Sunny Hills High School

Infobox Secondary school
name=Sunny Hills High School

established = 1959
type = Public
principal = Ed Atkinson
city=Fullerton
state=California
country=United States
enrollment=2,577
faculty=95
campus=Suburban
free_label_1=Athletics
free_1=15 sports
colors=Black and gold
homepage= [http://www.sunnyhills.net/ www.sunnyhills.net]

Sunny Hills High School (SHHS) is a public school located in Fullerton, California, USA. Established in 1959, it is part of the Fullerton Joint Union High School District.

The campus, consisting mostly of single-story open plan buildings, is situated on 42 acres in western Fullerton; the quality of public schools in the area has contributed to its relative affluence. [Dodero, Tony, " [http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/printedition/la-re-guide29aug29,0,1560616.story?coll=la-class-realestate In Fullerton hills, life slows to a trot] ," "Los Angeles Times August 29, 2004.] SHHS has been an International Baccalaureate World School since 1987, and hosts the largest IB program in California. It has been recognized twice as a California Distinguished School, in 1988 and 1994, and recognized as one of the top high schools in the United States in March 30, 1998, March 13, 2000, and June 2003 issues of "Newsweek" magazine. [Fullerton Joint Union High School District, [http://www.sunnyhills.net/011menubarbin/schooldescription.pdf Sunny Hills High School Profile] ] At 284 in the magazine's latest (2007) rankings of public high schools, Sunny Hills remains in the top 1 percent of schools in the country. [Newsweek, [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18757087/?sort=Rank&count=1351&Search=&start=200&limit=100&year=2007& Americas Top Public High Schools 2007] ]

Enrollment

Enrollment: Using 2003 CBEDS data, Sunny Hills High School serves 2290 students--1139 (49.7%) males and 1151 (50.3%) females. Approximately 98 percent of the students come from within the FJUHSDistrict. The ethnic population has remained fairly consistent over the last five years: 54.6% Asian(mostly consisting of Korean students), 23.5% White, 13.8% Hispanic, 2.3% African-American, about 6% Native American, Filipino and Pacific Islander, and about 1% Indonesians.

ports

Sunny Hills mascot is the Lancer.

*Girls' Cross Country Freeway League Champions 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
*Girls' Cross Country 2002 6th Place CIF State Championship
*Football 1984 CIF Champions 1984, 1990, 1992
*Football Freeway League Champions 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
*Boys' Basketball Freeway League Champions 2002
*Boys' Basketball CIF Champions 2004
*Boys' Basketball CIF State Semi-Finalists 2004
*Until 1993, Boys' Water Polo Freeway League Champions for 22 consecutive years
*Boys' Soccer CIF Champions 1986
*Girls' Soccer Freeway League Champions 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007
*Girls' Soccer 2005 & 2007 CIF Champions
*Golf CIF Champions 2007, 2008
*Golf CIF_SCGA State Champions 2008
*Wrestling Freeway League Champions 2007
*Boys' Water Polo Freeway League Champions 2007
*Swimming has numerous championships.

2007-2008 Clubs

*Accolade (Newspaper)
*American Red Cross
*Amnesty International
*Alzheimers Association
*Future Business Leaders of America
*Indian Student Association
*Interact Club (part of Rotary Club)
*Aid for the Benefit of Children
*American Cancer Society
*Anime Klub
*Bayanihan Filipino Club
*California Scholarship Federation
*Chinese Club
*Computer Club
*Cultural Club
*Eco Club
*Fashion Club
*Fellowship of Christian Athletes
*French Club
*Friday Night Live
*For Uniting Social Ethnicities
*Future Farmers of America*
*Habitat for Humanity
*Harry Potter Club
*Help Our Community Club
*Helios (Yearbook)
*Indian Student Association
*Interact Club
*Junior Statesmen of America
*Key Club
*Knights Club
*Korean Club
*Latin Club
*Leo Club
*Math Team
*Muslim Club
*National Honor Society
*Orange County Academic Decathlon
*Peer Assistance Leadership
*Spanish Club
*Sugar 'n Spice
*Warm Wraps
*Wushu Club
*Youth Alive (Christian Club)

Notable alumni

*Shane Black, screenwriter and director. Shane Black reportedly named the Bruce Willis character in The Last Boy Scout after the husband of Carol Hallenbeck, a Sunny Hills Honors English teacher.
*André Bonzel, filmaker (as an exchange student, 1979-1980)
*Paris Tokyo, celebutante/ make up artist
*Jackson Browne, folk singer
*Gary Carter, former MLB player and Baseball Hall of Famer
*Peter Isacksen, producer, director, actor in C.P.O. Sharkey, Eat My Dust, Magnum P.I., etc.
*Robert Weide, Emmy, Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker
*Eric Mun, Korean band (Shinhwa)
*Steve Yoo, Korean singer (Yoo Seung Joon)
*Austin St. John, The Red Ranger in 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'
*Camille Mana, actress on tv series Half and Half
*Brad Williams (comedian), Stand-up comedian and actor on 'Mind of Mencia
*Justin Lee, Actor on "Arrested Development" and "Shredderman Rules"
* Brian Kelly, former NFL 11 year veteran inside linebacker for the New York Giants.
* Larry MacDuff, NFL defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator for various NFL teams.
* Frederica Spilman, Gulf War veteran and U.S. Naval Academy Lieutenant who posed for the June 1998 issue of Playboy [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16585140]
* Leanna Creel, actress, appeared on the cast of Saved by the Bell, The Cell, and Parent Trap III [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187252]
*Paul Abbott, former MLB player
*Omar Amr, 2004 US Olympic water polo player and graduate of Harvard Medical School
*Chris Kim, Korean Band (Sharp). Now solo. [ [http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:xK9acvW8I-oJ:www.eaous.com/Events/2005/YoungLeadershipAward/YoungLeadershipAwardees.doc+omar+amr+sunny+hills+harvard&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&client=firefox-a 403 Forbidden ] ]
*Mike Fleiss, Executive Producer of The Bachelor, Movies: The Poisedon Adventure and Texas Chainsaw

Business Partnerships

*Almer SAT
*DriversED.com
*Sunny Hills Foundation for Education
*International Baccalaureate
*Thales/ Raytheon Systems (Fullerton)
*AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination)
*National PTSA

Notoriety

On June 1, 1995, 1988 Teacher of the Year at Sunny Hills High School, Janet Greene, allegedly tried to kill her former lover Loretta Collier and another woman after breaking into the former lover's Glendora residence and firing at both women while they chatted in the kitchen. Collier died from complications from the gunshot wounds. [http://www-personal.umich.edu/~froomkin/texts/46.html]

Four Sunny Hills honor students participated in the December 1992 murder of Foothill High School Student Stuart Tay, a story which may have inspired the 2002 film "Better Luck Tomorrow". [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,977628-1,00.html]

On May 27, 2008, history teacher and a basketball coach Gregory Abbott was arrested, charged with possession of a weapon on a school campus and possession of narcotics for sale. According to Fullerton Police, Abbott was arrested following an anonymous call at 10 A.M. the same day, in which the caller claimed "he had purchased drugs from a person he believed to be a teacher at Sunny Hills." While conducting a search of Abbott's car, police found an unloaded shotgun, some prescription drugs and a small amount of marijuana packaged for sale. [http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-fullerton-teacher,0,2818106.story] Abbott was booked into Fullerton City Jail and was released after posting $25,000 bond. After further investigation, the Fullerton Police Department determined that Abbott had been the victim of a set-up by his estranged wife Devon Abbott and an unidentified male accomplice. [ [http://www.ocregister.com/articles/teacher-fullerton-2055494 News: Set-up teacher: ‘It turned out better than I thought' | teacher, fullerton - OCRegister.com ] ]

On June 6th, 2008, at approximately 6:30 AM, just weeks after the incident with Gregory Abbot, a note was found taped to a door, stating that there were bombs on campus. The Fullerton Police Department was dispatched to investigate. Meanwhile, students gathered in the Agriculture Department parking lot. After the all clear was given at 8 AM, school continued as usual. The cause of the incident and whether it was a prank or real is still under investigation.

References

External links

* [http://www.sunnyhills.net/ Sunny Hills High School] official site