Marina High School (Huntington Beach, California)

Marina's athletic teams are known as the Vikings and their school colors 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. Marina High is currently building a stadium for their on-campus games. ==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==

• Victoria Anthony, 2015 and 2017 U.S. Open champion and Olympian. • Mihai Bagiu, Olympic gymnast • Daric Barton, professional baseball player • Jake Bauers, professional baseball player • Robin Beauregard, Olympic medalist • Vanessa Laine Bryant, model, dancer • Johnny Christ, bassist for American metal band Avenged Sevenfold • Evelyn Cisneros, ballerina, former principal dancer for the San Francisco Ballet • Kim Commons, International Chess Master • Sofia Cook, soccer player • Kevin Elster, former MLB baseball player • Bob Forrest, vocalist of the bands Thelonious Monster and The Bicycle Thief • 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 • Cory Lewis, MLB pitcher • 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 • Justin Sellers, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates • Jerry Simon, American Israeli Basketball Player ==Academics==

Marina offers great academic programs, and they are the number 1 school in Huntington Beach. They have the top ranked academics combined with real-world skills, Over 20 advanced placement class offerings, Award Winning Robotics Program, and Dual enrollment pathways, including Criminal Justice and Nursing. Marina is the only school in HBUHSD to earn the College Board Honor Roll. == Former principals ==

• Glen Dysinger: 1963-1971 • Charles Weaver: 1971-1979 • Robert Barbot: 1979-1981 • Paul Berger: 1981-1985 • Lee Eastwood: 1985 • Ira Toibin: 1985-1989 • Jim Keating: 1989-1995 • Carol Osbrink: 1995-2002 • Steve Roderick: 2002-2007 • Paul Morrow: 2007-2015 • Jessie Marion: 2015-2021 • Morgan Smith: 2021-2024 • Tim Floyd: 2024–Present ==References==