Mission Bay High School

Mission Bay High School (MBHS)
Current Logo for Mission Bay High School
Location
Map
2475 Grand Av
San Diego
,
92109

Information
TypePublic, Magnet
MottoPride, dignity and excellence, in everything we do.
Established1953
PrincipalEric Brown[1]
Teaching staff57.73 (FTE)[2]
Number of students1,166 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio20.20[2]
Color(s)   
MascotBuccaneer
NewspaperThe Beachcomber
DistrictSan Diego Unified School District
Websitemissionbay.sandiegounified.org

Mission Bay High School (MBHS) is a public high school in San Diego, California, adjacent to Mission Bay in the community of Pacific Beach. It is a magnet school with emphasis on academic studies.

Academics

The school's 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. It has been taught by Jean-Paul Balmat[3] since 2006, who become Mission Bay High's music educator after a two-year hiatus from 2004 to 2006.

In 2006, Mission Bay introduced International Baccalaureate courses that students could take to help them achieve their I.B. diploma.[4]

Demographics

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%).

Notable alumni

Name Grad Class Category Best Known For
Adia Barnes Sports Basketball player and coach, national high school record-holder for blocks, all-time scoring and rebounding record-holder for the University of Arizona, now head coach of the Arizona Wildcats
Jean Marc Barr Entertainment French-American actor
Dillon Baxter Sports USC football player
Christina Burkenroad Sports Professional soccer player for Rayadas
Matt Bush Sports Baseball player, pitcher for the Texas Rangers, No. 1 overall pick of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft
Ron Bushy Music Drummer for the band Iron Butterfly[5]
Amir Derakh Music Guitarist with bands Rough Cutt, Orgy, Dead by Sunrise, and Julien-K
Boogie Ellis Sports Basketball player with the Sacramento Kings
Arian Foster Sports Collegiate football star for the Tennessee Volunteers, NFL running back for the Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins
Skip Frye Sports Surfer
Mike Fuentes Music Drummer of Pierce the Veil
Vic Fuentes Music Singer and guitarist of Pierce the Veil
Rosie Hamlin Music Singer, Rosie and the Originals
Mike Houghton Sports Selected in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, attended San Diego State University
Charles Jock Sports Track and Field Olympian, 2012 NCAA D1 Champion (800m)
Tawny Kitaen Entertainment Actress (attended, but did not graduate)
Shawn Kerri Arts Artist
Jeanne Lenhart Sports Senior Olympian, amateur volleyball player, senior pageant winner
Matt Maslowski Sports Former NFL player with the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears
Casey Nicholaw Entertainment Broadway director, choreographer, and actor
Jason Parker Sports UFL player for the California Redwoods
Kevin Reese Sports Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees
Betsy Russell Entertainment Film and television actress
Mike Schaefer Politics Political activist, San Diego City Councilman (1965–71), State Board of Equalization member (2018–2026), oldest constitutional officer in California history
Richard R. Schrock Science Chemist and Nobel laureate
Pat Shea Sports Former AFL player
Joel Skinner Sports Major League Baseball player and coach of the Cleveland Indians
Marcus Smith Sports Former NFL player
Karen Hantze Susman Sports Wimbledon champion
Brock Ungricht Sports College baseball coach [6]
Tom Warren Sports 1979 Ironman champion, businessman
Frank Zappa Music Musician (attended, but did not graduate. Graduated from Antelope Valley High School )

Notable faculty

See also

References

  1. ^ "ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICE STAFF DIRECTORY". Mission Bay High School. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Mission Bay High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Balmat, Jean-Paul. "Jean-Paul Balmat". Jean-Paul Balmat's Linkedin. Jean-Paul Balmat via LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. ^ "1. IB Diploma Programme". missionbay.sandiegounified.org. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  5. ^ "Iron Butterfly Coming to the Westcott – Interview". 29 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Brock Ungricht - Baseball Coach". University of San Diego Athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

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