Mission Bay High School

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Mission Bay High School (MBHS)
Mission Bay High School Logo.png
Location
Mission Bay High School
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
District San Diego Unified School District
Website 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.

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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%).

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NW Mission Bay Senior High School

Notable alumni

NameGrad ClassCategoryBest Known For
Adia Barnes SportsBasketball 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 EntertainmentFrench-American actor
Dillon Baxter Sports USC football player
Christina Burkenroad SportsProfessional soccer player for Rayadas
Matt Bush SportsBaseball player, pitcher for the Texas Rangers, No. 1 overall pick of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft
Ron Bushy MusicDrummer for the band Iron Butterfly [5]
Amir Derakh MusicGuitarist with bands Rough Cutt, Orgy, Dead by Sunrise, and Julien-K
Boogie Ellis SportsBasketball player with the Sacramento Kings
Arian Foster SportsCollegiate football star for the Tennessee Volunteers, NFL running back for the Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins
Skip Frye SportsSurfer
Mike Fuentes MusicDrummer of Pierce the Veil
Vic Fuentes MusicSinger and guitarist of Pierce the Veil
Rosie Hamlin MusicSinger, Rosie and the Originals
Mike Houghton SportsSelected in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, attended San Diego State University
Charles Jock SportsTrack and Field Olympian, 2012 NCAA D1 Champion (800m)
Tawny Kitaen EntertainmentActress (attended, but did not graduate)
Shawn Kerri ArtsArtist
Jeanne Lenhart SportsSenior Olympian, amateur volleyball player, senior pageant winner
Matt Maslowski SportsFormer NFL player with the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears
Casey Nicholaw EntertainmentBroadway director, choreographer, and actor
Jason Parker Sports UFL player for the California Redwoods
Kevin Reese SportsMajor League Baseball player for the New York Yankees
Betsy Russell EntertainmentFilm and television actress
Mike Schaefer PoliticsPolitical activist, San Diego City Councilman (1965–71), State Board of Equalization member (2018–2026), oldest constitutional officer in California history
Richard R. Schrock ScienceChemist and Nobel laureate
Pat Shea SportsFormer AFL player
Joel Skinner SportsMajor League Baseball player and coach of the Cleveland Indians
Marcus Smith SportsFormer NFL player
Karen Hantze Susman SportsWimbledon champion
Brock Ungricht SportsCollege baseball coach [6]
Tom Warren Sports1979 Ironman champion, businessman
Frank Zappa MusicMusician (attended, but did not graduate. Graduated from Antelope Valley High School )

Notable faculty

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References

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  5. "Iron Butterfly Coming to the Westcott – Interview". March 29, 2019.
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