Celebrating 113 Years

HPHSAA PURPOSE

We are an organization of former students, retired staff and friends of Huntington Park High School.  We promote communication, rekindling of former friendships and building new friendships.  HPHSAA also promotes school spirit through events,  student scholarships and provides school services.  This organization is non-sectarian and non-political.

Members and Sponsors

Any HPHS alumnus, former student or retired staff member who has paid a membership or sponsor fee is an official HPHSAA sponsor and member.  Sponsors and Members may vote on any issue and are eligible for election to the Board of Directors.  Sponsorship/Membership terminates upon notification or death of a Sponsor/Member.

Board of Directors

HPHSAA is governed by an elected Board of Directors.  The term of service is for one year.  Term of office begins upon election. After each one-year term, Board Members may retire from office, run for re-election to their present office, or stand for election to a different office.  Sponsor/Members are eligible for nomination to the HPHSAA Board of Directors.   We welcome all Sponsor/Member Nominations for positions on the Board.  Nominations are accepted in August, no later than two weeks prior to the Annual Meeting.
The Annual Meeting takes place in September of each year. All interested alumni and friends are invited to attend. The Nominations Report is read and Elections are held by vote of the Sponsor/Members in attendance.
 

Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting takes place in September of each year.  All interested alumni and friends are invited to attend.   The Nomination Report is read and Elections for Board Members for the new Fiscal Year are held by vote of the Sponsor/Members in attendance.

HPHSAA 2021 ELECTION RESULTS: 

PRESIDENT:
Blanca R. Gonzalez (1977)
Blanca has spent five years as Vice President of the Association. As Vice President, she worked closely with President Irene Settele and attended each of our Board meetings with interest and suggestions for presenting her ideas for supporting the High School and the Graduates. She created the All New Huntington Park High School Facebook page. She was the appointed Chair of all Committees and oversaw multiple aspects of Social Media information and collections of Annual Picnic Raffle prizes. She has been a volunteer at the Picnic registration desk for several years and her sons served as the musical DJ entertainment on stage.

VICE PRESIDENT:
Christopher A. Olivares (2001)
Christopher came to us in 2019 with fresh ideas for Social Media and a valuable background in IT skills. He became our Director of Social Media Communications and Webmaster, a Standing Committee position. He worked closely with the retiring Webmaster of 19 years, Gary Moffatt (1959,) in order to create a brand new Website and with Vice President Blanca to upgrade our means of communicating with the Membership by adding Twitter and Instagram to our Facebook pages and email blasts. He was an integral part of our Welcome Back 2020 Alumni Picnic, bringing new ideas for setup and working closely with our Database Manager, Judy Mahoney (1965) on digital registration upgrades.

SECRETARY:
Lidubina Landin-Strech (1993)
Lidubina brings to the Alumni Association her high-energy and vast interest in the High School. She created the Facebook page The Huntington Park Experience, highlighting historical facts and pictures and tracking events on behalf of the school. And now, she looks forward to joining the Alumni Association in connecting with the current-day students.

TREASURER:
Jeff Herdman (1964)
Jeff comes to us with a wealth of background in leadership in education, Orange County city government and involvement in non-profit organizations. He brings desire to connect with the school and the ambitious graduating students through building a strong support system of grants and scholarship programs. He and our past-president Irene hope to join forces for the long-standing Spirit of Sparta Committee of Grants and Scholarships.