Profile of Mr. Boaz

Welcome to Mr. Boaz’ info page. 2026/27 will be Mr. Boaz’ 11th year teaching high school. This year Mr. Boaz (PYLUSD Teacher of the Year 2025 and Orange County Teacher of the Year Semi-Finalist) will teach: Intro to Arts, Media & Entertainment, Video Production, Advanced Video Production (Tiger Tube) and Sports & Event Broadcasting (Tigers Sports & Event Network - TSEN). Our studio/classroom is in room 803.

Our productions are broadcast on:

       - Youtube Channel (Tiger Tube, The Morning Report, Live Arts and Academic Events)

       - NFHS - (Sports Events)

Mr. Boaz is a product of PYLUSD schools and graduated from California State University at Fullerton with a BA in Liberal Studies – International Business, and a Minor in Pacific Rim Studies.  After college Mr. Boaz moved to Osaka, Japan with his wife Alison. During their first year of marriage, they taught English at a private school called PASS Language Square.

Mr. Boaz is the advisor to the Rock Gala Club which started in 2019; the CTE Site Coordinator at VHS focused on managing funding for our CTE programs on campus; and a Val-Tech Intern host who produces professional short films and pilots each summer earning IMDB credit for Val-Tech Interns. 

Just over 12 years ago, Mr. Boaz returned to school earning both single subject and Career Technical Education (CTE) teaching credentials and a Masters of Education in Educational Technology from National University.  Mr. Boaz' authorized teaching subjects include; Business, Arts Media & Entertainment, Finance, Geography, Comparative Political Systems and International Relations.

Before starting the 2016-2017 school year (his first full year teaching), Mr. Boaz has had three distinct decade-long careers starting when he graduated from high school. They include working as a stage technician at Disneyland, working as a television licensing executive for Mitsubishi International Corp., and finally, he worked as an entrepreneur and small business owner (Elastic Media Corp./Media Gig 3) dubbing hundreds of episodes of Japanese Anime for clients such as Hasbro, Bandai and Pioneer.  

On a personal note, Mr. Boaz is married and has two children, was born in Detroit Michigan and has lived in north Orange County for 50+ years. As a community volunteer, Mr. Boaz currently serves as a member of the Heritage Committee for the city of Placentia, has served as President of Placentia PONY Baseball, coached baseball and basketball and has served several years as a Booster Club Board Member and past President. Mr. Boaz was also elected to sit on the Measure A - Bond Oversight Committee for the PYLUSD prior to teaching.