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. The compete in the sunset league. 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. In 2024, Marina Boys Basketball won CIF championships against Long Beach Poly. In 2025, Marina’s Girls Wrestling were league champions. Notable member is Aubree Gutierrez. Marina’s Softball team won Championships after defeating Westlake in the same year.

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

* Mihai Bagiu, Olympic gymnast * Daric Barton, professional baseball player *

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, professional baseball player *

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

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, ballerina, former principal dancer for the

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, former MLB baseball player * Bob Forrest, vocalist of the bands Thelonious Monster and The Bicycle Thief *

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, Olympic bronze medalist in 2006, women's ice hockey goaltender *

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, head coach of the

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team and former head coach of the

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, MLB pitcher *

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

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, basketball player and coach * Marc Newfield, former MLB baseball player *

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, NCAA Champion basketball coach *

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, former NBA basketball player * Tony Parrish, former NFL football player *

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Notable faculty

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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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