Costa Mesa High School
Campus
In 2009, the Newport-Mesa Board of Education approved plans for a new middle school enclave and a performing arts center. In 2010, a $6.6 million aquatics center featuring a 50-meter swimming pool, locker rooms, and a classroom was opened. Before this, the pool was 25 yards long and in the shape of an L. In 2011, Costa Mesa Middle School opened its teen center. In 2013, plans were approved for a new track and field on campus. That same year, the final construction beam was in place for the new middle school enclave building. In 2014, Costa Mesa High School opened a new performing arts center with a 335-seat theater. In 2016, construction of the new track and football stadium was completed.
Athletics
Costa Mesa High School is part of the Orange Coast League of the CIF Southern Section, part of the California Interscholastic Federation.
Notable alumni
- Quinton Bell, NFL player
- Sharon Day-Monroe, Olympic athlete
- Bob Ernst, rowing coach
- Brent Mayne, MLB Catcher
- Dan Quisenberry, MLB pitcher
- Benny Ricardo, NFL placekicker
References
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- ^ "Plan will add performance space at schools". tribunedigital-dailypilot. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "New Costa Mesa High aquatics center unveiled". Orange County Register. October 6, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ "Pictures: Teen center opens at Costa Mesa High School". Orange County Register. March 8, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ "District paves way for new track and field". tribunedigital-dailypilot. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "The writing's in the walls". tribunedigital-dailypilot. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "New performing arts center opens at Costa Mesa High". Orange County Register. October 23, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ "Mesa to unveil new stadium". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ "Costa Mesa Notables" Costa Mesa Historical Preservation Committee. Retrieved 12 August 2024.