Neptune High

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Neptune High
Neptune High School
Established Unknown
School type Fictional (public)
Principal Principal Alan Moorehead
Principal Van Clemmons
Location Neptune, California, United States
Mascot Polly the parrot

Located in the fictional seaside city of Neptune, California, Neptune High is one of the settings of Veronica Mars.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details about Veronica Mars follow.

The school is pretty divided between the haves (the 09ers, those who live in the rich 90909 area code) and the have-nots (which include the PCH Bike Club, a biker gang). Standing halfway between them is Veronica Mars, who graduated in 2006 during the episode "Not Pictured."

Neptune's main rival is Pan High. They are known to perform pranks every year on each other, including one year where both Neptune's and Pan's mascots (Polly the Parrot, and Billy the goat, respectively) were kidnapped (although it turned out that Polly's kidnapper actually attended Neptune High) ("Betty and Veronica").

There have also been several scandals involving teachers. The former principal, Alan Moorehead, was exposed to have had an affair with one of his students and have hid the baby that resulted from the affair in the girls' bathroom ("My Mother, the Fiend"). Mr. Rooks was also found to have had an affair with one of his students, Susan Knight ("Mars vs. Mars"). Ms. Hauser, the health teacher, was caught taking money from the Senior Trip ("Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough").

Neptune High also had a policy of "Pirate Points", where students who were involved in certain activities, like sports, student council, and cheerleading, were allowed extra privileges (like getting to have food delivered on-campus). Duncan Kane, upon becoming student council president, restructured the Pirates Points system to allow those in band, the school newspaper, school plays, on the honor roll, or those in vocational trades receive points as well ("Return of the Kane").

Neptune High was also home to a secret society called the Tritons. Those who were chosen to become Tritons had to go through various hazing rituals, such as streaking through the school, performing karaoke, or speaking entirely in pangrams ("Clash of the Tritons").

The exteriors of Neptune High are actually Oceanside High School.

[edit] References

  • Veronica Mars: The Complete First Season, Warner Home Video, 2005, UPC 01256972774.
  • Veronica Mars: The Complete Second Season, Warner Home Video, 2006, UPC 012569769175.


Veronica Mars
Episode List | Cast | Official Website
Current Main Characters Veronica Mars | Logan Echolls | Wallace Fennel | Dick Casablancas
Parker Lee | Stosh "Piz" Piznarski | Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie
Eli “Weevil” Navarro | Keith Mars
Former Main Characters Mallory Dent | Duncan Kane | Cassidy Casablancas | Jackie Cook | Don Lamb
Family Kendall Casablancas | Terrence Cook | Aaron Echolls | Lynn Echolls | Trina Echolls
Alicia Fennel | Celeste Kane | Jake Kane | Lilly Kane | Lianne Mars | Charlie Stone
Neptune High Van Clemmons | Vincent Clemmons | Corny | Gia Goodman | Hannah Griffith
Rebecca James | Meg Manning | Madison Sinclair | Felix Toombs | Troy Vandegraff
Hearst College Tim Foyle | Mercer Hayes | Hank Landry | Cyrus O'Dell | Moe Slater
Residents of Neptune Leo D'Amato | Liam Fitzpatrick | Woody Goodman | Abel Koontz
Cliff McCormack | Mindy O'Dell | Vinnie Van Lowe | Clarence Wiedman
Places Neptune, California | Neptune Grand | Camelot Motel
Neptune High | Hearst College