Bonita Vista High School
History
Bonita Vista High School opened in fall 1966 at a construction cost of $2.5 million. A student committee chose the Baron mascot over a Patriot and a Crusader.
Academics
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
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. In 2018 the Barons girls basketball team won California Interscholastic Federation division I championship. The girls basketball team is one of the premier teams in San Diego County.
Performing arts
BVH has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender group "The Music Machine" and the all-female "Sound Unlimited". The school formerly had an all-male group, "Barontones". The Music Machine and Sound Unlimited have both advanced to national-level competitions. 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!
Notable alumni
- Beth Accomando, film critic
- Matt Cameron, drummer of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden
- Charisma Carpenter, actress
- Costa Dillon, writer
- Hannah Flippen, softball player
- Byron Frisch, football player
- David Garza, Paralympic footballer
- Shirley Horton, politician
- Guido Knudson, MLB player
- Jennifer Lalor, soccer player and coach
- John Macaulay, NFL player (1984)
- Ramon Martin Del Campo, soccer player
- Monica Montgomery Steppe, politician
- Steve Peace, politician
- Raquel Pomplun, Playboy 2013 Playmate of the Year
- David Schipper, professional soccer player
- Scott Shields, football player
- Joel Zumaya, baseball player