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Bonita Vista High School
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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.[2] The mascot is a baron.
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History
Bonita Vista High School opened in the fall of 1966 at a construction cost of $2.5 million.[3] A student committee chose the Baron mascot over a Patriot and a Crusader.[4]
In December 2005, the district school board voted to remove the senior portfolio project as a graduation requirement following student protests.[5] A co-salutatorian led students in arguing that the project lacked academic rigor, even submitting a satirical portfolio to highlight perceived deficiencies[6]
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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.[7]
Athletics
In 2015, Baron athletic teams won California Interscholastic Federation championships in football and girls' tennis.[8] The football team plays games off-campus at Southwestern College.[9]
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".[10] The Music Machine and Sound Unlimited have both advanced to national-level competitions.[11] The Music Machine was one of the most progressive show choirs in the western United States in the late 1900s.[12] The program hosts an annual competition, San Diego Sings![13]
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Controversies
In 2016, former Bonita Vista High Band Director Jason Mangan-Magabilin was charged with Child molestation of former student Gabriel Huerta. Mangan-Magabilin was sentenced to one year in jail and three years probation. He was required to register as a sex offender for life and subsequently had his teaching license revoked.[14][15]
Notable alumni
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