# Mission Bay High School

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 | 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.