{"id":12406,"date":"2026-06-05T04:03:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T04:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=12406"},"modified":"2026-06-05T04:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T04:03:20","slug":"an-epic-wave-goodbye-for-beloved-surf-coach-andy-verdone-retiring-after-nearly-40-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=12406","title":{"rendered":"An epic wave goodbye for beloved surf coach Andy Verdone, retiring after nearly 40 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p>Stay in school, because your chances of making it to the big leagues of pro surfing are very, very slim. Work hard. Stay off drugs. And keep surfing.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=12391\">Fullerton Museum Center to host Pride festivities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are many life lessons surf coach Andy Verdone has taught the thousands of students who have gone through his program at Huntington Beach High, but those simple mantras have stayed consistent throughout his nearly four decades helping young surfers navigate the turbulent waters of their teenage years.<\/p>\n<p>After 38 years of showing up on the south side of the pier at dawn, the beloved teacher and surf coach is riding into retirement. And the community was out Thursday morning to celebrate his final day at his office: the beach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have mixed emotions about leaving the perfect job,\u201d Verdone said, waves pumping in the backdrop as well-wishers flooded onto the sand armed with donuts, flowers and gifts, their cameras out to snap selfies with the Surf City icon. Even the Oilers school mascot, Derrick, made an appearance, the school band showing up to do a performance from the pier.<\/p>\n<p>Students clutching surfboards under their arms stopped to give hugs and thanks before hitting the water on their final day of surf class, while alumni reminisced about yesteryear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe teaches us to show up every day, paddle for the wave, even if you don\u2019t get it \u2014 just go for it,\u201d said Miku Rogaski, who drew a homemade card for Verdone\u2019s farewell. \u201cHe always makes us laugh, even on the freezing cold mornings.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Huntington Beach High School surf team members Ziah Santa Cruz,...\" class=\"wp-image-12393\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2992adb02247f5d70a51b50ac63216eb-1024x641.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2992adb02247f5d70a51b50ac63216eb-1024x641.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2992adb02247f5d70a51b50ac63216eb-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2992adb02247f5d70a51b50ac63216eb-768x481.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2992adb02247f5d70a51b50ac63216eb-1536x961.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2992adb02247f5d70a51b50ac63216eb.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Huntington Beach High School surf team members Ziah Santa Cruz, left, and Makenna McMurray take a photo with Andy Verdone to celebrate Verdone\u2019s retirement in Huntington Beach on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Verdone has coached and taught surfers for nearly 40 years. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Barry, Kerry and Max Vandermeulen, Barry Deffenbaugh, Andy Verdone and...\" class=\"wp-image-12394\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4f12257a9673d1cc9eef2595f24f3ae8-1024x609.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4f12257a9673d1cc9eef2595f24f3ae8-1024x609.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4f12257a9673d1cc9eef2595f24f3ae8-300x178.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4f12257a9673d1cc9eef2595f24f3ae8-768x457.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4f12257a9673d1cc9eef2595f24f3ae8-1536x913.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4f12257a9673d1cc9eef2595f24f3ae8.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Barry, Kerry and Max Vandermeulen, Barry Deffenbaugh, Andy Verdone and Pete Townend, from left, take a photo together to celebrate Verdone\u2019s retirement in Huntington Beach on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Verdone has coached and taught surfers for nearly 40 years as the coach of the Huntington Beach High School surf team. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Huntington Beach High School surfing coach Andy Verdone, second from...\" class=\"wp-image-12395\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce8a1804cfe4c661429825e0f2537290-1024x649.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce8a1804cfe4c661429825e0f2537290-1024x649.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce8a1804cfe4c661429825e0f2537290-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce8a1804cfe4c661429825e0f2537290-768x487.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce8a1804cfe4c661429825e0f2537290-1536x974.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ce8a1804cfe4c661429825e0f2537290.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Huntington Beach High School surfing coach Andy Verdone, second from left, takes a photo with his son Andrew, mom Shannon and daughter Anabella during the team\u2019s practice and celebration for Verdone\u2019s retirement in Huntington Beach on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Verdone has coached and taught surfers for nearly 40 years as the coach of the Huntington Beach High School surf team. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Huntington Beach High School surfing coach Andy Verdone and his...\" class=\"wp-image-12396\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7d8e02400d041f880ab9cc5ea757c8fc-1024x537.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7d8e02400d041f880ab9cc5ea757c8fc-1024x537.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7d8e02400d041f880ab9cc5ea757c8fc-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7d8e02400d041f880ab9cc5ea757c8fc-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7d8e02400d041f880ab9cc5ea757c8fc-1536x806.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7d8e02400d041f880ab9cc5ea757c8fc.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Huntington Beach High School surfing coach Andy Verdone and his supporters take a group photo during the team\u2019s practice and celebration for Verdone\u2019s retirement in Huntington Beach on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Verdone has coached and taught surfers for nearly 40 years. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bob McFadden, left, and Tom May take a selfie with...\" class=\"wp-image-12397\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d3db3b4f50dc7e4c12547d20c66c6fbb-1024x696.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d3db3b4f50dc7e4c12547d20c66c6fbb-1024x696.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d3db3b4f50dc7e4c12547d20c66c6fbb-300x204.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d3db3b4f50dc7e4c12547d20c66c6fbb-768x522.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d3db3b4f50dc7e4c12547d20c66c6fbb-1536x1044.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d3db3b4f50dc7e4c12547d20c66c6fbb.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Bob McFadden, left, and Tom May take a selfie with Huntington Beach High School surfing coach Andy Verdone during the team\u2019s practice and celebration for Verdone\u2019s retirement in Huntington Beach on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Verdone has coached and taught surfers for nearly 40 years as the coach of the Huntington Beach High School surf team. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Huntington Beach High School surfing coach Andy Verdone, left, talks...\" class=\"wp-image-12398\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/756b5de0d819d71378d32dbb3b18595f-1024x660.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/756b5de0d819d71378d32dbb3b18595f-1024x660.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/756b5de0d819d71378d32dbb3b18595f-300x193.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/756b5de0d819d71378d32dbb3b18595f-768x495.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/756b5de0d819d71378d32dbb3b18595f-1536x989.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/756b5de0d819d71378d32dbb3b18595f.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Huntington Beach High School surfing coach Andy Verdone, left, talks with Brett Simpson during the team\u2019s practice and celebration for Verdone\u2019s retirement in Huntington Beach on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Verdone has coached and taught surfers for nearly 40 years. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Musicians from Huntington Beach High School play on the pier...\" class=\"wp-image-12399\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/69bc933f9985cde8e996d28c2de3ceab-1024x742.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/69bc933f9985cde8e996d28c2de3ceab-1024x742.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/69bc933f9985cde8e996d28c2de3ceab-300x217.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/69bc933f9985cde8e996d28c2de3ceab-768x556.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/69bc933f9985cde8e996d28c2de3ceab-1536x1112.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/69bc933f9985cde8e996d28c2de3ceab.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Musicians from Huntington Beach High School play on the pier during coach Andy Verdone\u2019s surf team practice and celebration for his retirement in Huntington Beach on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Verdone has coached and taught surfers for nearly 40 years. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Huntington Beach High School surf team members Dylan Sloan, Brady...\" class=\"wp-image-12400\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/83a68565b050a67dfd28fa0a7011e3cd-1024x593.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/83a68565b050a67dfd28fa0a7011e3cd-1024x593.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/83a68565b050a67dfd28fa0a7011e3cd-300x174.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/83a68565b050a67dfd28fa0a7011e3cd-768x445.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/83a68565b050a67dfd28fa0a7011e3cd-1536x890.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/83a68565b050a67dfd28fa0a7011e3cd.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Huntington Beach High School surf team members Dylan Sloan, Brady Berdahl and Matthew Lobro talk with coach Andy Verdone, third from left, during the team\u2019s practice and celebration for Verdone\u2019s retirement in Huntington Beach on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Verdone has coached and taught surfers for nearly 40 years. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Huntington Beach High School surf team members Dylan Sloan, Brady...\" class=\"wp-image-12401\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/edee1688df86f2da75ea492044d25d1d-1024x554.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/edee1688df86f2da75ea492044d25d1d-1024x554.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/edee1688df86f2da75ea492044d25d1d-300x162.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/edee1688df86f2da75ea492044d25d1d-768x415.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/edee1688df86f2da75ea492044d25d1d-1536x831.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/edee1688df86f2da75ea492044d25d1d.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Huntington Beach High School surf team members Dylan Sloan, Brady Berdahl and Matthew Lobro, from left, talk with coach Andy Verdone during the team\u2019s practice and celebration for Verdone\u2019s retirement in Huntington Beach on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Verdone has coached and taught surfers for nearly 40 years. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Huntington Beach High School surfing coach Andy Verdone is given...\" class=\"wp-image-12402\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/de1a21bdf91b1c2712d0ea04ebebd361-1024x631.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/de1a21bdf91b1c2712d0ea04ebebd361-1024x631.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/de1a21bdf91b1c2712d0ea04ebebd361-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/de1a21bdf91b1c2712d0ea04ebebd361-768x474.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/de1a21bdf91b1c2712d0ea04ebebd361-1536x947.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/de1a21bdf91b1c2712d0ea04ebebd361.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Huntington Beach High School surfing coach Andy Verdone is given a ride by lifeguards following the team\u2019s practice and celebration for Verdone\u2019s retirement in Huntington Beach on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Verdone has coached and taught surfers for nearly 40 years. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Huntington Beach High School alumnus George Lambert, facing, hugs surfing...\" class=\"wp-image-12403\" height=\"831\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/039f35a16de9db6cb6133b2b2979e85c-1024x831.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/039f35a16de9db6cb6133b2b2979e85c-1024x831.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/039f35a16de9db6cb6133b2b2979e85c-300x243.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/039f35a16de9db6cb6133b2b2979e85c-768x623.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/039f35a16de9db6cb6133b2b2979e85c-1536x1246.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/039f35a16de9db6cb6133b2b2979e85c.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Huntington Beach High School alumnus George Lambert, facing, hugs surfing coach Andy Verdone during the team\u2019s practice and celebration for Verdone\u2019s retirement in Huntington Beach on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Verdone has coached and taught surfers for nearly 40 years. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Huntington Beach High School surf team members Dylan Sloan laughs...\" class=\"wp-image-12404\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/52dd2127bc43a70e894ea193feda088e-1024x576.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/52dd2127bc43a70e894ea193feda088e-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/52dd2127bc43a70e894ea193feda088e-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/52dd2127bc43a70e894ea193feda088e-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/52dd2127bc43a70e894ea193feda088e-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/52dd2127bc43a70e894ea193feda088e.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Huntington Beach High School surf team members Dylan Sloan laughs with coach Andy Verdone during the team\u2019s practice and celebration for Verdone\u2019s retirement in Huntington Beach on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Verdone has coached and taught surfers for nearly 40 years. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Huntington Beach High School surfing coach Andy Verdone acknowledges a...\" class=\"wp-image-12405\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/81e963cf25a17c0eb1023fd98ad4250f-1024x759.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/81e963cf25a17c0eb1023fd98ad4250f-1024x759.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/81e963cf25a17c0eb1023fd98ad4250f-300x222.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/81e963cf25a17c0eb1023fd98ad4250f-768x569.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/81e963cf25a17c0eb1023fd98ad4250f-1536x1138.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/81e963cf25a17c0eb1023fd98ad4250f.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Huntington Beach High School surfing coach Andy Verdone acknowledges a recognition from lifeguards in Tower 1 on the pier following the team\u2019s practice and celebration for Verdone\u2019s retirement in Huntington Beach on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Verdone has coached and taught surfers for nearly 40 years. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><div>Huntington Beach High School surf team members Ziah Santa Cruz, left, and Makenna McMurray take a photo with Andy Verdone to celebrate Verdone\u2019s retirement in Huntington Beach on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Verdone has coached and taught surfers for nearly 40 years. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<h4>Jock surfer<\/h4>\n<p>Verdone first got his feet wet surfing when a neighbor down the street gave him an old longboard. Growing up in Lakewood, about 20 minutes from the coast, he would tag along with his older brother to the Seal Beach Jetty, later making his way down to Bolsa Chica, then further south to the infamous Huntington Beach Pier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a million miles away when you\u2019re young,\u201d Verdone said of his inland upbringing as a jock who played baseball and football.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI came from an era of coaches being very strict,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019d go surfing and there were no coaches. I\u2019m just enjoying the freedom of going with my friends, getting away from yelling and screaming coaches grabbing your football mask.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He remembers standing on the football field watching the wind whip the trees, knowing the offshores were blowing and the swell was brewing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was all in,\u201d he said of the surf lifestyle. \u201cI was an athletic jock who surfed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He ended up going to San Francisco State to play college football, trying out for the United Football League but not making the cut. So he decided to come back to Orange County to get a teaching degree from Long Beach State.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He landed his first teaching job at Westminster High, and the following year was hired at Huntington Beach High.<\/p>\n<p>He taught special education for 30 years and PE for the past 12, a total of 42 years. Naturally, for the first few years, he also coached the football team.<\/p>\n<p>But in his soul, he was a surfer.<\/p>\n<p>Huntington Beach had an established surf team; formed in 1967, it was one of the first to pop up in the state. By the time Verdone got to the school in the mid-1980s, it was led by Chuck Allen, who was getting ready to retire in the 1987-88 school year.<\/p>\n<p>Verdone would make his plea: \u201cI\u2019m the only guy on staff who surfs. I want this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need this job.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>No cheerleaders<\/h4>\n<p>Verdone had to get the nod first from surf team members, including Nea Post, who would later earn a spot alongside her future surf coach on the Surfing Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you going to bring cheerleaders from football down to the beach?\u201d Post asked during the student interview. \u201cBecause we don\u2019t want that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No cheerleaders, Verdone promised.<\/p>\n<p>The team had strong personalities, the likes of Casey Wheat and Joey Hawkins and other standout surfers who would eventually help Verdone find his footing in the sand as their coach.<\/p>\n<p>The surf team has always been a force in the competition arena, clinching 12 NSSA national titles through the years. On June 13 and 14, the team will go for another during the NSSA championships at Salt Creek, giving Verdone one last shot at a title.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most successful pro surfers to graduate from his program is Brett Simpson, a captain who would go on to win the US Open of Surfing two times. The World Tour surfer would become a celebrity in Surf City and beyond and later coached the first Olympic team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoach Verdone will always have a special place in my heart. From a young high school kid who didn\u2019t know much, I got put in such a great situation being able to learn from him and meet some great people and lifelong friends along the way,\u201d said Simpson, one of many who showed up Thursday to wish him well in retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Verdone didn\u2019t just put an emphasis on classroom education, but each year would take young surfers around the world \u2014 Australia, Hawaii, South Africa, South America and more \u2014 to pursue waves and learn about different cultures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething will go wrong. But it\u2019s how you deal with it \u2014 it can ruin a trip or be part of the story,\u201d he would tell each group, year after year. \u201cLet it be part of the story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He recalled one time they had to take a surf team member to the veterinarian to get stitched up following a surf accident, a lesson that life doesn\u2019t always go as planned.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=12389\">$2.1 million in illegal drugs seized from San Clemente couple\u2019s home, authorities say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEducation by travel is just awesome,\u201d Verdone said. \u201cIt teaches you things you can\u2019t get out of a book. It teaches us the experiences you can only get out there on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Verdone\u2019s impact is generational.<\/p>\n<p>Well-known Huntington Beach surfer Ryan Turner, who like Verdone has been inducted into the Surfers\u2019 Hall of Fame, was on the surf team from 1996 through 1999. He\u2019s been watching his 17-year-old daughter, Bailey, take her surfing to new heights under Verdone\u2019s guidance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just crazy what he\u2019s done. He\u2019s such a legend and he\u2019s done it for so long, and won so many national championships,\u201d Ryan Turner said. \u201cWhat a rad person, amazing coach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Palmer transferred from Oklahoma, a far cry from the beach, in her freshman year. She decided to give it a shot when she learned she could take surfing as her PE class and be on the surf team.<\/p>\n<p>Her mother, Michelle Palmer, would drop her off early in the morning and watch the class, marveling at the camaraderie and friendships formed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey all came from different places, and surfing was what connected them,\u201d she said of her daughter\u2019s group of friends, now seniors. \u201cHe knew her name, knew who she was, knew her story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe made her feel a part of something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nina Staros is a 15-year-old freshman who recently won second place at a state championship, another one of the team\u2019s surfers destined for greatness, Verdone said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe just taught me to believe in myself,\u201d Staros said. \u201cHe always tells me, \u2018If you don\u2019t believe in yourself, then who will?\u2019 He just puts so much confidence in me and allows me to not feel stressed about surfing and makes it feel so fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an era where young surfers are increasingly opting out of school to pursue their pro dreams, he urges them to continue their education. At the end of each school year, scholarships are handed out at an annual banquet.<\/p>\n<p>On his concrete plaque across from the pier at the Surfers\u2019 Hall of Fame, where he was inducted in 2012, he wrote the words: \u201cChase your dream but stay in school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brett Barnes, his assistant coach for 20 years, has heard Verdone tell countless kids the same message. Ironically, the two were born in the same hospital, on the same day on Sept. 11, 1959, an hour apart from one another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were meant to be alongside each other,\u201d Barnes joked.<\/p>\n<p>Barnes said he admired the way Verdone pushed the kids, sometimes in a very straightforward, honest way: \u201cYou\u2019re not going to be the next Kelly Slater.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Verdone\u2019s replacement, science teacher Ian Dominelli, has been training with Verdone through the past year, also a ball sport surfer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just telling him: It\u2019s not football, and you\u2019re not bringing cheerleaders down to the beach,\u201d Verdone warns. \u201cWe learned that a long time ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dominelli knows he has some big beach flip-flops to fill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no way to fill that legacy he\u2019s created,\u201d he said. \u201cHis message to me is: Make it about the kids, promote the kids and community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s that philosophy that makes the school\u2019s surf team unique. Most schools require tryouts, and only top surfers make the cut. But at Huntington Beach High, anyone can join the surf team, with about 100 students participating each year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is so inclusive. As long as they pass the swim test, they are on,\u201d Principal Danny Morris said. \u201cThere\u2019s kids with no boards, kids that have never surfed before, they are coming out on the south side as their first experience surfing. That\u2019s pretty special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The model is a point of pride for the school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s more than just a surf team,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s like a surf family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no one more important than family, both your own family and your community, said Verdone, whose children, Andrew and Bella, along with wife Shannon, were among the dozens who gathered for a group photo near Tower 1, where Verdone spent so many years on the sand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t lose when you have a family,\u201d Verdone said. \u201cIt\u2019s more than the competition \u2014 we are \u2018ohana,\u2019 we are family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Verdone walked toward the Sugar Shack on Main Street for a celebratory breakfast Thursday morning, a voice on the loudspeaker from the lifeguard tower on the pier gave a final farewell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re wishing you a very happy retirement,\u201d the lifeguard said for all the beach to hear, Verdone flashing a peace sign and a smile back at the tower. \u201cThank you for all that you do for the Huntington Beach community, we wish you the best of luck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A gathering will be held at Duke\u2019s Restaurant at the base on the pier from 3-6 p.m. on June 18 for people who want to congratulate Verdone on his accomplishments and retirement.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=12387\">More violations, mishaps uncovered at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 38 years of showing up at dawn, the beloved Huntington Beach High School teacher and surf coach is riding into retirement, the community coming out Thursday morning to celebrate his final day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12392,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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