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Parents and students press Tustin Unified to recognize girls beach volleyball as a CIF sport

Tustin Unified School District Board of Education · January 8, 2026
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Several parents, students and an educator urged the board to establish a CIF-recognized girls beach volleyball program within Tustin Unified, arguing it is low-cost, growing in college recruiting value and currently inaccessible to many district athletes without district recognition.

Multiple parents, students and an educator urged the Tustin Unified School District board to establish girls beach volleyball as a CIF-recognized high school sport, saying the district’s pilot club last year demonstrated feasibility and demand.

Jennifer Davis, who said community volunteers organized a pilot season at Foothill High School, told the board that the 2025 season “functioned as a pilot, and it worked,” and that the program missed playoffs by the narrowest margin. She…

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