Bonita Vista High School (BVH) is a public four-year high school in Chula Vista, California. It is part of Sweetwater Union High School District, and offers both Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes. The mascot is a baron.
History Bonita Vista High School opened in the fall of 1966 at a construction cost of $2.5 million. A student committee chose the Baron mascot over a Patriot and a Crusader.
In December 2005, the district school board voted to remove the senior portfolio project as a graduation requirement following student protests. A co-salutatorian led students in arguing that the project lacked academic rigor, even submitting a satirical portfolio to highlight perceived deficiencies
Academics The school placed first in Sweetwater Union High School District for the 2011 school year, with an Academic Performance Index score of 851, meeting the statewide standard and exceeding amongst other schools in the same district.
Athletics In 2015, Baron athletic teams won California Interscholastic Federation championships in football and girls' tennis. The football team plays games off-campus at Southwestern College.
Performing arts BVH has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender group "The Music Machine" and the advanced women’s group "Sound Unlimited". The school formerly had a men’s group, "Barontones" and an intermediate women’s group “Ladytones” . The Music Machine and Sound Unlimited have both advanced to national-level competitions. Sound Unlimited was, by city proclamation, granted a city-wide holiday on May 22, 2013 to commemorate their 4th place victory in the National Invitational, FAME Finals in Chicago. The Music Machine was one of the most progressive show choirs in the western United States in the late 1900s. The program hosts an annual competition, San Diego Sings! Major League Baseball Player Daniel Schneemann was a four-year member of the Music Machine. Notable alumni Name Grad Class Category Best Known For Jenna Daniels1996SportsFormer American professional golfer, known for leading the University of Arizona to the 2000 NCAA Division I women's golf championship. Later played on the LPGA Tour from 2000 to 2007 before retiring. Beth Accomando 1978 Journalism Film critic Marcos Curiel1992 Greg Bell 2016 Sports Professional football running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League (CFL) Matt Cameron1980 Music Drummer for Pearl Jam and Soundgarden Charisma Carpenter1988 Entertainment Actress, best known for her role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Costa Dillon Entertainment Writer, co-creator of the film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Hannah Flippen Sports Softball player for the University of Utah Byron Frisch Sports Former NFL football player David Garza Sports Paralympic footballer, Team USA Shirley Horton Politics Politician, served as California State Assembly from the 78th district. Guido Knudson Sports Major League Baseball player Jennifer Lalor Sports Former soccer player and coach John Macaulay Sports NFL player Ramon Martin Del Campo Sports Soccer player Monica Montgomery Steppe Politics San Diego City Councilmember Steve Peace Politics Politician Raquel PomplunEntertainmentPlayboy 2013 Playmate of the YearDavid SchipperSportsprofessional soccer playerDaniel Schneemann2015SportsMajor League Baseball player Scott ShieldsSports football playerJoel ZumayaSportsAmerican baseball player
See also List of high schools in San Diego County, California List of high schools in California
References
External links
Bonita Vista High School Website