Huntington Beach : Signal Landmark Gives $5,000 to Grad Party

The Grad Night Committee at Huntington Beach High School has received a $5,000 donation from Signal Landmark to help the school launch its first graduation night party on June 15.

The company, which has extensive real estate holdings in the city, earlier this year adopted the high school under a school-business “partnership” arrangement.

The Signal Landmark gift is the largest single donation that has come to the Grad Night Committee, according to Pat Will, co-chairman of the committee.

Grad Night parties, which are now held by about half of Orange County’s high schools, are all-night, drug- and alcohol-free events held at the schools after graduation ceremonies. Parents supervise the elaborate parties, which feature continuous music, food, games and prizes for the students throughout the night.