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]
City:	2475 Grand Av San Diego
State:	California
Country:	U.S.
Zipcode:	92109
Free Label:	District
Free:	San Diego Unified School District
Mascot:	Buccaneer
Teamname:	Buccaneers
Newspaper:	The Beachcomber
Yearbook:	Jostens

Mission Bay High School (MBHS), is a public high school located in the San Diego, California community of Pacific Beach. It is a magnet school with emphasis on Academic Studies. In Fall 2006, Mission Bay introduced International Baccalaureate courses that students could take to help them get their I.B. diploma.^[3]

The Mission Bay High 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. The music program has been taught by Jean-Paul Balmat^[4] since 2006, becoming Mission Bay High's music educator after a 2-year hiatus from 2004 to 2006.

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%). Approximately 83% of the school is bused from other parts of San Diego such as Logan Heights, Sherman Heights, Shelltown, Mount Hope, Lincoln Park, Valencia Park, Encanto, Skyline, Paradise Hills, City Heights, and Scripps Ranch.

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 the 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 NFL 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

• Tony Corbin, former professional football player.

See also

• Primary and secondary schools in San Diego, California

References

• Mission Bay Jazz Band Website

External links

• Mission Bay High School

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Notes and References

1. Web site: ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICE STAFF DIRECTORY . Mission Bay High School . 27 January 2023.
2. Web site: Mission Bay High. National Center for Education Statistics. August 30, 2021.
3. Web site: 1. IB Diploma Programme . 2023-01-27 . missionbay.sandiegounified.org . en-US.
4. Web site: Balmat . Jean-Paul . Jean-Paul Balmat . Jean-Paul Balmat's Linkedin . Jean-Paul Balmat via LinkedIn . 8 November 2020.
5. https://cnyalive.com/iron-butterfly-coming-to-the-westcott-interview/
6. Web site: Brock Ungricht - Baseball Coach . . 7 May 2024 . en.