Mount Miguel High School

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Mount Miguel High School
Established	1957
Type	Public comprehensive secondary
Principal	Steve Coover
Students	2,061 (2004-2005 school year)
Grades	9-12
Location	8585 Blossom Lane Spring Valley, California 91977 USA
District	Grossmont Union High School District
Campus	Urban
Colors	Red and black
Mascot	Matador
Yearbook	Mil Memorias
Newspaper	El Trovador
Nickname	Matadors
Website	Mount Miguel High School

Mount Miguel High School is public, comprehensive high school located in Spring Valley, California and serves 2,061 students in grades nine through twelve. Opened in 1957, Mount Miguel is the fourth of twelve high schools constructed in the Grossmont Union High School District. MMHS is the home of the Matadors.

Mount Miguel High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and is a 1990 California Distinguished School.

Contents 1 Extracurricular activities 1.1 Athletics 2 Student ethnicity 3 Notable alumni 4 See also 5 References 6 External link

[edit] Extracurricular activities

[edit] Athletics

Mount Miguel's athletic teams, the Matadors, compete in the South League of the Grossmont Conference and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) - San Diego Section.

The school fields teams in the following sports: baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, football, boys and girls golf, gymnastics, boys and girls soccer, softball, boys and girls swimming & diving, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls track & field, boys and girls volleyball, boys and girls water polo, and wrestling.

[edit] Student ethnicity

Mount Miguel's student body is composed of pupils from the following ethnic backgrounds (2004-2005 school year):

• Hispanic or Latino - 38.2%
• White (not Hispanic) - 21.3%
• African American - 21.1%
• Filipino - 2.8%
• American Indian or Alaska Native - 2.5%
• Asian - 2.4 %
• Pacific Islander - 2.4%
• Multiple or No Response - 9.2%

[edit] Notable alumni

• Khalif Barnes, 2000, National Football League (NFL) offensive tackle, Jacksonville Jaguars
• Robert Griffith Strong safety for the Arizona Cardinals
• J Robinson head wrestling coach for the Golden Gophers

[edit] See also

• List of high schools in San Diego County, California
• List of high schools in California

[edit] References

• Grossmont Union High School District - school mascots and colors
• List of California Distinguished Schools in San Diego County
• Mount Miguel High School - School Accountability Report Card 2004-2005 (PDF)
• Mount Miguel High School Student Handbook 2005-2006 (PDF)
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges Directory of Accredited Schools 2005-2006 (PDF)

[edit] External link

• Mount Miguel High School

Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD)
Regular: El Cajon Valley • El Capitan • Granite Hills • Grossmont • Monte Vista • Mount Miguel • Santana • Steele Canyon • Valhalla • West Hills Charter: Helix Continuation: Chaparral Middle College: Grossmont Middle College