La Habra High School

La Habra High School
La Habra High School
Address
	801 West Highlander Avenue; La Habra, California 90631
Information
Established	1954
School district	Fullerton Joint Union High School District
Principal	Steve Garcia
Grades	9–12
Age range	13–18
Number of students	2,054 (2022–23)
Color(s)
Fight song	"Hail to the Victors"
Mascot	Highlanders
Rival	Sonora, La Habra
Newspaper	Scotch Tape
Key products	La Habra Hub
Website	lahabrahighschool.net

La Habra High School is a public co-educational high school located in the Orange County, California city of La Habra. Located between the Coyote Hills to the south and Puente Hills to the north, LHHS opened in 1954 and graduated its first class in 1956. It is a California Distinguished High School and has been nominated as a National Blue Ribbon School. The school is a member of the Fullerton Joint Union High School District. LHHS absorbed a majority of the students from nearby Lowell High School when it closed in June 1980.

Athletics

La Habra's sports teams are known as the Highlanders and are members of the Freeway League in CIF Southern Section.

CIF championships

Football: 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015^[2]
Girls volleyball: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2000^[3]
Men's soccer: 2007, 2008

Notable alumni

Ryan Knowles, Broadway actor
Rusty Anderson, guitarist for Paul McCartney's Band – Macca
Eric Barriere, professional football quarterback^[4]
Kenny Endo, (taiko artist)
Greg Gaines, NFL nose tackle for the Los Angeles Rams
Jennifer Hanson, Miss California, country music artist
Ronnie Hillman, NFL running back
Mark Kostabi, artist
John N. Lotz, Air National Guard Brigadier General
Terrence Mahon, distance running coach
Alan Newman, former professional baseball player, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians
Dan Owens, former NFL defensive end who last played for the Detroit Lions
Kyle Peko, NFL nose tackle for the Denver Broncos
Dan Radlauer, composer, arranger
Anne Ramsay, actress: Hawthorne, A League of Their Own, Mad About You
Bubby Rossman ('10), major league baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
Jenny Topping, U.S. Olympic softball player
Chuck Weatherspoon, former NFL running back for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Darin Toohey, American atmospheric scientist

References

^ "La Habra High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
^ "CIF-Southern Section All Sports Press Guide and Record Book" (PDF). pp. 82, 83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
^ "CIF-Southern Section All Sports Press Guide and Record Book" (PDF). pp. 299, 300. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
^ "Eric Barriere - 2021 - Football". Eastern Washington University Athletics.

External links

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[1] "La Habra High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

[2] "CIF-Southern Section All Sports Press Guide and Record Book" (PDF). pp. 82, 83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

[3] "CIF-Southern Section All Sports Press Guide and Record Book" (PDF). pp. 299, 300. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

[4] "Eric Barriere - 2021 - Football". Eastern Washington University Athletics.

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