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Public comprehensive secondary school in Spring Valley, California, United States| Monte Vista High School | |
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| 3230 Sweetwater Springs Boulevard Spring Valley, California 91977 United States | |
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| Type | Public comprehensive secondary |
| Motto | This is Monarch Territory |
| Established | September 17, 1961 |
| School district | Grossmont Union High School District |
| Principal | Joel Tropp |
| Teaching staff | 78.58 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,569 (2022–23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.97 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Crimson and gold |
| Mascot | Monty the Lion |
| Team name | Monarchs |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) |
| Website | monarchs |
Monte Vista High School is public, comprehensive high school located in Spring Valley, California, and serves 1,960 students in grades nine through twelve. Opened in 1961, Monte Vista is the seventh of twelve high schools built in the Grossmont Union High School District.
Monte Vista High School has been ranked among the top 6000 schools in the nation, coming in at #1147, due in part to its excellent record for AP testing and its steadily increasing Annual Performance Index. Monte Vista has one of the best AP programs in the Grossmont Union District.
Students
Monte Vista's student body is composed of pupils from the following ethnic backgrounds (2015–2016 school year):
- American Indian or Alaska Native – 0.1%
- Asian – 4.7%
- Black – 12.3%
- Hispanic – 59.7%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander – 0.8%
- White (not Hispanic) – 15.5%
- Two or More – 6.9%
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
Monte Vista's athletic teams, the Monarchs, compete in the South League of the Grossmont Conference and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) San Diego Section. Monte Vista offers a total of 21 Sports over a span of 3 Athletic seasons.
Fall
- Football
- Boys water polo
- Girls tennis
- Girls volleyball
- Cross country
- Cheer
Winter
- Wrestling
- Boys basketball
- Girls basketball
- Boys soccer
- Girls soccer
- Girls water polo
- Academic league
Spring
- Swim
- Gymnastics
- Baseball
- Golf
- Boys lacrosse
- Girls lacrosse
- Boys tennis
- Boys volleyball
- Softball
- Track
Performing arts
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Monte Vista's marching band, the Monarch Royal Brigade is a parade and field band and competes in CSBC. The band also offers a concert season each spring. Monte Vista's drama program puts forward three shows per year—one entirely student-directed. Monte Vista's dance program puts forward two performances each spring. Monte Vista's choir program competes in several festivals in southern California. Monte Vista is also one of only three high schools in the Grossmont district to offer class piano.
Notable alumni
- Fred Stanley, 1966, Major League Baseball player
- Mike Whitmarsh, 1980, professional volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist (1996)
- Tonéx, 1993, gospel singer
- Michael Wiley, 1996, NFL football player
- Nick Cannon, 1998, rapper and actor
- Brooks Conrad, 1998, Major League Baseball player
- Carly Craig, 1998, actress and producer
- Christy Turlington, 1987, model
- Jessica D. Aber, 1999, attorney
- Erika Davies, 1999, American jazz vocalist and actress
- Royce Ring, 1999, Major League Baseball player
- Simon Tam, 1999, author, musician, activist, and entrepreneur.
- Alexandra Slade, 2012, actress
See also
References
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External links
| Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD) | |
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