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Mission Bay High School

Public, magnet school in San Diego, California, U.S.

Field	Value
name	Mission Bay High School (MBHS)
logo	Mission Bay High School Logo.png
logo_size	150px
image	NW Mission Bay Senior High School.jpg
image_size	250px
caption	NW Mission Bay Senior High School
motto	Pride, dignity and excellence, in everything we do.
established	1953
type	Public, Magnet
principal	Eric Brown
students	1,166 (2023–2024)
ratio	20.20
teaching_staff	57.73 (FTE)
city	2475 Grand Av
San Diego
state	California
country	U.S.
zipcode	92109
free_label	District
free	San Diego Unified School District
colors	Black and gold
mascot	Buccaneer
newspaper	The Beachcomber
website

San Diego

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.

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%,) Hispanic - 876 (52%), White - 369 (22%).

Notable alumni

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

Notable faculty

Tony Corbin, former professional football player.

References

"ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICE STAFF DIRECTORY". Mission Bay High School.
"Mission Bay High". National Center for Education Statistics.
"Jean-Paul Balmat". Jean-Paul Balmat via LinkedIn.
"1. IB Diploma Programme".
(29 March 2019). "Iron Butterfly Coming to the Westcott – Interview".
"Brock Ungricht - Baseball Coach". [[San Diego Toreros.

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