Month: April 2016

Two HBUHSD Athletic Directors presented with achievement awards

Two HBUHSD Athletic Directors presented with achievement awards

Apr 18, 2016 | , , |

Pictured (L-R): Rich Boyce, Jim Perry (District Athletic Director), and Michelle Spencer On Saturday, Apr. 16, Huntington Beach Union High School District (HBUHSD) Athletic Directors, Rich Boyce and Michelle Spencer were both honored by the California State Athletic Directors Association (CSADA) at the 2016 CSADA/NCSA Conference in San Diego. Rich, the Athletic Director for Edison High School (EHS) was presented with the CIF Southern Section Norm Mackenzie Award – a recognition given to an athletic director who displays superior leadership skills while having held their position for less than four years.  Michelle, the Athletic Director for Marina High School...

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Fountain Valley students take 2nd place in C-SPAN video contest

Fountain Valley students take 2nd place in C-SPAN video contest

Apr 14, 2016 | |

At the beginning of the month, it was announced that Fountain Valley High School (FVHS) seniors, Leah Phillips and Justin Nguyen, took second place (High School – West Division) in the 2016 C-SPAN StudentCam video contest. After months of planning, researching, filming, and editing, their hard work paid off in the form of a $1,500 scholarship from C-SPAN. Their video, Autism is a Journey, Not a Sentence,” was selected in the top 21 videos out of over 2,500 entries from 6,000 students all over the world. Each year, C-SPAN, a public service political television provider, hosts the StudentCam contest...

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Huntington Beach High seniors named OC Varsity Arts Top 10 “Artist of the Year” in vocal music and theater

Huntington Beach High seniors named OC Varsity Arts Top 10 “Artist of the Year” in vocal music and theater

Apr 11, 2016 | , |

Congratulations to Huntington Beach High School (HBHS) seniors, Josh Behrens (left), Laura Harris (middle), Katherine Chatman (right) for being selected as OCVarsity Arts Top 10 Artist of the Year finalists! THEATER ARTICLE: Varsity Arts Artist of the Year Top 10: Theater and dance Both Josh and Laura were initially recognized in the theater group along with 73 other nominees. Each student included in this group specializes in a certain aspect of theater; making them either a performer, designer, director, or technician. Josh is a theater technician focused on the areas of sound design, lighting design, and video. When asked...

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