HB High completes renovation of auditorium, tower

Huntington Beach High School has completed a $9.6-million renovation of its historic 83-year-old auditorium and bell tower.

The renovation of the Darrel Stillwagon auditorium and bell tower is part of the high school’s performing arts project that includes a new 9,200-square-foot art building. The project is funded out of the Huntington Beach Union School District’s Measure C funds, a bond measure passed by voters.

The school’s auditorium and bell tower are an Orange County historic site. The auditorium was given modern upgrades and the bell tower was fitted with a functional clock.

The construction, which also includes a courtyard and an outdoor amphitheater, was done by McCarthy Building Companies.

— Britney Barnes