Corona del Mar High School
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Corona del Mar High School | |
| Home of the Sea Kings | |
| Established | 1962 |
| School type | Public |
| Principal | Fal Asrani (9-12),
Guy Olguin (7-8) |
| Location | Newport Beach, California |
| Enrollment | 2,182 |
| Colors | navy blue, silver & white |
| Homepage | CDMHS |
Corona del Mar High School is located in Newport Beach, California and belongs to the Newport Mesa Unified School District. It is a combination of a middle school (7th & 8th grades) and a high school (9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th grades). The seventh and eighth graders have traditionally been called Sea Weeds, which is a play on words of the actual mascot, Sea Kings.
Contents |
[edit] History
The school was established in 1962, and has consistently proven itself a top-ranking school in both California and the nation. Winning many awards in academics and sports, CdM is considered one of California's top schools. In the summer of 2005 the school embarked on a massive renovation project in the wake of California Measure "A".
[edit] Athletics
Corona del Mar has one of Southern California's most respected athletics programs, and has won ten Pacific Coast League titles and four CIF Southern Section Championships in 2006 under athletic director Jerry Jelnick, and was replaced in that position by former basketball coach Paul Orris in July 2006. In 2006, the girl's tennis team completed an undefeated season and won the CIF championship. The girl's cross country team won both the CIF championship and the State championship. In March of 2007, the boy's basketball team won their fourth CIF Championship. Corona del Mar has also added boy's and girl's lacrosse to their sports program. 2007 will be the inaugural CIF season for both teams.
[edit] Prominent alumni
- Mark McGrath - lead singer of the band Sugar Ray and co-host of the television show Extra
- Eric Marienthal - jazz saxophonist (class of '76)
- Bryan Tyler - film composer
- Peter Robbins - original voice of Charlie Brown on TV (class of '74)
- Scott Snyder - author
- Alex Gurney - race car driver
- Bill Leach - olympian (kayaking) (class of '62)
- Toni Hewitt- olympian (swimming) participated in the '68 olympics swimming the 200m butterfly (class of '69)
- Michael Steele - former singer/bassist for the Bangles. The former Susan Thomas (class of '73)
- Stuart Karl - entrepreneur and early innovator of VHS video technology, formed Karl-Lorimar in the '80's. In August of 1991 Stu died of skin cancer at the age of 38. (class of '71)
- Matt Keough - major league pitcher Oakland A's,(77-83) Yankees, Cards, Cubs & Astros retired '86 (class of '73)
- Erin Gray - actress. (class of '67)
- Vicki McCarty- former Playboy centerfold appearing in the September '79 issue. She is also an attorney, writer and producer for cable TV (class of '72)
- Mary Setterholm - former U.S. women's surfing champion (class of '73)
[edit] Although not alumni, the following celebrities attended CdMHS
- Taylor Dent - professional tennis player
- Lars Ulrich - drummer for the band Metallica
- Andrew Chou - rapper in the Taiwanese group Machi
- Greg Laurie- televangelist & senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship frequently appears on the Trinity Broadcasting Network
[edit] Location
2101 Eastbluff Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 515-6000
