Edison High

21400 Magnolia St.

Huntington Beach 92646-6343

(714) 962-1356

* Enrollment: 2,246

* Established: 1970

* Team name: Chargers

* Principal: Brian Garland

* Student president: Mike Hill

* Valedictorian: William C. Chan

* Famous alumnus: “Eight Is Enough” actor Willie Aames

* Winning moments: Electronically retrofitted; “Every 15 Minutes” assemblies; federal government recognition of Peer Mediation program; girls’ basketball playoffs; Southern Section boys’ soccer co-champions; girls’ soccer playoffs; girls’ water polo playoffs; girls’ field hockey playoffs

* In the works: Web page design and computer applications classes

* Graduation: 5 p.m. June 15 at the school

SENIOR STANDOUT

Alexander Ping Liang of Huntington Beach

* Achievements: Earned a 3.76 grade-point average; Academic Excellence award; Character Coalition award; Golden Key recognition, community service and principal’s award; Bank of America certificate; National Merit English award; National Student Leadership award; honorable mention for displayed artwork; competed in Model United Nations program; named HOBY national student ambassador; Most Creative senator; commissioner of assemblies and publicity; Philharmonic society’s artistic director; Living Spring school concert master; cultural diversity group co-founder; school beautification projects head designer; listed in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students”; speaks Chinese, Japanese, French and Italian

* Connections: Member of Cub Scouts; French club; Link crew; varsity cheer coaching assistant; peer leadership; volunteered for special education; Costa Mesa Civic Playhouse

* Ambitions: Attend New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, major in production design

* Family: Father is David; mother is Fumi, “the most amazing parents anyone could ever wish for”

* Claim to fame: “ ‘In Stompin’ Stacks and Wicked Wings,’ everyone knows this crazy kid, called ‘Tigger!’ ”

THE SENIOR CLASS: 529