finals in 2001 against over 1000 other teams. Other awards include Engineering Inspiration Award at the Arizona Regional Competition in 2003, the Regional Chairman's Award at the Southern California Regional Competition in 2004, and the Engineerign Inspiration Award at the Southern California Regional Competition in 2005.

Band program

Every fall the Sea Hawk Marching Band competes in field show competitions with the Dance Guard. In the Spring the RUHS Jazz Ensemble competes in festivals at Royal High School, Mayfair High School and Westlake High School. In 2005 the RUHS Jazz Ensemble placed 2nd at the Royal High School Competition. In 2009, The RUHS Jazz Ensemble A placed 3rd at Westlake High School's Jazz Competition. RUHS Jazz Ensemble B placed 3rd in the same competition. Newly formed in 2005 is the RUHS Wind Ensemble. They compete alongside the concert band in every competition. The RUHS Concert Band has a reputation for attending State Music Festivals every year. In the 2006 Marching Band Season the band had consecutive 1st and 2nd placings in all its competitions.

Facilities

Sports

  • Indoor Gyms: Redondo Union High School has a large gym and a small gym.
  • Swimming Pool
  • Football Field
  • Lacrosse Field
  • Wrestling Room
  • Track
  • Weight-Training Facilities
  • Tennis Courts
  • Volleyball Courts
  • Baseball Fields
  • Softball Fields
  • Soccer Fields

Arts

  • Video Production Facilities
  • Darkroom
  • Ceramics
  • Fine Arts Facilities
  • Dance Room
  • Band Room
  • Choir Room
  • Drama Room

Other resources

  • Library
  • Computer Lab
  • College/Career Center

Notable alumni

Ayla Manughian-Peter - Former student current pimp Kristina Pierre-Louis - Current wave, former imaginary bird

Notes

  1. ^ Krikorian, Greg. The Daily Breeze, “Skateboard artists talk safety on whirlwind tour,” May 31, 1976.
  2. ^ http://nona-gaye.net/TBW.htm

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