Mar Vista High School

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Mar Vista High School
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Main entrance of Mar Vista High School
Location
Mar Vista High School
505 Elm Avenue

Imperial Beach
,
California
91932-2099

United States
Coordinates 32°34′48″N117°7′20″W / 32.58000°N 117.12222°W / 32.58000; -117.12222
Information
Established1951
School district Sweetwater Union High School District
SuperintendentMoisés G. Aguirre [1]
PresidentEdwin Hearn
PrincipalTeresa Kramer
Teaching staff56.83 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,266 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio22.28 [2]
Colors Green, gold and white    
Athletics16 sports
MascotMarty the Mariner, Poseidon
Team nameMariners
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges [3]
NewspaperSea Breeze; Mar Vista Times
YearbookThe Log
Website Mar Vista High School

Mar Vista Senior High (MVH) is a grades 9-12 high school in Imperial Beach, California, United States. It was established in 1951. The school borders Elm Avenue to the north, Imperial Beach Avenue to the south, and Imperial Beach Charter School to the east. Mar Vista currently enrolls 1,266 students. [4]

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Mar Vista has a marine science academy called Poseidon. [5] It is frequently called "a school within a school."[ citation needed ]An NJROTC program is also located on campus. [6]

History

Sexual misconduct

On 1 March 2017, an NJROTC assistant who was previously employed at Coronado High School, was charged with statutory rape of a minor who was enrolled at Mar Vista. [7] [8] The instructor, who was hired as a substitute teacher for the 2016 school year, was alleged to have left Coronado High due to improper behavior to female students. [8] The plaintiff alledged that Coronado had failed to report the misconduct to Naval Service Training Command or Sweetwater Union. Coronado High School District was dropped from the lawsuit after failing to provide any documentation regarding Gallegos. [8] The instructor pled guilty and Sweetwater Union agreed to pay $2.2 million to the minor, who was an adult at the time of trial. [8]

On 19 May 2025, a student aide at Mar Vista under contract with Ro Health, was arrested on grounds of sexually assaulting a 17-year old who was enrolled at the school. [9] [10] The student aide was not an employee at the school. [9] The student aide originally pled not guilty, but later pled guilty in September. [10] She was placed on a work furlough, plus probation, and a ten-year protective order between her and the student.

Death of Ryder Day

On 11 April, 2024, Ryder Shoup, also known as Ryder Day, was killed in a wrong-way crash in the early morning on the I-5 South near Palomar Street. Ryder was a member of Mar Vista's football team, a junior lifeguard, and a new father at the time of his death. A vigil was held in the nearby Imperial Beach Skate Park on 11 April. [11] [12]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "About Dr. Moisés Aguirre". Superintendent's Office. Sweetwater Union High School District. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mar Vista High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  4. ↑ "School Profile: Mar Vista Senior High (CA Dept of Education)". www.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Wildcoast Teams up with Mar Vista Poseidon Academy". October 25, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Mar Vista High School | NJROTC".
  7. ↑ "Case Details". odyroa.sdcourt.ca.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Jimenez, Kayla (April 4, 2019). "Sweetwater Agreed to Pay $2 Million to Former Student Abused by JROTC Teacher". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Mar Vista High School aide arrested for suspected sexual assault of student". FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News. May 21, 2025. Archived from the original on July 22, 2025. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Imperial Beach school aide admits she had sex with a student". NBC 7 San Diego. September 12, 2025. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Imperial Beach teen killed in wrong-way crash in Chula Vista identified". cbs8.com. April 11, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  12. ↑ "New Father, 16, Dead After Wrong-Way Crash in California Remembered as the 'Sweetest Kid'". People.com. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  13. ↑ Smith, Bruce (December 10, 1978). "Bilbray: called competitor". Imperial Beach Star-News . p. 12. Retrieved October 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  14. 1 2 Mallgren, Laura (November 2, 2001). "Sweetwater district names 16 graduates to first hall of fame". The Star-News . p. 1. Retrieved October 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Mar Vista High School Class of '82". The Star-News . June 3, 1982. p. 49. Retrieved October 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ Smith, James A. (August 21, 1991). "Sailing at Southwestern". The Star-News . p. 11. Retrieved October 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ Wolf, Leslie (March 14, 1985). "'Vision Quest's' Matthew Modine has roots in SB drive-in theater". Imperial Beach Star-News . p. 1. Retrieved October 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "Mr. Overton Claims Bride In Idaho". The Star-News . April 20, 1961. p. 17. Retrieved October 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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