Students form a human wave at Huntington State Beach to promote clean water

Katie Nichols, marine restoration director for Costa Mesa-based Orange County Coastkeeper, gets students in the spirit of Kids Ocean Day with a little spray as they get in place for an aerial picture during a trash cleanup event Thursday at Huntington State Beach.

Students from Monte Vista Elementary School in Santa Ana turn in trash picked up during a cleanup at Huntington State Beach on Thursday.

Students organize for an aerial picture in which they formed a surfing scene and the message “Make waves” during a beach cleanup event presented by Orange County Coastkeeper and the California Coastal Commission at Huntington State Beach on Thursday.