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Marina High School 
Victory to the ValiantLocation Huntington Beach, CA, USA Information Type Public Established 1963 Principal Paul Morrow Faculty 108[1] Number of students 3,000 students, Grades 9-12 Campus Suburban Area Color(s) Navy, Gold, & Blue Mascot Vikings Website http://www.marinavikings.org/ Marina High School is a secondary 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.[2]
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Athletics
Marina's athletic teams are known as the Vikings and the school colors are Navy Blue, Columbia Blue, and Gold. They compete in the Sunset League of the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section. Marina has no on-campus stadium and plays most of its football home games at nearby Westminster High School.
In 2009, Marina's varsity boys won CIF
In 2005, 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 2008, the school's gym was renamed "Larry Doyle Gym" in memory of the coach Larry Doyle, who died in 1999 from cancer.
The rival sporting schools for Marina include Westminster High School, Huntington Beach High School, Edison High School, Ocean View High School and Fountain Valley High School.
Notable alumni
- Daric Barton, professional baseball player for the Oakland Athletics[3]
- Robin Beauregard, Olympic medalist[4]
- Johnny Christ, bassist for hard rock/metal band, Avenged Sevenfold
- Kevin Elster, former MLB baseball player[5]
- Adam Hayward, NFL fooball player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Dave Mustaine, lead vocalist & guitarist for hard rock/metal band, Megadeth
- Marc Newfield, former MLB baseball player
- Cherokee Parks, former NBA basketball player
- Justin Sellers, INF for the Los Angeles Dodgers
References
- ^ California Department of Education
- ^ "2009 Distinguished Middle and High Schools". www.cde.ca.gov. California Department of Education. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/disting2009.asp. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
- ^ Sciacca, Mike (2008-08-20). "Former Viking to return to O.C. facing Angels". Huntington Beach Independent. http://www.hbindependent.com/articles/2008/08/25/sports/hbi-spbaseball082108.txt. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ "Robin Beauregard Profile". UCLA Water Polo web site. University of California, Los Angeles. http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/w-wpolo/mtt/beauregard_robin00.html. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
- ^ "Elster Signs With Mets". Los Angeles Times. 1987-02-26. http://articles.latimes.com/1987-02-26/sports/sp-5933_1_kevin-elster.
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Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1963
- High schools in Huntington Beach, California
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