On Thursday, January 19th, our Board of Trustees took up an item on their agenda that only took about 30 seconds to pass, but will have an impact for generations to come. The Board took the time to honor one of our own. In a rare, but fitting tribute to a great educator of yesteryear, the Trustees voted to name the new tennis courts after Madeline Magin, one of the most successful coaches to ever don the Green and Gold. Coach Magin believed in her kids and in return, those students gave her their all.
From the Green and Gold Hall of Fame website:
"Holtville High School girls’ tennis coach for 15 years, 1974-1989, winning five consecutive league championships from 1975 to 1979 while losing only two matches to Valley teams in those five seasons. The Viking girls became a highly successful tennis team in the 1970’s with annual runs in the Southern California CIF playoffs. In 1975 they were semi-finalist, in 1976 the team placed second, in 1977 they beat Carpenteria for the SCCIF Championship becoming the only Holtville High School team of any sport to win a 2A title, and in 1978 they were once again a semi-finalist. Madeline was born in Oakland, CA, 1930, and moved to San Diego in 1941 where she graduated from San Diego High School in 1948 and then earned her teaching credential at San Diego State College. In 1955 she began teaching in Holtville’s elementary school district but continued her education and completed her B.S. degree in 1966 and soon after took a teaching position at Holtville’s new Junior High School where she taught physical education and coached all the girls’ sports. In 1974 she took over the girls’ and boys’ tennis teams at the high school but concentrated just on the girls in 1975 and began a tennis dynasty for the Vikings. Madeline retired from teaching in 1991 but continued to be active by singing in the Imperial Valley Master Chorale."
From the Green and Gold Hall of Fame website:
"Holtville High School girls’ tennis coach for 15 years, 1974-1989, winning five consecutive league championships from 1975 to 1979 while losing only two matches to Valley teams in those five seasons. The Viking girls became a highly successful tennis team in the 1970’s with annual runs in the Southern California CIF playoffs. In 1975 they were semi-finalist, in 1976 the team placed second, in 1977 they beat Carpenteria for the SCCIF Championship becoming the only Holtville High School team of any sport to win a 2A title, and in 1978 they were once again a semi-finalist. Madeline was born in Oakland, CA, 1930, and moved to San Diego in 1941 where she graduated from San Diego High School in 1948 and then earned her teaching credential at San Diego State College. In 1955 she began teaching in Holtville’s elementary school district but continued her education and completed her B.S. degree in 1966 and soon after took a teaching position at Holtville’s new Junior High School where she taught physical education and coached all the girls’ sports. In 1974 she took over the girls’ and boys’ tennis teams at the high school but concentrated just on the girls in 1975 and began a tennis dynasty for the Vikings. Madeline retired from teaching in 1991 but continued to be active by singing in the Imperial Valley Master Chorale."
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