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.
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