Long Beach High School is proud to congratulate the 2025 HOBY Ambassador Thomas Jacoby and Alternate Ambassador, Karina Rios. The Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) Award is a nationally recognized program that empowers young leaders through skill-building and service-learning experiences.

Both sophomores, Thomas and Karina impressed the committee with their commitment to service and their emerging leadership skills.

Additionally, the following 10th grade students, Rebecca Arden, Sophia Lipkin, Grace Haglich, Audrey Maggio, Quinn Radin, Rylee Varian and Hailey Vordermeier were nominated for the HOBY Award. These students were selected for demonstrating strong character, initiative, and leadership within our school community.

We are proud of all the HOBY nominees and look forward to what the future holds for each of these students.

Long Beach High School is proud to announce senior Aidan Tarsia has been selected as a 2025 QuestBridge Match Scholarship Recipient, an honor earned through his outstanding academic achievement and completion of a highly rigorous application process. Aidan will attend Boston College on a full four-year scholarship.

Through the highly competitive QuestBridge National College Match, top students from across the country are matched with prestigious colleges that cover the entire cost of attendance, including tuition, housing, meals, books, supplies, and travel. This year, QuestBridge matched 2,550 seniors nationwide with full scholarships to its 55 partner colleges.   

We are incredibly proud of Aidan for this extraordinary achievement. His hard work, resilience, and dedication have opened the door to an incredible opportunity at Boston College.

 

Date Added: 12/5/2025

The Long Beach High School Theatre Company proudly presented The Man Who Came to Dinner by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The classic comedy is set in 1938 in a small Ohio town, unfolding inside the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley.

The production followed the play’s original structure:
                    Act One – Scene 1: A December morning; Scene 2: About a week later.
                    Act Two – Another week has passed; Christmas Eve.
                    Act Three – Christmas morning.

This year’s show featured a cast of 35 students and a backstage crew of 14. The production team was led by Director Mr. Alexander Austein, Producer Mr. Scott Scheinson, Student Director Sabrina Moy, and Stage Managers Mateo Flores and Tab Freeney. Students delivered three outstanding performances on November 20, 21, and 22.

“Our incredibly passionate and skilled students brought remarkable life to the stage, captivating everyone in the audience from start to finish,” said Julia Lang-Shapiro, Long Beach Director of Media, Visual and Performing Arts.

Date Added: 11/26/2025