South Bay Union High School District , also known as the Redondo Union High School District , was a school district in Los Angeles County, California . It served residents of Hermosa Beach , Manhattan Beach , and Redondo Beach . It also served Torrance in the 1947-1948 school year.
7-538: It was established circa 1905. Redondo Union High School was the district's first high school. Torrance High School was part of this district only for the 1947-1948 school year, as California law prevented the newly-formed Torrance school district from immediately controlling high schools. The following year it became the Torrance Unified School District and took control of Torrance High. The second comprehensive high school that remained
14-472: A part of the district, Mira Costa High School , opened in 1950. It had 7,000 students in 1970. The number of students decreased, prompting the district to close Aviation High School in 1982. In 1991 the elementary school districts within South Bay Union HSD had plans to unify into a single K-12 school district. In spring 1991 the enrollment was down to 2,900. For the 1991-1992 school year
21-716: A result. Hermosa Beach City School District continued to serve Hermosa Beach for grades K-8, with residents able to choose between Redondo Union and Mira Costa high schools. Redondo Union High School Redondo Union High School (RUHS) is a public high school in Redondo Beach, California . 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
28-570: 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. Redondo Union High School was a part of the South Bay Union High School District until 1993, when it dissolved. In 2013 RUHS Boys' Basketball defeated College Park to win
35-702: The Manhattan Beach Unified School District . Since opening in 1905, Redondo Union High School has developed into the second largest high school campus in the State of California, with an overall area of 56 acres (230,000 m ). 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,
42-924: The Division II CIF State Championship. In 2015 the Girls' Volleyball team won the CIF State Championship. The RUHS Marching Band & Guard won first place in CSBC in Division 4A for their show "Above and Beyond". In 2016 Boys' Baseball again won the CIF title in Division III. In 2022 both Boys' and Girls' Soccer won the CIF Southern Section Division 2 Championships on their home stadium on
49-559: The district was facing a budget shortfall of $ 1.4 million dollars and was considering closing either Mira Costa High School or Redondo Union High School . In November 1992 residents of the district approved Proposition V by 59.1%, which dissolved South Bay Union and created separate K-12 unified school districts for the constituent cities. The school district was scheduled to dissolve in July 1993. Manhattan Beach Unified School District and Redondo Beach Unified School District were formed as
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