San Marin High School | |
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Address | |
15 San Marin Drive Novato, CA, Marin County 94945 United States |
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Coordinates | 38°07′12″N 122°36′17″W / 38.120109°N 122.604656°WCoordinates: 38°07′12″N 122°36′17″W / 38.120109°N 122.604656°W |
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School type | Public, comprehensive high school |
School district | Novato Unified School District |
Oversight | WASC |
Superintendent | Shalee Cunningham |
CEEB code | 052172 |
Principal | Adam Littlefield |
Assistant Principals | Mike Casper Leslie Norinsky |
School color(s) | Green & Gold |
Mascot | Mustang |
Team name | Mustangs |
Rival | Novato High School Hornets |
Publication | Mustang Messenger (newsletter) |
Newspaper | Pony Express |
Website | http://sanmarin.nusd.org/ |
San Marin High School is a high school located in Novato, California, in the United States. Novato is in Marin County.
The current enrollment is 1039. The staff includes 62 certificated members including three counselors, one librarian and three administrators. The school employs 25 classified staff including six office staff, three custodians, two part-time and one full-time campus supervisor, eight instructional aides (two for ELL students, three for RSP students and three for Special Day Class students), a library clerk, a college and career center specialist and two food service employees.
Novato High School is the other high school in the Novato Unified School District.
San Marin High School opened in 1968 in Novato.
Robert Vieth became principal in 2007, after the former principal was dismissed by the District's board, resulting in extended protests by parents, staff, and students. Vieth established the first code of conduct for student athletes and coaches in Marin County and began the San Marin Plus school-within-a-school program in 2010 for credit deficient students. Vieth announced plans for his retirement in March 2011.
The school occupies 39.6 acres (160,000 m2), with a total of 51 classrooms, one gymnasium and one mini-gym, a student center, library, college and career center, media room, art department, gym, and science lab. All the facilities have recently been upgraded thanks to the Facility Bond. The seniors have a tradition of chalking their graduating class year on a hill on the north side of the school named, "Senior Hill".
Athletic facilities include tennis and basketball courts, baseball and softball diamonds, soccer field and a newly upgraded artificial turf football field and an all weather track.
San Marin High School serves grades 9–12, and offers a comprehensive program of study to approximately 1040 students. San Marin has established educational objectives aimed at providing students with challenging learning experiences in academics, as well as providing assistance with choosing future educational and career choices. Students are given opportunities to take classes in performing arts, visual arts, athletics, Regional Occupational Program courses, Advanced Placement and Honors Courses, and Sheltered Courses. In particular, R.O.P. (Regional Occupational Program)(493 students), A.P. (453 students) and honors enrollment (140 students) has climbed dramatically.
The school has 62 teachers, 25 classified staff and a regional occupational program. The school newspaper is called The Pony Express.