Aptos High School

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Aptos High School
Address
100 Mariner Way
Aptos, California, Santa Cruz County 95003
Information
School district Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD)
Principal Casey O'Brien
Grades 9-12
Number of students 1,400 (2012)
Colour(s) Midnight Blue and White
Mascot Mariner
Website

Aptos High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Aptos, California, USA in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. Aptos High serves the communities of Rio Del Mar, Corralitos, Seacliff, Seascape, La Selva Beach, Buena Vista and Watsonville.

Historically, Aptos has been one of the largest high schools in the county, but recently other district schools Watsonville High School and Pajaro Valley High School have surpassed its enrollment.

In addition to standard curriculum, Aptos High School offers video production, computer technology, and various other courses. Recently some of the music classes, such as guitar, were dropped due to cuts in the California school budget.

As of 2008 Aptos High School has a new Performing Arts Center, where school plays are performed. It also has a neighboring second gymnasium used for multiple sports.

The campus includes a disc golf course that is open to the public outside of school hours.

Recently, the Mariners have hired Coach Randy Blankenship from Madera in April 2010 to be their new head football coach. Since then, the Mariners football team has been to the playoffs twice in the two years that he has coached there, only to be knocked out of the playoffs in the first round in both years by Terra Nova High in 2010, and St. Ignatius Prep in 2011.

The 2013 Freshman Football Team won the SCCAL Championship with a 9-1 record.

Notable alumni

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