South High School is a public high school in Torrance, California. It is one of five high schools in the Torrance Unified School District.
South High School opened in September, 1957 and moved to a new campus in January, 1958 with 20 buildings and 106 classrooms. It currently serves children south of Sepulveda, west of Hawthorne and south of Lomita Boulevard.
In the 1980s Asahi Gakuen, a Japanese-language education institution, rented space in So...
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South High School is a public high school in Torrance, California. It is one of five high schools in the Torrance Unified School District.
South High School opened in September, 1957 and moved to a new campus in January, 1958 with 20 buildings and 106 classrooms. It currently serves children south of Sepulveda, west of Hawthorne and south of Lomita Boulevard.
In the 1980s Asahi Gakuen, a Japanese-language education institution, rented space in South Torrance High School.
Since 2004, South High has been under refurbishment. Renovations include improved handicapped accessibility, improved lighting, and new signage.
2007-2008 was the 50 year anniversary.
American Beauty was filmed on the South High School campus during the winter break of 1998/1999. Many contemporary South High students were featured as extras in the scenes set on campus.
In the sports world, the school is best remembered for refusing to play the second half of a girls basketball game against Morningside High School...
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