Type Public Established 2006 CEEB code 051938 Mascot The Mariner | Motto Navigating The Future Opened 2006 Phone +1 831-583-2060 Number of students 600 | |
Superintendent Dr. Daniel PK Diffenbaugh Address 298 Patton Pkwy, Marina, CA 93933, USA District Monterey Peninsula Unified School District | ||
Marina High School is a public high school located in the outside of Marina, California which began operating in 2006. Marina High School is within the Monterey Peninsula Unified District (MPUSD). The campus size is smaller than the average high school and smaller than the other MPUSD high schools, Monterey and Seaside High School. The first graduating class was in 2009. Average enrollment is 630 students. The school serves the cities of Marina, Seaside, Monterey, nearby CSUMB residential parks, Pacific Grove,and Salinas
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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. MPUSD schools are very diverse. Marina High School included.
Ethnicities
Ethnicities of Marina High School are shown on the pie chart on the left. Most of the students are Hispanic, mainly Mexican and Salvadorian. Most of the white students are Italian, German, Irish, and/or Spanish and others included. Asian students are mainly South Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, and South Asian. Pacific Islander students are mainly Samoan, Tongan, Indo-Fijian, 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. The school did not excel past the top 50 or to victory.
SAILS
Marina SAILS Academies is a program that stands for Students Achieving Through Integrated Learning Systems
Vision
Students Achieving Through Integrated Learning Systems states their vision is "The vision of Marina SAILS Academies is to provide students with a rigorous arts, science, and technology education that nurtures globally aware, service-oriented, and technologically savvy citizens who are prepared for the demands of higher education and the 21st century workplace.'"
Mission
Their mission states: "In collaboration with its community partners, The Marina SAILS Academy will provide students with a choice of unique and rigorous pathways that prepare students for post-secondary success. Marina SAILS will ensure that students gain the critical skills needed to navigate the future as productive members of their chosen field through rigorous coursework, service-learning, the mastery of current technologies, project based learning, and an emphasis on career and technical education. By connecting students’ academic learning to workforce readiness and contextualizing coursework within the framework of college preparation, students will be able to confidently meet the challenges of the future."