Mission Bay High School
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Mission Bay High School (MBHS) is a public secondary 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 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.
Demographics
The racial make-up of Mission Bay High is: American Indian - 13 (1%), Asian - 174 (10%), Black - 242 (14%,), Caucasian - 369 (22%), Hispanic - 876 (52%).[citation needed]
Notable alumni
| Name | Grad Class | Category | Best Known For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adia Barnes | Sports | Basketball 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 | Entertainment | French-American actor | |
| Dillon Baxter | Sports | USC football player | |
| Christina Burkenroad | Sports | Professional soccer player for Rayadas | |
| Matt Bush | Sports | Baseball player, pitcher for the Texas Rangers, No. 1 overall pick of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft | |
| Ron Bushy | Music | Drummer for the band Iron Butterfly | |
| Amir Derakh | Music | Guitarist with bands Rough Cutt, Orgy, Dead by Sunrise, and Julien-K | |
| Boogie Ellis | Sports | Basketball player with the Sacramento Kings | |
| Arian Foster | Sports | Collegiate football star for the Tennessee Volunteers, NFL running back for the Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins | |
| Skip Frye | Sports | Surfer | |
| Mike Fuentes | Music | Drummer of Pierce the Veil | |
| Vic Fuentes | Music | Singer and guitarist of Pierce the Veil | |
| Rosie Hamlin | Music | Singer, Rosie and the Originals | |
| Mike Houghton | Sports | Selected in the 2002 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers, attended San Diego State University | |
| Charles Jock | Sports | Track and Field Olympian, 2012 NCAA D1 Champion (800m) | |
| Tawny Kitaen | Entertainment | Actress (attended, but did not graduate) | |
| Shawn Kerri | Arts | Artist | |
| Jeanne Lenhart | Sports | Senior Olympian, amateur volleyball player, senior pageant winner | |
| Matt Maslowski | Sports | Former NFL player with the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears | |
| Casey Nicholaw | Entertainment | Broadway director, choreographer, and actor | |
| Jason Parker | Sports | UFL player for the California Redwoods | |
| Kevin Reese | Sports | Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees | |
| Betsy Russell | Entertainment | Film and television actress | |
| Mike Schaefer | Politics | Political activist, San Diego City Councilman (1965–71), State Board of Equalization member (2018–2026), oldest constitutional officer in California history | |
| Richard R. Schrock | Science | Chemist and Nobel laureate | |
| Pat Shea | Sports | Former AFL player | |
| Joel Skinner | Sports | Major League Baseball player and coach of the Cleveland Indians | |
| Marcus Smith | Sports | Former NFL player | |
| Karen Hantze Susman | Sports | Wimbledon champion | |
| Brock Ungricht | Sports | College baseball coach | |
| Tom Warren | Sports | 1979 Ironman champion, businessman | |
| Frank Zappa | Music | Musician (attended, but did not graduate. Graduated from Antelope Valley High School ) |
Notable faculty
- Tony Corbin, former professional football player.