Mission College Preparatory High School

Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School is a private Roman Catholic high school in San Luis Obispo, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey.

Remodelings and Additions

In 2004, Mission College Prep (MCP) underwent a major renovation. An entire new wing was built over the parking lot, which was remade into an underground parking facility. Included in this add-on is the Cowitz Gymnasium. The previous gym was transformed into a performing arts auditorium.

In the summer of 2007 MCP tore out and replaced the football, soccer, and baseball field. This action was done to accommodate the change from 8-man to 11-man football. In addition a removable dugout was placed alongside the field to allow both football and baseball to be played on the same field.

In the summer of 2008 the sections of MCP not renovated in 2004 were retrofitted. Some of the school's older classrooms were also remodeled.

Athletics

Mission Prep has sport programs for: football, cross country running, tennis, softball, volleyball, basketball, soccer, golf, track and field, and baseball. Mission Prep is frequently in the CIF playoffs holding many banners for basketball, volleyball, soccer, and cross country running. Among their star athletes was Jordan Hasay. Mission Prep currently holds the CIF record for most consecutive CIF championships in any sport with 16 straight in girls basketball. Mission hosts an annual basketball tournament known as the "Christmas Classic." In this tournament, teams from across the country have come to play. In 2014, softball was eliminated due to lack of interest. Although, in the school year of 2014-15 they have mentioned girls golf, boys tennis, and a revival of softball for the 2015-16 school year. As of the 15/16 school year Softball has returned as JV, boys tennis has started, and a girls golf team as well. As of the 2017-18 football, Mission Prep had dropped to an 8-Man team due to low interest and roster size.

Scandals

On a chaperoned field trip to the Ronald Reagan Museum, several members of the incoming class of 2018 draped coats and began watching porn and masturbating. An eighth-grade girl peeked behind the coats and yelled, “The boys are masturbating,” resulting in the incoming freshman to be expelled and change schools. The school was criticized for not informing the community about the incident.^[2]

In November 2017, a student accused a school administrator of assault and placing them in a carotid chokehold from behind. The administrator was placed on administrative leave after his alleged victim was granted a temporary restraining order. The local police department sent a report of the incident to the district attorney’s office for review.^[3]

The Painting of The M

Every year a majority of the incoming freshmen hike up Cerro San Luis to repaint the giant cement M on the mountain's east face. This traditionally ends with the students throwing excess paint at each other.

This M has been around for nearly 40 years and was built by Raymond Cattaneo his senior year. The removal of the M has been brought before the City Council of San Luis Obispo. Each time it has been shut down by an outcry from the students at Mission along with a large number of alumni. The dimensions of the M are 37 feet (11 m) high, and 32 feet (9.8 m) wide.

Notable alumni

• Jordan Hasay professional middle distance cross-country and track runner.
• Patrick Laird, running back for the California Golden Bears from 2014–present.

Notes and references

External links

• School Website