Redondo Union High School

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

Redondo Union High School
Location
One Sea Hawk Way Redondo Beach, California, U.S.
Coordinates	33.8461°N 118.3840°W / 33.8461; -118.3840
Information
Type	Public
Established	1905
School district	Redondo Beach Unified School District (1993-) South Bay Union High School District (-1993)
Principal	Marvin Brown
Teaching staff	116.86 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,971 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	25.42[1]
Color(s)	Red and White
Mascot	Sea Hawk
Rival	Mira Costa High School
Publication	High Tide (Newspaper) RUTV (Newscast)
Yearbook	Pilot
Website	www.redondounion.org

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 Mira Costa High School of the Manhattan Beach Unified School District.^[2]

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 62 acres (250,000 m²).^{[citation needed]}

History

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 1939, the Science Building was dedicated. Residents of Manhattan Beach attended Redondo Union until 1950, when Mira Costa High School opened.^[3]

Redondo Union High School was a part of the South Bay Union High School District until 1993, when it dissolved.^[4]

In 2013 RUHS Boys' Basketball won the Division II CIF State Championship.^[5]

In 2015 the Girls' Volleyball team won the CIF State Championship.^[6]

In 2024 the RUHS Boys' Volleyball team won the first CIF Division II State Championship ^{[citation needed]}

Athletics

Fall sports

• 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 sports

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

Spring sports

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

Media appearances

Film

• The movie The Hot Chick was filmed here.^[7]
• Kurt Russell wears an RUHS Senior class ring in the 1988 film Tequila Sunrise^[8]

Television

• 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!"^[9]

Notable alumni

• Jim Allison – AFL player – San Diego Chargers
• Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani – USA international volleyball player^[10]
• Tyler Bindon - New Zealand soccer player - Reading F.C. and New Zealand men's national football team
• Dez Cadena – Singer for Black Flag
• Iris Cummings – Aviator and competition swimmer
• Dominik Eberle – NFL Kicker
• Keith Ellison – NFL – Buffalo Bills^[11]
• Kevin Ellison – University of Southern California Trojans^[12]
• Morgan Ensberg – MLB – New York Yankees^[13]
• Carla Esparza (née: O'Connell) – Professional mixed martial artist, inaugural UFC Strawweight Champion (2014)^[14]
• Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme – Member of the Manson family^[15][16]
• Nona Gaye – Recording artist and daughter of Marvin Gaye^[17]
• Lynn Hoyem – NFL – Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles^[18]
• Jermar Jefferson – NFL player
• 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) ^[19]
• Traci Lords – Actress (dropped out at age 15)
• Byron McMackin – Drummer for Pennywise^[20]
• Demi Moore – Actress (transferred to Fairfax High School after freshman year)^[21]
• Ty Page – Professional skateboarder^[22]
• Donald Peterman – Academy Award-nominated cinematographer^[23]
• The Smothers Brothers – Comedians who hosted a prime time television series in the 1960s.
• Ted Stevens – Former United States Senator for Alaska
• Dijon Thompson – Former NBA player with the Phoenix Suns and Atlanta Hawks, currently playing for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.^[24]
• Sean Reynolds – MLB – San Diego Padres
• Sean Rosenthal – Olympic Beach Volleyball player
• Claire Wineland – Activist, author and speaker
• Wendell White - Basketball player who played overseas^[25]