Corona del Mar High School
| 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 | colombia blue, north carolina blue, silver & white |
| Homepage | CDMHS |
Corona del Mar High 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.
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, and in the Summer of 2005 the school embarked on a massive renovation project in the wake of California Measure "A".
Athletics
Corona del Mar high has one of Southern California's most respected athletic programs, and has won ten Pacific Coast League titles and four CIF Southern Section Championships in 2006 under athletic director Jerry Jelnick. He 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 (28-0) 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.
Prominent alumni
- Jed "Clampett" Clark- professional bodyboarder. Discovered a bubblin crude at the Wedge
- Alex Gurney - race car driver
- Stuart Karl - entrepreneur and early innovator of VHS technology, posthumously inducted into the Video Hall of Fame (class of '71)
- Brad Alan Lewis - olympic gold medalist in rowing, double sculls at the olympic games in '84. (class of '72)
- Leslie Mann - actress (class of '88)
- Eric Marienthal - jazz saxophonist (class of '76)
- Mark McGrath - lead singer for the band Sugar Ray & co host of Extra!
- Peter Robbins - original voice of Charlie Brown on TV (class of '74)
- Susan Thomas - aka Michael Steele bass player and vocals for the Bangles (class of '73)
- Brian Tyler - film composer of Constantine & The Fast & the Furious: Toyko Drift
Although not alumni, the following celebrities attended CdMHS
- Andrew Chou - rapper in Taiwanese hip hop group Machi
- Taylor Dent - professional tennis player
- Lars Ulrich - drummer for the band Metallica
- Vanness Wu - pop star in Taiwanese boy band F4
- Greg Laurie - senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship frequently appears on the Trinity Broadcasting Network graduated from Newport Harbor High
- Erin Gray - actress Buck Rogers in the 21st century & Silver Spoons graduated from Beverly Hills High
Location
2101 Eastbluff Drive
Newport Beach, Ca. 92660
(949) 515-6000
External links
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