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, 2017
- Girls volleyball: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2000
- Men's soccer: 2007, 2008
Cheer: 2020, 2023
Notable alumni
- Ryan Knowles, Broadway actor
- Rusty Anderson, guitarist for Paul McCartney's Band – Macca
- Eric Barriere, professional football quarterback
- 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
External links
- Official Site
- Enrollment Count
