Mission Vista High School

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Mission Vista High School
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Mission Vista High School
1306 Melrose Drive
Oceanside, California

United States
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TypePublic School
MottoBe the change
Established2009
School district Vista Unified School District
PrincipalJeremy Walden
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,725 (2018-19)
Color(s)     Green, Silver, Black, and White
MascotTimberwolf
Website Mission Vista High School Website

Mission Vista High School is a public, comprehensive, dual-magnet high school that is part of the Vista Unified School District and is located in Oceanside, California; it currently serves 1,725 students and has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) through 2025.. The school was established in 2009 on the former Washington Middle School campus (now Vista Innovation and Design Academy), but was officialized at its new dedicated campus in early 2011. [1] [2]

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Mission Vista High School operates on a “4x4” block schedule, in which students are enrolled in eight classes per school year. The year is split into two terms (Fall and Spring), and students take four classes per term. By utilizing this schedule, students can quickly take multiple classes per school year without having to take all six to eight classes every day as is the case with other traditional high schools.

In 2017, the school received the California Gold Ribbon Schools Award and in 2019, the school received the distinction award from the Magnet Schools of America.

The founding principal for this school is Rodney Goldenberg, and its current leadership consists of Jeremy Walden (Principal), Genevieve Clark (Assistant Principal) and Joshua Jones (Assistant Principal).

School layout

The current campus of Mission Vista High School was dedicated in early 2011, two years after the school itself was established in the former Washington Middle School campus. The school itself is built on a hill, and has one entrance and one exit for students, faculty, and visitors. Every building on campus (excluding the gymnasium and performing arts theater) is of a rectangular, one-story design that usually is designed to complement the teachers and subject studies that occupy the classrooms.

Student life

Mission Vista High School currently has sixty-six official clubs and organizations on campus including but not limited to Robotics, Woodworking, Drama,and Ted X,of which most of these are founded and managed by students and approved by the MVHS ASB. The MVHS ASB, while helping with all club financial services, operates every special event that happens at the school. For example, some special events that happen at school include Club Rush, Rock the Hill, and Fall Fest; all of them are managed by ASB.

Some of the clubs at the school function as smaller chapters to larger organizations. The school itself also features two honors organizations that function as exclusive club chapters: the California Scholarship Federation and the National Honor Society.

Academics

The school is one of the top 3% high schools for academics, with an emphasis on Arts & Communication/Science & Technology. It offers eighteen Advanced Placement courses, and thirteen Honors courses. Students also take courses in core curricular areas as electives, such as Psychology, Creative Writing, A Socio-Political History of Rock and Roll, Computer Science, Human Anatomy, Project Lead the Way Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Choir, Art and Drama. The school does not have a dedicated marching band; it instead features multiple classes that focus on the use of the steel drum.

As part of the school's academic “sports” program, there is a Speech and Debate class, team, and club; there are also three academic teams that function as extracurricular clubs. All of these teams compete in their respective tournaments (the Speech and Debate team competes in tournaments from the San Diego Imperial Valley Speech League).

Athletics

The school has teams in certain sports such as basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, track, cross-country, field hockey, golf, and soccer. [3]

Mission Vista High School has been CIF Champions in the following sports and years: Boys Basketball (2015–16), Field Hockey (2017), Boys Soccer (2019), Girls Basketball (2019), and Softball (2019).

Location

The school is located at 1306 Melrose Drive, Oceanside, CA 92057, and is just off of SR 76 and the San Luis Rey River in eastern Oceanside, California. It is located within California's 49th congressional district and can educate students living in the cities of Oceanside, Vista, Carlsbad, San Marcos, Bonsall, Fallbrook, and Escondido.

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References

  1. ↑ "Mission Vista High School". Vista USD. Vista Unified School District . Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Burks, Megan (12 April 2018). "In Vista Unified, More School Choice Means More Traffic". KPBS-FM . Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mission Vista High School Athletics". MVHS Athletics. Vista Unified School District . Retrieved 11 September 2019.

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