Marina High

15871 Springdale St.

Huntington Beach 92649-1797

(714) 893-6571

* Enrollment: 2,342

* Established: 1963

* Team name: Vikings

* Principal: Carol Osbrink

* Student president: Stacy Wallace

* Valedictorians: Huy Dang and Kathryn Jones

* Famous alumni: Vancouver Grizzlies’ Cherokee Parks; Dodger Kevin Elster; Chicago Bear Tony Parrish; Dave Mustaine, founding member of Metallica and leader of Megadeth; Bob Forrest of Thelonious Monster

* Winning moments: District Teacher of the Year Stephanie Ryan; New Teacher of the Year Tim Carpenter; ESPN writing award winner Danny Sumi; county Automotive Technology Competition winners Colin Narris and Kelly Hatada; boys’ and girls’ basketball playoffs; girls’ soccer playoffs; girls’ water polo playoffs

* In the works: Interactive CD yearbook

* Graduation: 4 p.m. June 16 at the school

SENIOR STANDOUT

Huy Dang of Fountain Valley

* Achievements: Earned a 4.71 weighted grade-point average; 1580 on SAT; named Key Club president; Academic Decathlon captain; newspaper editor; Runes literary magazine secretary; math club secretary; National Honor Society; Scholar Athlete; Advanced Placement scholar; speaks Spanish and Vietnamese

* Connections: Volunteered 300 hours of community service; packaged food for the Community Development Council; Project CHERISH at Roger’s Senior Center; Bolsa Chica beach clean-ups; CHOC Walk; NBA Hoop-It-Up; March of Dimes; Huntington Beach Central Library; Mervyn’s Clothe the Children; enjoys watching TV; trivia games

* Ambitions: Attend Stanford University, major in psychology to become a pediatrician

* Family: Parents are Chu and Tran; sister is Ellen

* Claims to fame: Never missing a question on “Who Wants to a be Millionaire”; never losing at Nintendo 64’s “NFL Blitz”; spreading cheese with perfection on Handi-Snack crackers

THE SENIOR CLASS: 505