Marina High School (San Leandro, California) - San Leandro Library

Marina High School was a public high school located in Washington Manor in San Leandro, California that operated from 1964 to 1982. It was part of the San Lorenzo Unified School District.

It first opened in September 1964 on Wicks Blvd. in San Leandro, with only Freshman, Sophomore and Junior classes. Donald Hayes was the architect of Marina High, which gave Marina its unique roofline. The students mostly came from the former Foothill High School in Hayward, CA. The first graduating class at Marina was in 1966 and the last graduating class was in 1982. Marina mainly served the Washington Manor area of San Leandro, and approximately 1200 students attended each year of its existence. Forrest S. Lindsay was the first Principal of Marina High School from 1964 through 1973. Roosevelt Bergmann was the Principal from 1974 through 1982.

Marina's athletic teams were known as The Titans, and their school colors were royal blue and white. The Titans competed in the HAAL league in the following sports: Baseball, Basketball (The Marina Titans had their first winning season in 1969-70); Football; Golf; Badminton Team, Gymnastics Team, Soccor, Swim Team; Tennis; Track; Wrestling; G.A.A. Baseball; and G.A.A. Basketball. Many clubs existed at Marina High School such as Block "M" (boys sports), G.A.A. (girls sports), Megaphone club - spirit club for the school, French Club, C.S.F. (California Scholarship Federation), Latin Club, Future Business Leaders of America, the Virons, Rally Committee, Chess Club, Music Club, JV and Varsity Cheerleaders and Songgirls, and Executive Council, Student Court Justices, Representative Assembly, Student Curriculum Council, Homemaking, Art Club, and the Thunderbolt Staff (newspaper ), Timaran Staff (yearbook).

In 1982 the property was sold from San Lorenzo to the City of San Leandro. The school was torn down to make way for single-family, detached homes, but the Marina High School Multi-purpose room, two art rooms and the cafeteria were saved and renamed The Marina Community Center, located at 15301 Wicks Blvd., San Leandro, CA. The City of San Leandro Library holds copies of Marina High School's yearbooks.

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Notable Alumni: Jimmy Lyon, Musician Howard Kadis Grammy winning musician, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Ballet Monica Govednik Youth of America, The Young Californians, Theatre, Vocal Music Jay Kadis Musician Carl Potts Cartoonist and Art Editor of Marvel Comics for 10 years Dave Albright Football Player. Fred Setterberg Author. Doug Padilla Long Distance Runner, 1984 Summer Olympics Michael Hersh CEO, Michael Hersh Productions, Recording Engineer/Producer