Mission Bay High School
Mission Bay High School (MBHS), is a public high school located in the San Diego, California community of Pacific Beach. It is a magnet school with emphasis on Academic Studies. In Fall 2006, Mission Bay introduced International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme courses.
| Mission Bay High School (MBHS) | |
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| Location | |
2475 Grand Avenue , San Diego 92109 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Magnet |
| Motto | Pride, Dignity and Excellence, in everything we do. |
| Established | 1953 |
| Principal | Ernest Remillard |
| Staff | 54.12 (FTE)[1] |
| Number of students | 1,117 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.64[1] |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | Buccaneer |
| Team name | Buccaneers |
| Newspaper | The Beachcomber |
| Yearbook | Taroga |
| District | San Diego Unified School District |
| Website | www |
The Mission Bay jazz program is home to the Award winning and touring Mission Bay Preservationists, as well as the Mission Bay Mambo Orchestra, the only youth-latin big band in California. The music program also includes a concert band, string orchestra, full-size symphonic orchestra, swing and concert choirs, and the aforementioned 2 jazz-bands.
The racial make-up of Mission Bay High is American Indian - 13 (1%), Asian - 174 (10%), Black - 242 (14%,) Hispanic - 876 (52%), White - 369 (22%). Approximately 83% of the school is bused from other parts of San Diego such as Logan Heights, Sherman, Shell Town, Mount Hope, Lincoln Park, Valencia Park, Encanto, Skyline, Paradise Hills, City Heights, and Scripps Ranch.
Notable alumni
- Boogie Ellis, basketball player who is currently playing for the Memphis Tigers.
- Adia Barnes, basketball player and coach, holder of national high school record for blocks and all-time scoring and rebounding record for the University of Arizona, now head coach of the Arizona Wildcats
- Jean Marc Barr, French-American actor
- Dillon Baxter, USC football player
- Matt Bush, baseball player, pitcher for the Texas Rangers, No. 1 overall pick of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft
- Amir Derakh (originally Amir Davidson), guitarist with bands Rough Cutt, Orgy, Dead by Sunrise, and Julien-K
- Arian Foster, collegiate football star for the Tennessee Volunteers, running back for the NFL’s Houston Texans
- Skip Frye, legendary surfboard shaper, world-class professional surfer
- Mike Fuentes, drummer of Pierce the Veil
- Vic Fuentes, singer and guitarist of Pierce the Veil
- Rosie Hamlin, singer, Rosie and the Originals
- Mike Houghton, selected 2002 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, attended the San Diego State University
- Charles Jock, Track and Field Olympian
- Tawny Kitaen, actress (attended, but did not graduate)
- Jeanne Lenhart, senior Olympian, amateur volleyball player, senior pageant winner
- Matt Maslowski, former NFL player
- Casey Nicholaw, Broadway director, choreographer and actor
- Jason Parker, UFL player, California Redwoods
- Kevin Reese, Major League Baseball player, New York Yankees
- Ralph Rubio, founder, Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill[2]
- Betsy Russell, film and television actress
- Richard R. Schrock, chemist and Nobel laureate
- Pat Shea, former NFL player
- Joel Skinner, Major League Baseball player and coach of the Cleveland Indians
- Marcus Smith, former NFL player
- Tom Warren, 1979 Ironman champion, businessman
- Frank Zappa, musician (attended, but did not graduate)
See also
- Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California
References
- "Mission Bay High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-this-week-in-san-diego-history-2011sep09-htmlstory.html