Marina High School Huntington Beach, CA Bowl

Marina High School is a public high school located in the northwest corner of

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which first began operating in 1963. Marina is part of the Huntington Beach Union High School District, which includes several other area high schools. The school is located on Springdale Street between Edinger Avenue and McFadden Avenue. In 2009, the school was named a

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, the highest honor given to schools in California.

Athletics

Marina's athletic teams are known as the Vikings and their

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are Navy Blue, Columbia Blue, and Gold. They compete in the Big 4 League of the Golden West Conference

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's (CIF) Southern Section. Marina has no on-campus stadium and plays most of its football home games at nearby Westminster High School. In 2000, Marina's varsity

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team played an undefeated season of 13–0 and took both the Sunset League Championship as well as the

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Championship. In 2007, Marina Boys Basketball broke the National record for 3-point shots made in a season, making 437 three-pointers. In 2016, Marina's PoleVaulter Jett Gordon Won the

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and broke the

Division II record at 17'2". In 2021, Marina’s track and field star Elliot Elliott won the CIF California State Meet. She broke a record for longest distance run without water.

Other activities

On September 20, 2013, for the first time, a

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teen was named as Marina High School's

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. Beginning in 2014, the

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class of the school (whose mascot is a Viking) began planning, funding, and constructing a replica of a

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. In May 2016 the ship sailed on its maiden voyage at Sunset Aquatic Marina; short ocean-going trips to

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and Catalina Island are planned for the future.

Notable alumni

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, professional baseball player *

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, professional baseball player *

Robin Beauregard Robin Mary Beauregard (born February 23, 1979 in Long Beach, California) is an American water polo player, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She also won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Beauregard plays the positi ...

, Olympic medalist * Vanessa Laine Bryant, model, dancer – Wayback Machine cache from February 19, 2006 *

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, bassist for hard rock/metal band,

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* Evelyn Cisneros, ballerina, former principal dancer for the

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, former MLB baseball player *

Bob Forrest Robert O'Neil "Bob" Forrest (born February 15, 1961) is an American musician who is best known for his work with the Los Angeles bands Thelonious Monster and The Bicycle Thief. Forrest, a recovering drug addict, has worked for years as a recover ...

, vocalist of the bands

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and

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Chanda Gunn Chanda Leigh Gunn (born January 27, 1980, in Huntington Beach, California) is an American ice hockey player. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. At the games in Turin, she played close to 250 minutes and had 50 saves with a save ...

, Olympic bronze medalist in 2006, women's ice hockey goaltender * Adam Hayward, NFL football player for the

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, head coach of the

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team and former head coach of the

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, lead vocalist and guitarist for hard rock/metal band,

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* Natalie Nakase, basketball player and coach *

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, former MLB baseball player *

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, NCAA Champion basketball coach *

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, former NBA basketball player *

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, former NFL football player *

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, actor *

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, infielder for the

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, 2015 and 2017 U.S. Open champion and Olympian.https://www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/athletes/Victoria-Anthony

Notable faculty

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, American-Israeli basketball player

Demographics

The demographics of Marina High School are as follows: * Male:54%, * Female:46%, * White:49.8%, * Hispanic:19.7%, * Asian:20.1%, * Black:1%, * Two Races:2.9%, * American Indian:5.9 %, * Pacific Islander:.6%

References

External links

Marina High School website

Huntington Beach Union High School District website

Marina High School's 2006 STAR (''California Standardized Testing and Reporting'') test scores

Marina Football Website

Marina Marching Band/Concert Band/Jazz Band/Orchestra/Drumline/Color GuardMarina Choral/Vocal Music Website
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