All Ball Sports: Extra point decisive in Sea Hawks CIF first round win
by Paul Teetor Sea Hawks Play On – Barely The Redondo Union High School football team clawed its way to a 7-6 win over Aquinas in Friday’s CIF-Southern Section Division 4 first-round game Friday night. A blocked extra point by senior safety Owen Pepper in front of a roaring home crowd was the difference. Both […]
New RUHS principal Marvin Brown takes reins
by Garth Meyer The start of the 2024-25 school year Wednesday featured a new Redondo Union High School principal. Marvin Brown, the former principal of Lincoln Elementary, succeeds Anthony Bridi, who served as the head of RUHS for three years. School board president Raymur Flinn made the announcement July 15. The board considered 15 applicants, […]
SCHOOLS’ REPORT: RUHS Principal Bridi bows out, new principal search underway
by Garth Meyer Redondo Union High School Principal Anthony Bridi has left the post after three years, taking a new job within the district as principal of South Bay Adult School. Community engagement is now underway to develop a “leadership profile” for a new principal, according to Superintendent Nicole Wesley. The district hired a third-party […]
Ormondroyd was pioneer Hermosa volleyball player
by Kara Shreckengast Harold “Hal” Ormondroyd, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on March 11 at the age of 93. Ormondroyd’s life was deeply rooted in Hermosa Beach, where he resided in the family home built by his parents in the mid 1930s. He attended elementary school in Hermosa Beach, graduated from […]
Former RUHS, Cal-Poly football player loved the huddle
by Garth Meyer Keith Marco, a 2021 Redondo Union High School graduate and Cal Poly football player, died June 6, at age 21, from a pulmonary embolism. Marco was a 6-foot-4, 290-pound lineman at RUHS, playing both offense and defense. At Cal Poly, he was a junior food science major, and member of the Lambda […]
City says goodbye to Mayor Brand at ceremony
by Garth Meyer A large crowd converged in the Redondo Union High School auditorium Sunday afternoon, March 3, to remember the life and city work of late mayor Bill Brand. Local, county and state officials paid respects, along with family and friends. Outside, guests were handed a program and a biodegradable business card which may […]
First time’s the cheer: Redondo Union High’s competition cheer team wins national championships
by Garth Meyer In their first year of competition, the Redondo Union High School cheer team has won two national titles. The 23-member squad took first at the UCA (Universal Cheerleading Association) National High School Cheerleading Championships, held in Orlando February 9-12. The next weekend, they won a second title at the USA Spirit […]
RUHS adds Ethnic, AP African American Studies
by Garth Meyer Ethnic Studies and AP African American Studies at Redondo Union High School were approved by a 4-0 school board vote Tuesday, Jan. 22. Students spoke in support at the meeting, including junior class president Ezequiel Johnson and Black Student Union president Sidney Cherry. Her father, Daniel Cherry, also addressed the board. The […]
DA charges RUHS students with guns
by Liz Mullen The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has filed charges against the two 15-year-old Redondo Union High School students who brought loaded guns to school last week. “LADA reviewed the case and charges were filed,” Venusse Dunn, LACDA spokeswoman told Easy Reader, in an email. “It is not permissible to state what […]
CA 101: an art extravaganza
Your highway to fine art CA 101 opens Friday evening in Redondo Beach by Bondo Wyszpolski Back with a vengeance, CA 101 returns to Redondo Beach, this time with 230 artworks by 73 different artists, and the opening is Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. in the historic library inside of Veterans Park. Curated by […]
BeachLife brings another kind of music to the holidays
Last May’s much-anticipated second annual Beachlife Festival was canceled, but the organization behind has been busy with a project more relevant to our times. Instead of entertaining residents, they’re helping them with a program that gets gift cards to people who can use some help. It’s called Operation Smiles, and it’s a lifeline for local […]