Marina High Alumni Beach Party - July 25th, 2020 (Saturday)

This will be our 11th annual Marina Beach Party for all class years. Past alumni, faculty, friends, and family are welcome each year for this FREE annual event.

Event Coordinators: Patrick Knowles, Rick Tobin, Amy Mason, and Shirley Flack

Food Buffet and BBQ Chef - Shirley Flack; Music DJ - Chris Twining and SeaLegs at the Beach; Sign-In Table - Patricia Caponiti and Jean Tobin; Key Party Personnel with Multiple Functions - Denise Clark Churchill, Teresa Flack, Shelley Flack, and 100+ other alumni who bring food and supplies to the party; RV and Motorhome Coordinator - Deanna Fowler Kavanagh; and drone video production wizard - Mike Sola.

On Saturday, July 25th, 2020 at 10 am, we will be holding our 11th annual Marina High Alumni Beach Party for all class years at the Bolsa Chica State Beach near Lifeguard Tower 26 in Huntington Beach, and right adjacent to the Sea Legs at the Beach restaurant and bar. This location is approximately a few hundred yards south of Jack in the Box, which is near the corner of Warner and PCH.

Here is a drone video taken at the 2018 Beach Party by Michael Sola which also includes a large number of photos from the party:

https://vimeo.com/282991840

For friends and family who don't have access to Facebook, please forward them the Marina Beach Party website link:

http://www.marinabeachparty.com/

To see more details and photos of past Beach Parties as well, please visit the "Marina High School Annual Beach Reunions" Group page linked here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/marinabeachpartyreunion/?fref=ts

In 2020, the Class Years of '70, '75, '80, '85, '90, '95, '00, '05, and '10 may be scheduling either mini-reunions or more formal events. We had a record 30+ class years represented by Marina alumni at the 2018 Marina Beach Party. If these class years plan on holding their individual class reunions within the Beach Party as either their main reunion event or as a portion of their weekend reunion event, please let us know so that we may coordinate and market the events together.

PARKING INFORMATION: There is free parking north of Jack in the Box in Sunset Beach, and paid gated parking for $7.50 (disabled), $14 (senior), and $15 (general) in the adjacent lot several hundreds yards south. The earlier you arrive, the better the parking options will be on that same day.

Here is the beach parking lot link:
https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24289

Beach Games for All Ages

The 10th annual Marina High Alumni Beach Party will have more games than ever before with the following planned activities:

* Beach Volleyball
* Cornhole / Bean Bag Toss
* Sandcastle Building Contest
* Jenga Tower (Stacked Wood Blocks)
* Trivia Games
* Card Games
For the first time ever in the history of the Marina Beach Party, we'll be playing beach volleyball games just behind our group's tents on the sand. We are very pleased to announce that Andy Klussmann (MHS '82, captain and member of UCLA's national championship volleyball teams, and a former pro beach volleyball player himself) will be our honorary team coach, referee, and teammate as needed.
These game activities are exceptional ways to connect or reconnect with new and older Viking friends whether you visit the Beach Party alone or with a large group of family and friends. If you have other games that you can bring, please let us know.

For those people who just want to chill on the sand, the Bottomless Champagne flows from 10 am to 12 noon for $20 at SeaLegs along with the music and the official start of the Marina Beach Party which also begins at 10 am. If the activities wear you out, then you can get some "fuel" at the potluck table filled with lots of tasty food.