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Type
  
Public

Principal
  
Bettina E. Batista

Campus
  
Suburban

Phone
  
+1 619-397-2000

Colors
  
Blue, Gold

Established
  
1966

Enrollment
  
2,600

Rivals
  
Eastlake High School

Number of students
  
2,800

Address
  
751 Otay Lakes Rd, Chula Vista, CA 91913, USA

District
  
Sweetwater Union High School District

Similar
  
Bonita Vista Middle Sc, EHS ‑ LIBRARY, Olympian High School, Sweetwat Union High School, Otay Ranch High Sch

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.

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When it opened in September 1966, Bonita Vista High School served students in grades 7-10. The following year, it served grades 7-11. Bonita Vista Junior High School opened its doors in September 1968, and the students who had completed grades 7 and 8 in the previous 2 years moved over to the new junior school. Bonita Vista High School took on the same configuration as other high schools in the Sweetwater Union High School Diatrict (SUHSD), i.e., grades 10-12, beginning in the 1968-69 school year. In 1992, the district converted Bonita Vista to a four-year high school.

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.

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

Notable alumni

  • Andrew Phillip Cunanan, murdered Gianni Versace and 4 others
  • Matt Cameron, drummer of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden
  • Charisma Carpenter, TV/Film actress
  • Marcos Curiel, Guitarist for rock band P.O.D
  • Costa Dillon, Writer
  • Byron Frisch, NFL player
  • Shirley Horton, Politician.
  • John Macaulay, NFL player
  • Raquel Pomplun, Playboy 2013 Playmate of the Year.
  • Ilan Rubin, drummer currently with Nine Inch Nails
  • Scott Shields, Former NFL Safety for the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Stephanie Swift, adult film actress turned Evangelist
  • Ute Werner – Model/Actress, starred in Opie Gets Laid
  • Joel Zumaya, MLB relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.
  • Steve Peace, Former State of California Senator.
  • David Schipper, Soccer Player for York Region Shooters
  • David Garza (Paralympic footballer), Soccer Player for USA Paralympic Soccer Team
  • Ramon Martin Del Campo, Soccer Player for Puerto Rico FC
  • References

    Bonita Vista High School Wikipedia


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