Bonita Vista High School Explained

Bonita Vista High School
Seal Image:Bonitavistalogo.png
Principal:Roman Del Rosario
Type:Public
Address:751 Otay Lakes Road
Location:Chula Vista, California 91913
Enrollment:2,140 (2022-23)[1]
Ratio:23.30
Faculty:91.85 (FTE)
Campus:Suburban
Colors:Navy Blue and Gold
Nickname:Barons
Rivals:Eastlake High School Sweetwater Union High School
Newspaper:The Crusader

Bonita Vista High School (BVH) is a public, four-year (grade levels 9–12) high school located in the city of Chula Vista, California. It is part of the Sweetwater Union High School District, and offers both Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes.[2] The mascot is a Baron.

History

Bonita Vista High School opened in fall 1966 at a construction cost of $2.5 million.[3] A student committee chose the Baron mascot over a Patriot and a Crusader.[4]

Academics

The school is placed as the number 1 school of the Sweetwater Union High School District, with an Academic Performance Index score of 851 for the 2011 school year, meeting the statewide standard and exceeding amongst other schools in the same district.[5]

Athletics

In 2015, Baron athletic teams won California Interscholastic Federation championships in football and girls' tennis.[6] The football team plays games off-campus at Southwestern College.[7] In 2018 the Barons girls basketball team won California Interscholastic Federation division I championship. The girls basketball team is one of the premier teams in San Diego County.

Performing arts

BVH has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender group "The Music Machine" and the all-female "Sound Unlimited". The school formerly had an all-male group, "Barontones".[8] The Music Machine and Sound Unlimited have both advanced to national-level competitions.[9] The Music Machine was one of the most progressive show choirs in the western United States in the late 1900s.[10] The program hosts an annual competition, San Diego Sings![11]

Notable alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bonita Vista Senior High. National Center for Education Statistics. April 7, 2024.
  2. News: Trujillo . Anthony . International diploma course sets Bonita Vista apart . October 4, 2020 . Imperial Beach Star-News . Newspapers.com . January 7, 1988.
  3. News: It's Back to School Monday for Kids, Teens - Adults, Too . October 4, 2020 . Chula Vista Star-News . Newspapers.com . September 11, 1966.
  4. News: Barons! Barons! Rah! . October 4, 2020 . Chula Vista Star-News . Newspapers.com . September 29, 1966.
  5. Web site: Academic Performance Index (API) - Programs No Longer Administered by CDE (CA Dept of Education). www.cde.ca.gov. https://archive.today/20120707091622/http://api.cde.ca.gov/Acnt2011/2011GrowthSch.aspx?allcds=37684113730405. July 7, 2012. dead. October 22, 2011.
  6. Web site: Brents . Phillip . Bonita Vista wins first CIF football title in school's 50th year . The Star News . October 4, 2020 . December 11, 2015.
  7. Web site: Geering . Madison . Zepeda . Abraham . New SUHSD proposal transfers funds from BVM renovations to BVH Track and Field project . Bonita Vista Crusader . October 4, 2020 . November 5, 2019.
  8. Web site: SCC: Viewing School - Bonita Vista High School . Show Choir Community . October 4, 2020.
  9. Web site: Two Bonita Vista High School Show Choirs Reach National Championships . San Diego County Office of Education . October 4, 2020 . March 17, 2014.
  10. Book: Weaver . Mike . Sweat, Tears and Jazz Hands: The Official History of Show Choir, from Vaudeville to Glee . 2011 . Hal Leonard Books . Milwaukee . 978-1-55783-772-1 . October 4, 2020.
  11. Web site: Breier . Michelle . Triple-threat: CHS choirs nab 3 wins . San Diego Union-Tribune . October 4, 2020 . February 27, 2015.
  12. News: 1978-06-11 . Article clipped from Chula Vista Star-News . 27 . . 2023-12-23 . Newspapers.com.
  13. News: . Sounddiego . 21 November 2015 . 12 Musicians With San Diego Ties . KNSD . San Diego . Vedder may get all the love, but folks don’t realize the guy straddling two grunge powerhouses as the drummer for both Soundgarden and Pearl Jam was born and raised in San Diego -- he went to Bonita Vista High School -- before moving to Seattle in 1983. . 20 August 2019 .
  14. Book: Stafford, Nikki. Bite Me!: The Unofficial Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 14 December 2010. ECW Press. 978-1-55490-313-9. 80.
    Rodriguez . Priscilla . 16 High School Yearbook Pictures of Your Fave Celebs! . Latina . 9 July 2014 . 7 December 2019 .
  15. Web site: Killer Tomatoes . Sylvia Tiersten . May 2007 . @ucsd . . June 14, 2012 . It’s Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, the 1978 sci-fi spoof that former Bonita Vista High School buddies John DeBello, Muir ’75, J. Stephen “Steve” Peace, Muir ’76, and Costa Dillon, unleashed on an unsuspecting world. . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909201918/http://ucsdmag.ucsd.edu/magazine/vol4no2/features/killer.htm . September 9, 2015 . dead .
  16. Web site: Hannah Flippen - Softball . utahutes.com . August 21, 2019.
    News: Garcia . Dominic . 27 March 2014 . Flippen awesome . The Daily Utah Chronicle . University of Utah . 21 August 2019 .
  17. News: Shroder . Susan . 2 August 2013 . Former NFL player accused in $50M fraud scheme . Hartford Courant . San Diego Union-Tribune . 20 August 2019 . Frisch graduated from Bonita Vista High School in Chula Vista and played football at Brigham Young University in Utah. .
  18. News: Brent . Phillip . 13 September 2016 . Brave New World for Chula Vista High School para-athlete . The Star News . Chula Vista . 20 August 2019 . The 2016 Summer Paralympic Games began Wednesday in Brazil with two Paralympic athletes on Team USA from South County: Bonita Vista High School graduate David Garza (soccer) and Chula Vista High School alumnus Ahkeel Whitehead (track and field). .
    Web site: David Garza . . Team USA . United States Olympic Committee . 20 August 2019 . High School: Bonita Vista High School (Chula Vista, California) '12 .
  19. Web site: State Assembly Elections, District 78 . June 11, 2009. Beltran . Raymond R. . January 23, 2004 . Shirley Horton grew up in San Diego and graduated from Bonita Vista High School. .
  20. News: Shirley Horton: 78th Assembly District State of California . Asian Journal . May 28, 2011 . I attended Robert E. Lee Elementary School in Paradise Hills, went to O'Farrell Junior High School, and went on to graduate from Bonita Vista High School..
  21. News: SDFA: Jen Lalor-Nielsen Is "The Whole Package" . Scavuzzo . Diane . Soccer Today . November 7, 2013 . August 21, 2019.
    News: . Former WUSA player set to coach girls soccer at PHS . Chicago Tribune . 13 October 2004 . 21 August 2019 .
  22. Web site: Bonita Vista Alumni Pro Stats . . August 20, 2019.
  23. Web site: Ramon Martin del Campo . . mlssoccer.com . August 20, 2019.
  24. Web site: Garrick . David . 2018-12-07 . Montgomery will bring 'no-excuses' attitude, policy expertise to San Diego City Hall . 2023-07-31 . . en-US.
  25. News: Frammolino . Ralph . 28 July 1991 . A Kinder, Gentler 'Loose Cannon' of the Legislature? : Government: Assemblyman Steve Peace, now enjoying a political 'rehabilitation,' says he is a changed man. . Los Angeles Times . 20 August 2019 . As Bonita Vista High School student body president in 1971, he successfully fought administrator opposition to a rock concert by organizing student leaders. .
  26. Web site: Chula Vistan Named Playboy Playmate of the Year | NBC 7 San Diego . R . Stickney. nbcsandiego.com . May 10, 2013. July 10, 2013.
  27. News: Brents . Phillip . 25 July 2019 . All the world's a stage for BVHS alum David Schipper . The Star News . Chula Vista . 20 August 2019 . Now, 27, the Bonita Vista High School alumnus has both figuratively and literally played the world’s game — around the world. .
  28. Web site: Bonita Vista HS (Chula Vista, CA) Baseball Players . . August 20, 2019.

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