Mary Star of the Sea High School

The Mary Star of the Sea High School (Mary Star High) is a private, Roman Catholic high school in San Pedro neighborhood, Los Angeles, California.

Mary Star of the Sea High School
Address
2500 North Taper Avenue San Pedro , California 90731 United States
Coordinates	33°46′1″N 118°18′7″W
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Monstra te esse matrem (Show yourself to be our mother)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1954
Oversight	Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Principal	Rita Dever
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	519 (2010)
Student to teacher ratio	Coeducational
Color(s)	Navy Blue and Gold
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Camino Del Rey Association
Nickname	Stars
Rival	Bishop Montgomery
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Yearbook	Stella Maris
Tuition	$7,350-$15,000
Website	marystarhigh.com

The school is operated by Mary Star of the Sea Parish under the supervision of the Department of Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It was named one of the Top 50 Catholic High Schools in America in 2006.^[1]

Academics

The following Advance Placement classes are offered: AP Calculus, AP English Literature, AP European History, AP Government, AP Spanish Language, AP Environmental science, AP Physics^[2] and AP U.S. History.^{[citation needed]}

History

Mary Star of the Sea was established in 1954 by Mary Star of the Sea Parish. There is also a Mary Star of the Sea elementary in San Pedro, which was founded in 1922.^[3]

In 1959, the Archdiocese created a separate boys' high school, Fermin Lasuen High School, and Mary Star of the Sea was transitioned over several years to a girls' school (the Class of 1962 was the last co-ed class). Fermin Lasuen was closed in 1971, and MSoS once again became coeducational.^[4]

The school was originally located on 8th Street and moved to a brand new campus on Taper Avenue in the fall of 2007.

On June 10, 2021, the girls' basketball team captured the school's first CIF-Southern Section sports championship with a 54–50 victory over Agoura of Agoura Hills for the Division 4-AA title in front of a large standing room only crowd at Mary Star High.

Notable alumni (including Fermin Lasuen alumni)

• Neal King, educator, college administrator and psychologist
• Haven Moses, professional AFL and NFL American football player
• Tim Wrightman, professional NFL and USFL American football player