Marina High School is a public high school located in

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which began operating in 2006. Marina High School is within the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (MPUSD). The campus is smaller than the average high school and smaller than the other MPUSD high schools,

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and Seaside high schools. The first graduating class was in 2009. Average enrollment is 630 students. The school serves the cities of

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, Seaside,

, nearby CSUMB residential parks, Pacific Grove, and Salinas.

Athletics

The football team won its first game in the fall of 2013 and won three more games after that. Autumn athletics include cross country, football girls volleyball, and cheerleading. Winter sports are boys basketball, girls basketball, boys soccer, and girls soccer. Spring sports are baseball, softball, and off-campus aquatic swimming.

Students

Enrollment is at about 600 students.

Ethnicities

Ethnicities of Marina High School are shown on the pie chart on the left. Most of the students are Hispanic, mainly Mexican and

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. Most of the white students are

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, and/or

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and others included. Asian students are mainly South Korean,

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, and

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. Pacific Islander students are mainly

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n, Tongan,

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, and others included. The school has a Latino Club and Pacific Islanders Club.

Vans Custom Culture Competition

In 2014, Marina High School made it into the top 50 of the Vans Custom Culture competition. Miguel Martinez (11), Marissa Braxton (11), Areli Rico (11), and Sally Jimenez (12)represented the school.

References

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