A Whole Site Modernization project has been announced for 71-year-old Mission Bay High School to repair, renovate, and revitalize its facilities, which were originally built in 1953.
“Estimated construction start is in late 2025,” said Samer Naji, facilities communication supervisor for San Diego Unified School District, of which MBHS is a part.
Modernization upgrades are to include:
- Building systems repair and replacement, and improvements to support learning, instruction, health, safety, security, accessibility, code compliance, energy efficiency, and sustainability.
- Renovation of the auditorium to include new seating, ADA accessibility, dressing rooms, a ticket booth, and a new sound and lighting system for the stage.
- Renovation of the cafeteria serving line including new serving equipment and flooring.
- Modernization of 8-Science, 3-CTE, 3-Art, and 19-Classrooms to include new flooring, window blinds, and interior and exterior paint.
- The Boys and Girls PE locker rooms will be renovated to include new shower facilities, lockers, team rooms, and paint.
- Replacement of the natural grass multi-purpose field with a synthetic grass surface. Major renovation and single point of entry for the administration building with an updated facade.
A major facilities renovation at MBHS occurred nine years ago. A new era was ushered in in April 2015 as more than 1,400 black-and-gold-clad students joined the principal, athletes, alumni, parents, and community VIPs in dedicating the school’s new stadium, softball field, upgraded baseball field, and athletic facilities.
Stadium project construction, which started in December 2013 and finished in March 2015, was funded by Proposition Z and State Schools Facilities Funds. It represented an investment of nearly $11 million into Mission Bay High School and the Mission Bay and Pacific Beach communities.
The new MBHS athletic facilities included raised-level seating for disabled spectators, a safer rubberized running track, and a smooth-surface playing field for a variety of sports for all-year play.
With a new regulation field and track, MBHS was enabled to host CIF-level games, and the new lights allowed for night home games. Pam Deitz, president of the MBHS Alumni Association, noted community volunteers had worked with the San Diego Unified School District for more than a decade to acquire new athletic facilities for MBHS.
MISSION BAY HIGH
Where: 2475 Grand Ave.
Información: https://missionbay.sandiegounified.org/.
– Opened in 1953, Mission Bay High School is a public high school in Pacific Beach and a magnet school within the San Diego Unified School District. Magnet schools are free public elementary and secondary “schools of choice” that focus on specific areas of interest, such as performing arts, world languages, and leadership, as well as science, technology, engineering, and math programs.
– MBHS introduced International Baccalaureate courses in the fall of 2006 that students could take to help them get their IB diploma. The IB diploma is a two-year educational program aimed at 16-to-19-year olds in 140 countries. As an International Baccalaureate World School, MBHS encourages its students to be active, compassionate, and lifelong learners.
– The Mission Bay High Music Program is home to the award-winning and touring Preservationists, as well as the 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. The music program has been taught by Jean-Paul Balmat since 2006.
– The racial make-up of Mission Bay High is American Indian (1%), Asian (10%), Black (14%,) Hispanic (52%), and White (22%). Approximately 83% of the school’s students are bused from other parts of San Diego.
– Musician Frank Zappa, San Diego surfer and surfboard shaper Skip Frye, and professional football player Arian Foster are among notable alumni who attended the school.
