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Sunny Hills High School
Address
Map
1801 Lancer Way

Fullerton
,
California
92833

United States
Coordinates33°53′02″N 117°57′14″W / 33.884°N 117.954°W / 33.884; -117.954
Information
School typePublic, high school
Established1959; 65 years ago (1959)
School districtFullerton Joint Union High School District
PrincipalCraig Weinreich
Teaching staff90.70 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment2,429 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio26.78[1]
CampusSuburban
Campus size42 acres (170,000 m2)
Color(s)   Black and gold
Athletics16 sports[3]
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section[3]
NicknameLancers
RivalTroy Warriors[2]
NewspaperThe Accolade
YearbookHelios
Websitewww.sunnyhills.net

Sunny Hills High School (SHHS) is a public high school located in Fullerton, California, United States. 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 (170,000 m2) in western Fullerton.[4]

SHHS has been an International Baccalaureate World School since 1987, and hosts the largest IB program in California. SHHS also offers Advanced Placement classes to its students. It has been recognized four times as a California Distinguished School, in 1988, 1994, 2009, and 2019, and recognized as one of the top high schools in the United States in the March 30, 1998, March 13, 2000, and June 2003 issues of Newsweek magazine.[5] At 284 in the magazine's latest (2007) rankings of public high schools, Sunny Hills remains in the top 0.1 percent of schools in the country.[6] Sunny Hills was presented with the National Blue Ribbon School Award in 2012.[7]

The school contains the Sunny Hills Performing Arts Center, a notable venue in Orange County for classical performances.

Controversy

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Murder of Stuart Tay

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Stuart Anthony Tay, a 17-year-old Foothill High School student, was murdered on December 31, 1992, by five teenagers from Sunny Hills High School who believed he intended to betray them in a planned computer equipment theft. The perpetrators lured Tay to a backyard where they attacked him with a baseball bat and sledgehammer. When Tay did not die immediately, they forced him to drink rubbing alcohol, taped his mouth shut, and buried him after he died. They staged his car in Compton to suggest a carjacking, but authorities later found Tay's body at the residence. The cause of death was asphyxiation on vomit, likely exacerbated by head injuries and the taping of his nose and mouth. [8]

Physical education teacher charged with shooting

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Janet Ruth Greene, physical education teacher was charged with a woman involved romantically with her ex lover. He was paralyzed from the waist down.[9]

Guns and drugs found in staff possession

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History teacher Gregory Abbott was found in his car in possession of marijuana and an unloaded shotgun in 2008. He was arrested and was released on a bail of $25,000.[10]

Basketball coach arrested for lewd acts with a minor

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Sunny Hills High School's JV basketball coach, Elijah Kim, was arrested on January 10, 2020, following allegations of lewd acts with a 14-year-old student. The student's mother reported inappropriate contact, prompting school staff to involve the Fullerton Police Department. Kim, also a substitute teacher in the district, was arrested after an investigation and held on $20,000 bail.[11]

Sexual assault of autistic freshman

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A 14-year-old autistic student named Santiago was sexually assaulted in a school bathroom. Sunny Hills and the FJUHSD school district attempted to cover up the event and did not take action.[12]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Sunny Hills High (061476001815)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Whitehead, Brian. "The Sunny Hills-Troy rivalry grows on a nearby campus". OC Register. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Directory - CIF Southern Section". Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Dodero, Tony, "In Fullerton hills, life slows to a trot," Los Angeles Times August 29, 2004.
  5. ^ "State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2019 California Distinguished Schools and Exemplary Districts". California Department of Education.
  6. ^ Newsweek, Americas Top Public High Schools 2007[dead link‍]
  7. ^ Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Sunny Hills High School Profile
  8. ^ "The Honor Roll Murder - TIME". web.archive.org. 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  9. ^ Drummond, Tammerlin; O’neill, Lisa (1994-06-04). "O.C. Teacher Accused of Shooting Ex-Lover, Another". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  10. ^ "Sunny Hills High teacher arrested when police find gun, drugs". Orange County Register. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  11. ^ Tour, Jesse La (2020-01-11). "SHHS Coach Arrested for Lewd Acts with a Minor". Fullerton Observer. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  12. ^ Daily, The Korea (2024-01-19). "Same-sex sexual assault allegation stirs up Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton". The Korea Daily. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  13. ^ Ponsi, Lou (October 6, 2012). "Fullerton to name field after Gary Carter". The Orange County Register. p. Local 5. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  14. ^ "Orange County All-League Water Polo Teams : CENTURY LEAGUE". Los Angeles Times. December 25, 1993.
  15. ^ "Cracking the Show – The Making of Major League". Gray & Company. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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