Mission Bay High School Explained
| Mission Bay High School (MBHS) |
| Motto: | Pride, dignity and excellence, in everything we do. |
| Established: | 1953 |
| Type: | Public, Magnet |
| Principal: | Eric Brown[1] |
| Students: | 1,185 (2021–2022)[2] |
| Zipcode: | 92109 |
| Free Label: | District |
| Mascot: | Buccaneer |
| Newspaper: | The Beachcomber |
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
- 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
- Christina Burkenroad, professional soccer player for Rayadas
- Matt Bush, baseball player, pitcher for the Texas Rangers, No. 1 overall pick of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft
- Ron Bushy, drummer for the band Iron Butterfly[5]
- Amir Derakh (originally Amir Davidson), guitarist with bands Rough Cutt, Orgy, Dead by Sunrise, and Julien-K
- Boogie Ellis, basketball player with the Sacramento Kings
- Arian Foster, collegiate football star for the Tennessee Volunteers, running back for the NFL's Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins
- Skip Frye, 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 San Diego State University
- Charles Jock, Track and Field Olympian, 2012 NCAA D1 Champion 800m
- Tawny Kitaen, actress (attended, but did not graduate)
- Shawn Kerri, artist
- Jeanne Lenhart, senior Olympian, amateur volleyball player, senior pageant winner
- Matt Maslowski, former NFL player with the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears
- Casey Nicholaw, Broadway director, choreographer and actor
- Jason Parker, UFL player, California Redwoods
- Kevin Reese, Major League Baseball player, New York Yankees
- Betsy Russell, film and television actress
- Richard R. Schrock, chemist and Nobel laureate
- Pat Shea, former AFL player
- Joel Skinner, Major League Baseball player and coach of the Cleveland Indians
- Marcus Smith, former NFL player
- Karen Hantze Susman, Wimbledon champion
- Brock Ungricht, college baseball coach[6]
- Tom Warren, 1979 Ironman champion, businessman
- Frank Zappa, musician (attended, but did not graduate)
Notable faculty
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External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICE STAFF DIRECTORY . Mission Bay High School . 27 January 2023.
- Web site: Mission Bay High. National Center for Education Statistics. August 30, 2021.
- Web site: Balmat . Jean-Paul . Jean-Paul Balmat . Jean-Paul Balmat's Linkedin . Jean-Paul Balmat via LinkedIn . 8 November 2020.
- Web site: 1. IB Diploma Programme . 2023-01-27 . missionbay.sandiegounified.org . en-US.
- Web site: Iron Butterfly Coming to the Westcott – Interview . 29 March 2019 .
- Web site: Brock Ungricht - Baseball Coach . . 7 May 2024 . en.
