Hawthorne High School

Hawthorne High School
Hawthorne High School
Location
	4859 W. El Segundo Blvd.; Hawthorne, California
Coordinates	33°55′2.22″N 118°21′47.27″W / 33.9172833°N 118.3631306°W / 33.9172833; -118.3631306
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Mens sana in corpore sano ; A sound mind in a sound body
Established	1951
Staff	80.09 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1685 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	21.04
Color(s)	Scarlet and Gold
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section; Ocean League
Nickname	Cougars
Website	http://www.hhscougars.org/

Hawthorne High School is a public high school located in Hawthorne, California, within the Centinela Valley Union High School District. It opened in 1951 with 9th and 10th grades. The first graduating senior class was that of 1954. It is most notable for its association with The Beach Boys, whose original members Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, and Al Jardine attended the school. Coincidentally, Olivia Trinidad Arias, who later became Olivia Harrison (George Harrison’s wife), also attended; she graduated in 1965.

Hawthorne High School is a cross-town rival with Leuzinger High School.^{[citation needed]}

^ ^a ^b ^c "Hawthorne High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

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Hawthorne High School
Location

4859 W. El Segundo Blvd. Hawthorne, California
Coordinates	33°55′2.22″N 118°21′47.27″W / 33.9172833°N 118.3631306°W / 33.9172833; -118.3631306
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Mens sana in corpore sano A sound mind in a sound body
Established	1951
Staff	80.09 (on an FTE basis)^[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1685 (2023–2024)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	21.04^[1]
Color(s)	Scarlet and Gold
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Ocean League
Nickname	Cougars
Website	http://www.hhscougars.org/