to grow to an estimated 70,177 residents by 2020, Hanford Joint Union High School District will continue to plan ahead to best serve all students. Academics Hanford High School, Hanford West High School, and Sierra Pacific High School are comprehensive high schools offering college preparatory academics and extra-curricular activities. Earl F. Johnson Continuation High School is a smaller school designed to serve students who are at risk of not succeeding in the comprehensive setting. Hanford Adult School provides a variety of adult education opportunities for the community, including vocational training, a nursing education program and English-as-a-second-language courses. Notable alumni Gordon W. Duffy, optometrist and member of the California State Assembly Tyler Henry, self-proclaimed clairvoyant medium, reality TV star JuJu Hughes, NFL player Chad Mendes, three-time HS wrestling All-American; two-time NCAA wrestling All-American for Cal Poly; retired professional mixed martial artist, former UFC title challenger Slim Pickens, 1936, actor, rodeo clown; appeared in Dr. Strangelove, Blazing Saddles J. G. Quintel, 2000, animator and creator of Regular Show and Close Enough James Rainwater, 1935, co-winner of the 1975 Nobel Prize for Physics David Valadao, 1995, member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 21st congressional district. Jan-Michael Vincent, 1963, actor, star of TV's Airwolf. Notes External links Official Website School districts in Kings County, California Hanford, California School districts established in 1892 1892 establishments in California