Corona del Mar High

2101 Eastbluff Drive

Newport Beach 92660-4599

(949) 515-6000

* Enrollment: 1,125

* Established: 1962

* Team name: Sea Kings

* Principal: Donald K. Martin

* Student president: Claire Duggins

* Famous alumni: Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray; fashion moguls Kelly Gray, Mossimo Giannulli, Shawn Stussy and Holly Sharp; Michael Steele of the Bangles; Green Bay Packer Jeff Thompson; Lars Ulrich of Metallica; former Yankees pitcher Marty Kiele; “Tarzan” Joey Laura; sportscaster Bill McDonald; actress Kelly Rutherford

* Winning moments: Digital High School grant; boys’ and girls’ basketball playoffs; boys’ and girls’ soccer playoffs; boys’ and girls’ cross-country championships; football playoffs; girls’ golf playoffs; girls’ tennis playoffs; girls’ volleyball playoffs; Southern Section boys’ water polo champions; girls’ water polo playoffs

* In the works: Digital arts lab; technology and physics labs; all-weather track

* Graduation: 3 p.m. June 21 at the school

SENIOR STANDOUT

Sonia Lohiya of Corona del Mar

* Achievements: Earned a 4.24 weighted grade-point average; named Associated Student Body commissioner of community service; Appreciating Diversity Club vice president; campus Red Cross president; American Cancer Society president; Key Club president; Advanced Placement scholar with honor; National Merit scholar; Regents scholar; Exchange Club Local Youth of the Year; Top 15; California Scholarship Federation; Reflections contest winner in literature; American Legion essay contest winner; Outstanding Senior; received E.I. Moore award; Golden State exam award; Spanish department award; Spirit of Volunteerism award; Community Outreach award; Academic letter; U.S. history plaque; attended UCI Program for outstanding high school physics students; published article “Expiry Date Display” in the Western Journal of Medicine; speaks Spanish

* Connections: Spanish club; Youth Against Hunger; enjoys reading; badminton; painting; volunteered more than 800 hours of community service through Red Cross; Make-a-Wish Foundation; Oasis Senior Center; Spirit Run; Fairview Developmental Center; Working Wardrobes; worked at Royal Medical Group

* Ambitions: Attend UC San Diego, major in biology and study medicine

* Family: Father is Ghan; mother is Sunita; sister is Sapna

* Claim to fame: “I am a 16-year-old senior and I did not skip any grades”

THE SENIOR CLASS: 245