added in 1962. The Ted T. Tanouye Memorial is located directly across from THS. Tanouye, class of 1938, was a technical sergeant in the US Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. The memorial was dedicated in 2004 on the 60th anniversary of the Tanouye's heroic acts during World War II. In 2018, Architectural Digest named Torrance High School the most beautiful high school in California. Filming history Torrance High's unique architecture and relative proximity to Hollywood Studios make it an ideal filming location for major television programs and motion pictures. Its credits include: Television Torrance High served as the facade of fictitious West Beverly High School in the Fox Network series Beverly Hills, 90210, and in The CW's spin-off, 90210; as the original Sunnydale High School, the alma mater of Buffy Summers in the WB Network series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the first three seasons; and as a location for the short-lived Fox Network series Skin. It was a filming location for the NBC drama Medium. It served as the facade for Ulysses S. Grant High School in The Secret Life of the American Teenager, which ran from 2008–2013. Movies Torrance High was used as the high school setting for the Freddie Prinze, Jr. movie She's All That. Torrance High also played a prominent role in, The Wild Life, Not Another Teen Movie, Whatever It Takes, Cursed, Wild Things 3, and Bruce Almighty. All American High, a documentary film chronicling the life of the 1984 THS senior class, was filmed on the campus. The film is narrated by a Finnish exchange student, and observes 1980's California high school culture from a foreigner's perspective. All American High Revisited (2014) combines the original film with new footage of the film's principal subjects being interviewed on their high school years, the process of growing up, and the various paths in life that they took. Activities Torrance High has had a long successful athletic history winning many league titles in the current Pioneer League and also in the past Bay League. Historic records The Baseball team won over 30 league titles including over 15 CIF titles. The Football team has won more than 20 league titles including over 10 CIF titles with one state title. The Boys Golf program has featured two CIF-Southern Section (CIF-SS) Individual Champions in Ted Oh who won the title in 1992