Marina High School (Huntington Beach, California)



Marina High School is a public high school located in the northwest corner of Huntington Beach, California 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 California Distinguished School, the highest honor given to schools in California.

Athletics
Marina's athletic teams are known as the Vikings and their school colors are Navy Blue, Columbia Blue, and Gold. They compete in the Big 4 League of the Golden West Conference California Interscholastic Federation'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 field hockey team played an undefeated season of 13–0 and took both the Sunset League Championship as well as the CIF 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 CIF California State Meet and broke the CIF 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 transgender teen was named as Marina High School's homecoming queen.

Beginning in 2014, the woodshop class of the school (whose mascot is a Viking) began planning, funding, and constructing a replica of a Viking ship. In May 2016 the ship sailed on its maiden voyage at Sunset Aquatic Marina; short ocean-going trips to Long Beach and Catalina Island are planned for the future.

Notable alumni

 * Daric Barton, professional baseball player
 * Jake Bauers, professional baseball player
 * Robin Beauregard, Olympic medalist
 * Vanessa Laine Bryant, model, dancer
 * Johnny Christ, bassist for hard rock/metal band, Avenged Sevenfold
 * Evelyn Cisneros, ballerina, former principal dancer for the San Francisco Ballet
 * Kevin Elster, former MLB baseball player
 * Bob Forrest, vocalist of the bands Thelonious Monster and The Bicycle Thief
 * Chanda Gunn, Olympic bronze medalist in 2006, women's ice hockey goaltender
 * Adam Hayward, NFL football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 * Alan Knipe, head coach of the Long Beach State 49ers men's volleyball team and former head coach of the United States men's national volleyball team
 * Dave Mustaine, lead vocalist and guitarist for hard rock/metal band, Megadeth
 * Natalie Nakase, basketball player and coach
 * Marc Newfield, former MLB baseball player
 * Lute Olson, NCAA Champion basketball coach
 * Cherokee Parks, former NBA basketball player
 * Tony Parrish, former NFL football player
 * Joe Penny, actor
 * Justin Sellers, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates
 * Victoria Anthony, 2015 and 2017 U.S. Open champion and Olympian.

Notable faculty

 * Jerry Simon, 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%