Since opening in 1905, Redondo Union High School has developed into the second largest high school campus in the State of California,[citation needed] with an overall area of 56 acres (230,000 m2).
Historyedit
Redondo Union High School 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.
In 2013 RUHS Boys' Basketball defeated College Park to win the Division II CIF State Championship.[5]
In 2015 the Girls' Volleyball team won the CIF State Championship.[6] The RUHS Marching Band & Guard won first place in CSBC in Division 4A for their show "Above and Beyond".[7]
In 2016 Boys' Baseball again won the CIF title in Division III.[8]
In 2022 both Boys and Girls Soccer won the CIF Southern Section Division 2 Championships on their home stadium on the same day.
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Advanced coursesedit
Redondo offers Advanced Placement classes in:
English Language,
English Literature,
Biology,
Chinese,
Chemistry,
Environmental Science,
Physics 1,
Physics 2,
European History,
United States History,
Government and Politics: United States,
Psychology,
Calculus AB,
Calculus BC,
Statistics,
Studio Art,
French,
Spanish Language,
Computer Science A,
Computer Science Principles,
Art History,
Macroeconomics, and
Music Theory.
Honors coursesedit
Redondo offers honors courses in Biology, Chemistry, English 9, and English 10.
Sportsedit
Fall sportsedit
Boys Beach Volleyball (2013)
Cross-Country (Co-ed)
Football
Boys Water Polo
Girls Tennis
Girls Volleyball
Girls Golf
Surfing
Cheerleading
Marching Band/Dance Guard
Winter sportsedit
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Wrestling (Co-ed)
Girls Water Polo
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Surfing (Co-ed)
Rugby
Spring sportsedit
Track (Co-ed)
Baseball
Boys Golf
Boys Lacrosse
Girls Lacrosse
Softball
Swimming (Co-ed)
Boys Tennis
Boys Volleyball
Facilitiesedit
Sportsedit
2 Indoor Gyms: Redondo Union High School has a large gym and a small gym.
Kurt Russell wears an RUHS Senior class ring in the 1988 film Tequila Sunrise[11]
Televisionedit
In Season 3, Episode 27 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!"[12]
Charles Lindbergh Sr. – The world renowned pilot, the first to cross the Atlantic non stop in an aircraft, in 1927. (attended for one year, and transferred) [21]
^Kowsky, Kim (1992-11-05). "School District Reorganizations Win Handily : The breakup of South Bay Union High School District was approved. But a proposition moving control of two schools from Los Angeles to Rancho Palos Verdes was blocked by a judge". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
^Boal, Erik. "Redondo Sea Hawks win first state basketball title". The Beach Reporter.
^"Redondo girls volleyball repeats as CIF State champions". December 6, 2015.
^Pegher, Kelcie. "Redondo Union High School marching band brings home state championship". The Beach Reporter.
^"Redondo wins Division 3 baseball title". Los Angeles Times. June 5, 2016.
^"Demi Gene Guynes, Freshman Year at Redondo Union High, Redondo Beach, California (1977)". Snakkle. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
^Krikorian, Greg. The Daily Breeze, "Skateboard artists talk safety on whirlwind tour," May 31, 1976.
^"Perry Moore, 'Narnia' series executive producer, dies at 39; Don Peterman, Oscar-nominated cinematographer, dies at 79; Nancy Carr, network TV publicist, dies at 50". Los Angeles Times. 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
^"Dijon Thompson – Atlanta Hawks – NBA". www.rotoworld.com.
^"Byron McMackin – DrumChannel.com". www.drumchannel.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23.