Monte Vista High School (Spring Valley, California)

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Monte Vista High School
Address
3230 Sweetwater Springs Boulevard Spring Valley , California 91977 United States
Information
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	8.04 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,537 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	191.17[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Crimson and gold
Mascot	Monty the Lion
Team name	Monarchs
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Website	monarchs.guhsd.net

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):^[1]

• 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

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)^[2]
• Tonéx, 1993, gospel singer^[3]
• Michael Wiley, 1996, NFL football player^[4]
• Nick Cannon, 1998, rapper and actor^[5][6]
• Brooks Conrad, 1998, Major League Baseball player^[7]
• Carly Craig, 1998, actress and producer
• Christy Turlington, 1987, model
• Jessica D. Aber, 1999, attorney^[8]
• Erika Davies, 1999, American jazz vocalist and actress
• Royce Ring, 1999, Major League Baseball player^[9]
• Simon Tam, 1999, author, musician, activist, and entrepreneur.
• Alexandra Slade, 2012, actress

See also

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

References

1. "Monte Vista High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
2. Lindgren, Jim (October 31, 1990). "SAN DIEGO COLLEGE NOTEBOOK : Mike Whitmarsh Has Adjusted Well to Different Kind of Net". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
3. Meanley, Erin (June 20, 2011). "Spotlight on B. Slade". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
4. Shontz, Lori (September 28, 1998). "The OSU flash". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
5. Kappes, Serena; Hay, Carla (September 2, 2005). "Celeb Spotlight: Nick Cannon". People. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
6. Garske, Monica (August 17, 2013). "'AGT' Host Nick Cannon Donates School Supplies in San Diego". KNSD. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
7. Lin, Dennis (August 21, 2014). "Benoit to avoid disabled list". U-T San Diego. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
8. "President Biden Announces Eight New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
9. "Engagement: Gordon-Ring". Ortonville Independent. March 20, 2006. Retrieved August 22, 2014.

External links

• Monte Vista High School