Mount Miguel High School is a public, comprehensive high school located in Spring Valley, California and serves over 1,400 students in grades nine through twelve. Opened in 1957, Mount Miguel is the fourth of twelve high schools constructed in the Grossmont Union High School District. MMHS is the home of the Matadors, and the school colors are red and black.
Students in the MEC enroll in UC/CSU transferable college courses at Grossmont College or Cuyamaca College. They experience a college atmosphere, and are oriented to the process involved in enrolling in college, choosing classes, and completing college coursework.
Matador Mechanics
Students in the Engineering & Robotics program gain real world robotics experience through participating in the FIRST RoboticsFIRST Tech Challenge as part of a team. They gain programming knowledge, mechanics expertise, and logistical design skills.
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
AVID is a college prep elective course designed to ensure that students are meeting all A-G requirements and are college-ready by the end of their senior year.
100% of AVID seniors (2015) accepted into a four-year university
MMHS AVID seniors are awarded over $250,000 annually in grants and scholarships
Paid college tutors providing academic support[citation needed]
Activities
MMHS has a wide variety of clubs, activities, academic enrichment, and student support for which students to get involved.[2]
The school fields teams in the following sports: baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, boys and girls cross country, football, boys and girls soccer, softball, boys and girls swimming & diving, boys and girls track & field, boys and girls volleyball, boys and girls water polo, boys and girls wrestling.
Notable alumni
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