Mount Miguel High School

32°43′24.86″N 117°00′53.22″W

Mount Miguel High School
Aerial view from southeast
Location
8585 Blossom Lane Spring Valley , California 91977 USA
Information
Type	Public comprehensive secondary
Established	1957
School district	Grossmont Union High School District
Principal	Jake Gaeir
Teaching staff	18.07 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,506 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	83.34[1]
Campus	Urban
Color(s)
Yearbook	Mil Memorias
Nickname	Matadors
Website	http://mountmiguel.guhsd.net/

Mount Miguel High School is a public, comprehensive high school located in Spring Valley, California and serves over 1,400 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, and the school colors are red and black.

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

Matador Early College (MEC)

Students in the MEC enroll in UC/CSU transferable college courses at Grossmont College or Cuyamaca College. They experience a college atmosphere, and are oriented to the process involved in enrolling in college, choosing classes, and completing college coursework.

Matador Mechanics

Students in the Engineering & Robotics program gain real world robotics experience through participating in the FIRST Robotics FIRST Tech Challenge as part of a team. They gain programming knowledge, mechanics expertise, and logistical design skills.

Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)

AVID is a college prep elective course designed to ensure that students are meeting all A-G requirements and are college-ready by the end of their senior year.

• 100% of AVID seniors (2015) accepted into a four-year university
• MMHS AVID seniors are awarded over $250,000 annually in grants and scholarships
• Paid college tutors providing academic support^{[citation needed]}

Activities

MMHS has a wide variety of clubs, activities, academic enrichment, and student support for which students to get involved.^[2]

Athletics

Mount Miguel's athletic teams, the Matadors, compete in 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, cheerleading, boys and girls cross country, football, boys and girls soccer, softball, boys and girls swimming & diving, boys and girls track & field, boys and girls volleyball, boys and girls water polo, boys and girls wrestling.

Notable alumni

• Ryan Anthony, 1987, classical trumpet player^[3]
• Khalif Barnes, 2000, National Football League (NFL) offensive tackle, Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders
• Robert Griffith, strong safety for the Arizona Cardinals
• Arthur Hobbs, defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• Jeff Karstens, 2000, starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
• "Shotgun Tom" Kelly, 1968, television personality
• Cory Littleton, middle linebacker Los Angeles Rams
• Bryant Mitchell, retired NFL player
• Ogemdi Nwagbuo, defensive lineman San Diego Chargers^[4]
• Ray Wells, NFL player
• Ryan Nye, 2002, Analyst, Hacker, LatinX Icon
• Laulauga Tausaga, 2016, World Champion discus thrower
• John Woodward, 1969, motion picture/TV Director, Producer, Stuntman