- Corona del Mar High School
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Corona del Mar High School Address 2101 Eastbluff Drive
Newport Beach, California 92660Information Type Public Motto Home of the Sea Kings Established 1962 School district Newport-Mesa Unified School District Principal Timothy Bryan (9 - 12), Guy Olguin (7 & 8) Grades 7 - 12 Enrollment 2,182 Color(s) Navy, Columbia blue, Silver Nickname CdM Team name Sea Kings , Sea Queens Rival Newport Harbor High School Website CDMHS Corona del Mar High School is a school located in the East Bluff neighborhood of 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).
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Academics
The school was established in 1962, and received a "silver" rating in 2009 by US News and World Report.[1] In 2011, Newsweek Magazine rated CdM in the top 1% of high schools in the nation.[2]
Athletics
Corona del Mar has 81 CIF Southern Section Championships since opening in 1962, and had 48 CIF Southern Section Runners-up. They have also won 12 California Interscholastic Federation State Championships and had 2 California Interscholastic Federation State Runners-up. They have had the most titles in Boy's Water polo winning the title 13 times and being runners-up 6 times. They have won most of their state titles in Girl's Cross Country having won 6 State Championships, with 1 Runners-up. In 2006, the girl's tennis team completed an undefeated season (28-0) and won the CIF championship. In March 2007, the boy's basketball team won their sixth CIF Championship. In June 2007, Corona del Mar won the most CIF Southern Section titles with the acquisition of the boy's volleyball and girl's cross country and track and field titles. Corona del Mar added boy's and girl's lacrosse to their sports program in 2007. In addition, CdM has both a girls and boys soccer team and a boys roller hockey team. In 2010 the Boy's soccer team won CIF Southern Section for the first time in school history. They also won the SoCal State Championship and finished ranked 2nd in the nation. In 2011 the boy's volleyball team won the Powerade Fab 50 ESPN Rise National championship trophy. [3] The high school also competes in non-CIF sanctioned sports of sailing, crew and surfing.
Controversies
Corona del Mar High School has been described as a school that "has seen troubles and controversy usually reserved for inner-city schools".[4] In 2009, the school settled a lawsuit brought by the ACLU on behalf of women students and LGBT students at the school.[5] The suit accused the school of "fostering a 'sexist' and 'homophobic' atmosphere" documented in a Facebook video where three Corona del Mar football players threatened to rape and kill a female classmate and used homophobic slurs.[6]
The school again came to national attention in 2009 after then Principal Fal Asrani canceled the student production of Rent.[7] The school drama teacher, Ronald Martin, stated that he had chosen the play because he had noticed "creeping homophobia on this Orange County campus” and because “some teachers reported that they had heard [gay] slurs at school.”[8] The ACLU lawsuit and its signatories also cited this cancellation as further evidence that homophobic bullying and sexist harassment was tolerated at the school.[9] The production was subsequently reinstated. The opening night was marked by a demonstration by the Westboro Baptist Church.[10] Approximately 200 Corona del Mar students and community members conducted their own counter-protest.[11] The school's production of Rent went on to garner national acclaim with its award-winning run and sold-out audiences.[12]
Notable alumni
- Debbie Cook, 2007-2008 mayor of Huntington Beach, California[13]
- Taylor Dent, former professional tennis player[14]
- Kevin Hansen, indoor volleyball Olympian[15]
- Matt Keough, former MLB pitcher for the Oakland A's[16]
- Bill Leach, Olympic canoer.[17]
- Brad Alan Lewis, Olympic gold medalist in rowing[18]
- Leslie Mann, Actress [19]
- Eric Marienthal, Jazz saxophonist[20]
- Mark McGrath, Lead singer of the pop / rock band Sugar Ray [21]
- Joseph "McG" McGinty Nichol, Film, record, and television director & producer[22]
- Kelly Rutherford, Actress[23]
- Brad Sherman, Congressman for the 27th district of California.
- Susan Thomas, aka Michael Steele, former bass guitarist for rock band The Bangles[24]
- Jeff Thomason, former NFL tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, and Cincinnati Bengals[25]
- Brian Tyler, film score writer/conductor/performer for numerous movies, TV, games.[26]
References
- ^ http://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/california/corona_del_mar_high
- ^ http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/2011/americas-best-high-schools.html
- ^ http://www.ocvarsity.com/articles/team-27142-cif-title.html
- ^ Smith, Steve (June 22, 2009). "Kids These Days: Drama expands at CdM". Daily Pilot. http://articles.dailypilot.com/2009-06-22/local/dpt-kidsthesedays06232009_1_corona-del-mar-high-school-bail. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ^ "ACLU/SC Settles Lawsuit over Orange County High School That Tolerated Homophobia and Sexism" (Press release). American Civil Liberties Union. September 9, 2009. http://www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights_womens-rights/aclusc-settles-lawsuit-over-orange-county-high-school-tolerated-homophobia. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/19/local/me-aclu-school-suit19
- ^ Cohen, Patricia (September 10, 2009). "Settlement Reached in California High School ‘Rent’ Case". The New York Times. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/settlement-reached-in-california-high-school-rent-case/?hp. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ^ Healy, Patrick (February 20, 2009). "Even a Tamer Version of ‘Rent’ Is Too Wild for Some Schools". The New York Times: p. A1. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/theater/20rent.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1320105752-tii0ffIkGckeG7XOoNOY4Q. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ Franke, Katherine (October 1, 2009). "RENT Case in California Illustrates Ongoing Problem of Homophobic Speech in High Schools". Gender & Sexuality Law Blog. Columbia Law School. http://blogs.law.columbia.edu/genderandsexualitylawblog/2009/10/01/rent-case-in-california-illustrates-ongoing-problem-of-homophobic-speech-in-high-schools/. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ^ Hodgins, Paul (April 21, 2009). "‘God hates Corona del Mar High School’ says church that plans to protest ‘Rent’ production". The Orange County Register. http://artsblog.ocregister.com/2009/04/21/god-hates-corona-de-mar-high-school-says-church-that-plans-to-protest-its-production-of-rent/10425/. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ Esquivel, Paloma (April 25, 2009). "'Rent' opens in Corona del Mar; students counter anti-gay protest". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2009/apr/25/local/me-rent-protest25. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ Bailey, Brianna (June 19, 2009). "‘Rent’ scores multiple awards". Daily Pilot. http://articles.dailypilot.com/2009-06-19/news/dpt-rent06209_1_corona-del-gay-activists-mar-high-schools. Retrieved 30 October 30, 2011.
- ^ Segura, Joe (September 12, 2008). "Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook, a Congress hopeful, knows how to hold her ground". Long Beach Press-Telegram. http://www2.presstelegram.com/news/ci_10451559.
- ^ "Agassi advances but he won't face Dent". Orange County Register. August 11, 2005. http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/sections/sports/other/article_630698.php. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ^ "Hansen helps Team USA to Olympic win". Daily Pilot. http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2008/08/23/sports/cdm/dpt-spolympics081608.txt. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Matt Keough". www.thebaseballcube.com. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/K/matt-keough.shtml.
- ^ Weyler, John (May 23, 1991). "There's Always Another Option: No Matter What the Obstacle, Leach Finds a Way to Compete". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1991-05-23/sports/sp-3440_1_bill-leach. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ Dunn, Richard (May 13, 2002). "Hall of Fame: Brad Lewis (Corona del Mar)". Daily Pilot. http://articles.dailypilot.com/2002-05-13/news/export36862_1_rowing-corona-del-mar-bob-ernst. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ "Leslie Mann IMDb". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005182/.
- ^ "Eric Marienthal Bio". ericmarienthal.com. http://www.ericmarienthal.com/bio.html. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- ^ "Mark McGrath". www.nndb.com. http://www.nndb.com/people/453/000044321/. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ Koltnow, Barry (May 20, 2009). "Who wants to mess with 'Terminator'?". Orange County Register. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/movie-mcg-told-2419948-terminator-people. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ^ "Gossip Girl Transformations". InStyle. http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/general/photos/0,,20208061_20207867_20473224,00.html. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Corona del Mar High". Los Angeles Times. June 9, 1999. http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jun/09/news/ss-45847. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
- ^ Springer, Steve (January 26, 2005). "Working Vacation in Florida". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jan/26/sports/sp-eagles26. Retrieved June 27, 2009.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003911/ | accessdate = July 25, 2011
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Coordinates: 33°38′01″N 117°52′36″W / 33.633537°N 117.876686°W
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- High schools in Orange County, California
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