Bonita Vista High School
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| Chula Vista, California |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1966 |
| Principal | Bettina E. Batista |
| Vice principal | Fernando Delgado, Ronne Pietila, & Bryan Schultz |
| Enrollment | 2,800 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue and Gold ██ |
| Rivals | Eastlake High School |
| Website | Updated Site |
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Bonita Vista High School (BVH) is a public, four year (grade levels 9-12) high school located in the city of Chula Vista, California. Bonita Vista High School is one of the few schools that has both the IB and AP programs. It is part of the Sweetwater Union High School District, and currently has about 2,800 students. BVH's Mascot is a Baron. Bonita Vista High School is a California Distinguished High School. Bonita has also been named one of the top 1,500 high schools in the nation by Newsweek. It also has an API score of 844 making it the highest in the Sweetwater Union High School District. BVH also has the highest number of AP and IB graduates in the district.
Bonita Vista High School was a two-year middle school founded in 1966, until it was converted to a three-year high school in 1968, then later re-converted to a four-year high school in the fall semester of 1992.
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[edit] Mission statement
The mission of the Bonita Vista High School educational community is to facilitate learning by providing multiple opportunities for students to explore, learn, experience and enjoy all that the various disciplines offer. Our teachers will be professionals by exhibiting genuine warmth and concern while demonstrating enthusiasm for their subject, inspiring curiosity, and fostering thinking skills so that the teacher is part of an interactive learning process in which all students have the opportunity to discuss, question, and analyze. Our students' education will include both academic and vocational opportunities to ensure that each of them has the opportunity to develop to his/her full potential through a wide variety of academic and extracurricular activities.
[edit] Academic Performance
The school is placed as the number 1 school of the Sweetwater Union High School District, with an Academic Performance Index score of 851 for the 2011 school year, meeting the statewide standard and exceeding amongst other schools in the same district.[1]
[edit] Alma Mater
- In the shadow of the mountain
- Bonita Vista lies
- We are guided carefully through the years
- Beneath the spacious skies
- Though we journey to a distant shore
- We'll remain your friends forever more
- Bonita Vista High
- BONITA VISTA HIGH.
[edit] Athletics
Fall Sports: American football, Women's Volleyball, Women's Tennis, Women's Golf, Cross Country, Men's Water Polo, Women's Field Hockey
Winter Sports: Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Wrestling, Women's Water Polo, Roller Hockey
Spring Sports: Baseball, Softball, Track and Field, Men's Volleyball, Men's Tennis, Men's Golf, Lacrosse, Gymnastics, Swim & Dive
[edit] Notable alumni
- Andrew Phillip Cunanan, murdered Gianni Versace and 4 others[2]
- Matt Cameron, drummer of Pearl Jam
- Charisma Carpenter, TV/Film actress
- Marcos Curiel, Guitarist for rock band P.O.D
- Costa Dillon, Writer[citation needed]
- Shirley Horton, Politician.[3][4]
- Ilan Rubin, drummer currently with Nine Inch Nails[citation needed]
- Scott Shields, Former NFL Safety for the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers[citation needed]
- Stephanie Swift, adult film actress turned Evangelist[5][citation needed]
- Ute Werner - Model/Actress, starred in Opie Gets Laid[citation needed]
- Joel Zumaya, MLB relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://api.cde.ca.gov/Acnt2011/2011GrowthSch.aspx?allcds=37684113730405
- ^ http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/mass/cunanan/world_3.html supports the claim that he attended Bonita, retrieved November 25, 2008
- ^ Beltran, Raymond R. (January 23, 2004). "State Assembly Elections, District 78". http://www.laprensa-sandiego.org/archieve/january04-23/78thrace.htm. Retrieved June 11, 2009. "Shirley Horton grew up in San Diego and graduated from Bonita Vista High School."
- ^ "Shirley Horton: 78th Assembly District State of California". Asian Journal. http://asianjournalusa.com/shirley-horton-th-assembly-district-state-of-california-p1956-87.htm. Retrieved 28 May 2011. "I attended Robert E. Lee Elementary School in Paradise Hills, went to O'Farrell Junior High School, and went on to graduate from Bonita Vista High School."
- ^ "xxxchurch - Stephanie". http://www.xxxchurch.com/stephanie.html.
[edit] External links
- SUHSD School website
- Bonita Vista High School Website
- Chula Vista Master School Index
- Bonita Vista High School IB Website
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Coordinates: 32°38′47.48″N 116°59′55.66″W / 32.6465222°N 116.9987944°W
