Mission Bay High School
{{Short description|Public, magnet school in San Diego, California, U.S.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Mission Bay High School (MBHS)
| image = File:Mission_Bay_High_School_Logo.png
| motto = Pride, dignity and excellence, in everything we do.
| established = 1953
| type = Public, Magnet
| staff =
| faculty =
| principal = Eric Brown{{cite web |title=ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICE STAFF DIRECTORY |url=https://missionbay.sandiegounified.org/cms/one.aspx?portalId=27933160&pageId=29828981 |publisher=Mission Bay High School |access-date=27 January 2023}}
| students = 1,166 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0634320&SchoolPageNum=11&ID=063432005522|title=Mission Bay High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 22, 2024}}
| teaching_staff = 57.73 (FTE)
| city = 2475 Grand Av
San Diego
| state = California
| country = U.S.
| zipcode = 92109
| free_label = District
| free = San Diego Unified School District
| colors = {{color box|black}} {{Color box|gold}}
| mascot = Buccaneer
| newspaper = The Beachcomber
| website = {{URL|https://missionbay.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{{cite web |last1=Balmat |first1=Jean-Paul |title=Jean-Paul Balmat |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-paul-balmat-69549b45 |website=Jean-Paul Balmat's Linkedin |publisher=Jean-Paul Balmat via LinkedIn |accessdate=8 November 2020}} 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.{{Cite web |title=1. IB Diploma Programme |url=https://missionbay.sandiegounified.org/international_baccalaureate/1_ib_diploma_programme |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=missionbay.sandiegounified.org |language=en-US}}
Demographics
{{Update|date=February 2025|reason=Outdated demographics data, needs updating.|section=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%).{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}File:NW_Mission_Bay_Senior_High_School.jpg
Notable alumni
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Grad Class ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Best Known For |
| scope="row" | 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 |
|---|
| scope="row" | Jean Marc Barr
| | Entertainment | French-American actor |
| scope="row" | Dillon Baxter
| | Sports | USC football player |
| scope="row" | Christina Burkenroad
| | Sports | Professional soccer player for Rayadas |
| scope="row" | Matt Bush
| | Sports | Baseball player, pitcher for the Texas Rangers, No. 1 overall pick of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft |
| scope="row" | Ron Bushy
| | Music | Drummer for the band Iron Butterfly{{cite web | url=https://cnyalive.com/iron-butterfly-coming-to-the-westcott-interview/ | title=Iron Butterfly Coming to the Westcott – Interview | date=29 March 2019 }} |
| scope="row" | Amir Derakh
| | Music | Guitarist with bands Rough Cutt, Orgy, Dead by Sunrise, and Julien-K |
| scope="row" | Boogie Ellis
| | Sports | Basketball player with the Sacramento Kings |
| scope="row" | Arian Foster
| | Sports | Collegiate football star for the Tennessee Volunteers, NFL running back for the Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins |
| scope="row" | Skip Frye
| | Sports | Surfer |
| scope="row" | Mike Fuentes
| | Music | Drummer of Pierce the Veil |
| scope="row" | Vic Fuentes
| | Music | Singer and guitarist of Pierce the Veil |
| scope="row" | Rosie Hamlin
| | Music | Singer, Rosie and the Originals |
| scope="row" | Mike Houghton
| | Sports | Selected in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, attended San Diego State University |
| scope="row" | Charles Jock
| | Sports | Track and Field Olympian, 2012 NCAA D1 Champion (800m) |
| scope="row" | Tawny Kitaen
| | Entertainment | Actress (attended, but did not graduate) |
| scope="row" | Shawn Kerri
| | Arts | Artist |
| scope="row" | Jeanne Lenhart
| | Sports | Senior Olympian, amateur volleyball player, senior pageant winner |
| scope="row" | Matt Maslowski
| | Sports | Former NFL player with the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears |
| scope="row" | Casey Nicholaw
| | Entertainment | Broadway director, choreographer, and actor |
| scope="row" | Jason Parker
| | Sports | UFL player for the California Redwoods |
| scope="row" | Kevin Reese
| | Sports | Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees |
| scope="row" | Betsy Russell
| | Entertainment | Film and television actress |
| scope="row" | Mike Schaefer
| | Politics | Political activist, San Diego City Councilman (1965–71), State Board of Equalization member (2018–2026), oldest constitutional officer in California history |
| scope="row" | Richard R. Schrock
| | Science | Chemist and Nobel laureate |
| scope="row" | Pat Shea
| | Sports | Former AFL player |
| scope="row" | Joel Skinner
| | Sports | Major League Baseball player and coach of the Cleveland Indians |
| scope="row" | Marcus Smith
| | Sports | Former NFL player |
| scope="row" | Karen Hantze Susman
| | Sports | Wimbledon champion |
| scope="row" | Brock Ungricht
| | Sports | College baseball coach {{cite web |title=Brock Ungricht - Baseball Coach |url=https://usdtoreros.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/brock-ungricht/5678 |publisher=University of San Diego Athletics |access-date=7 May 2024 |language=en}} |
| scope="row" | Tom Warren
| | Sports | 1979 Ironman champion, businessman |
| scope="row" | Frank Zappa
| | Music | Musician (attended, but did not graduate. Graduated from Antelope Valley High School ) |
Notable faculty
- Tony Corbin, former professional football player.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://missionbaymusic.com Mission Bay Jazz Band Website]
External links
- [https://www.sandiegounified.org/schools/mission-bay Mission Bay High School]
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