Marin Catholic High School Explained

Marin Catholic High School
Zipcode:	94904
President:	Tim Navone
Principal:	Chris Valdez
Teaching Staff:	56.5^[1]
Ratio:	13.7
Ceeb:	053215
Campus:	Suburban
Conference:	North Coast Section (NCS), Marin County Athletic League (MCAL)
Motto:	“Faith, Knowledge, Service”
Accreditation:	Western Association of Schools and Colleges^[2]
Nickname:	Wildcats
Colors:	Navy and White
Yearbook:	Montestella
Established:	1949
Enrollment:	740

Marin Catholic High School (familiarly known as MC) is a Catholic college preparatory school located in unincorporated Kentfield in Marin County, California. The school is owned by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. It was founded in 1949. Annual tuition is $26,000.^[3]

Academics

Marin Catholic offers 14 Honors Classes and 17 Advanced Placement classes.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Dave Anthony, entertainer
• John Boccabella, Major League Baseball (MLB) player^[5]
• Joey Calcaterra, college basketball player for the Connecticut Huskies and the San Diego Toreros^[6]
• Dan Fouts, Hall of Fame NFL quarterback (also attended, San Francisco).^[7]
• Jared Goff, NFL quarterback and founder of clothing brand JG16^[8]
• Robert Hass, United States Poet Laureate^[9]
• Spencer Petras, Quarterback at the University of Iowa
• Nick Rolovich, former head football coach at University of Hawaii and Washington State University.^[10]

External links

• Marin Catholic High School homepage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Search for Private Schools - School Detail for MARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL . nces.ed.gov . 18 January 2020 . EN.
2. Web site: WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools. 2009-06-05. WASC-ACS.
3. Web site: Tuition and Assistance . 2024-11-07 . www.marincatholic.org.
4. Web site: 7 November 2024 . Academic Overview . Marin Catholic.
5. Web site: John Boccabella. 21 July 2011. Costello. Rory. Society for American Baseball Research. 5 February 2019.
6. Web site: Wilson . Derek . Basketball: After competing for NCAA title, Marin’s Calcaterra, Trammell return to roots to help next generation . Marin Independent Journal . 14 August 2023.
7. Web site: 'Surreal' feeling for Dan Fouts to return to St. Ignatius. 23 April 2003. Emanuel. Lee. The San Francisco Examiner. 8 September 2017.
8. News: Rise to stardom: Jared Goff keeps Marin ties close as NFL Draft day arrives . Brown . Daniel . Marin IJ . January 19, 2018 . en.
9. Web site: Fairfax's Kay Ryan awarded Pulitzer prize for poetry. 8 April 2011. Rob. Rogers. Marin Independent Journal. 23 January 2019.
10. Web site: Ross. Ian. Nick Rolovich: Hawaii coach has Marin Catholic football roots. Marin Independent Journal. 2016-10-05. June 26, 2022.