- Mission Viejo High School
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Mission Viejo High School Address 25025 Chrisanta Drive
Mission Viejo, California, 92691
United StatesInformation Type Public high school Established 1966 School district Saddleback Valley Unified School District Principal Dr. Ray Gatfield Faculty 110.0 (on FTE basis)[1] Grades 9–12 Enrollment 2,997 (as of 2005–2006)[1] Student to teacher ratio 27.2[1] Color(s) Scarlet & Gold Mascot El Diablo Team name Diablos Information (949) 837-7722 Website School website Mission Viejo High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Mission Viejo, California, United States, as part of the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. The school has served the area since 1966. Students within its attendance boundaries live in western Mission Viejo, southwest Lake Forest, Trabuco Canyon, Rancho Santa Margarita, and Laguna Hills. Its mascot is El Diablo and its colors are scarlet and gold. 230 credits are required to graduate from Mission Viejo High School. As of the 2005–06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,997 students and 110 classroom teachers (on a FTE basis, for a student-teacher ratio of 27.2.[1]
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Awards and recognition
Their mascot is El Diablo, Spanish for the devil. Mission Viejo High School has been awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education on three separate occasions, in 1988–89, 1994–96[2] and 2001–02,[3][4] the highest award an American school can receive.[5][6]
Mission Viejo High School has been recognized three times as a California Distinguished School, in 1988, 1994 and 2001.[7][8]
Academics
International Baccalaureate
Mission Viejo has been an International Baccalaureate school since July 1985. This program, taught to 132 students, is for academically talented and highly motivated students sponsored and administered by the I.B. Organization. The students who meet the I.B. requirements are eligible for the International Baccalaureate Diploma. This school received 57 diplomas in the 2005–2006 school year.[9] Owing to the recently proposed statewide budget cuts, the future of Mission Viejo High School's International Baccalaureate program has come into question.
Advanced Placement and honors courses
The school offers Advanced Placement and Honor Courses at all grade levels. Advanced Placement Program (AP) classes are offered in AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Art History, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature, AP French Language, AP European History, AP German Language, AP Physics B, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language, AP United States Government and Politics, AP Comparative Government and Politics and AP United States History.
Accreditation
Mission Viejo High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[10] The school received its most recent 6-year renewal of its full accreditation in the 2004–05 school year.[11]
Athletics
The Diablo sports teams compete in the South Coast League of CIF Southern Section
Baseball
The Mission Viejo High School Varsity baseball team are the 2011 CIF Southern Section Division II Champions. Coach Chris Ashbach is the 2011 CIF Southern Section Division II Coach of the Year.
Team Accolades
- South Coast League Champions- 2002, 2004
- Playoffs 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
- CIF Southern Section Division II Champions- 2011
- CIF Southern Section Division II Coach of the Year-2011 Chris Ashbach
- 2011 #8 Preseason National ranking - Baseball America
College Signings(Baseball Scholarship Recipients)
- Chris Wilmer 1998 UC Santa Barbara
- Matt Kustura 1999 Point Loma Nazarene University
- John Hudgins 2000 Stanford University
- Paul Whiting 2000 Amherst College
- Garrett Murdy 2001 Orange County Community College, Texas A&M-Kingsville
- Billy Hart 2001 University of Southern California
- Kyle Mura 2002 Loyola Marymount
- David Hudgins 2003 Vanguard University
- Taylor Holiday 2003 Arizona State University, UC Irvine
- Clark Hardman 2003 Cal State Fullerton
- Chris Jones 2004 Texas A&M, Cal State Fullerton
- Alex Meschi 2005 UC Irvine
- TJ Mittelstaedt 2006 Long Beach State
- Kyle Hardman 2006 Cal State Fullerton
- Chris Barnes 2007 San Francisco State
- Chris Waldmann 2007 Cal State Dominguez Hills
- Vince Gonzalez 2008 Indiana University
- Matt Florer 2009 Loyola Marymount
- Matt Balliet 2010 Long Beach State
- Austin Saenz 2011 Cal State Fullerton
- Willie Kuhl 2011 Cal State Fullerton
- Ryan Muno 2011 San Diego State
- Ryan Raslowsky 2011 Cal State Northridge
- Jake Kuluris 2011 Sonoma State
- Kieran Lovegrove 2012 Arizona State
- Anthony Shew 2012 UC Santa Barbara
Players with special honors
- John Hudgins- 2000 LA Times and Orange County Register Player of the Year. South Coast League Player of the Year. Orange County All-Star Game. North/South California All-Star Series. 2003 Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year, 2003 College World Series Most Valuable Player, Drafted by the Texas Rangers-3rd Round
- Garrett Murdy- 2004 CIF Southern Section Division II All-American, Conference Pitcher of the Year, Drafted by the Houston Astros 18th round.
- Kyle Mura-2002 South Coast League Player of the Year. 2002 Orange County All-Star Game. 2006 40th round pick by the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Taylor Holiday-2003 Orange County All-Star Game. 2007 19th round pick New York Yankees.
- Clark Hardman-2003 Orange County All-Star Game. 2007 9th round pick Chicago Cubs.
- Chris Jones- 2004 South Coast League Co-MVP. Army All-American. Orange County All-Star Game.
- Mike Miller- 2004 Orange County All-Star Game.
- Chase Moline- 2005 Orange County All-Star Game
- Billy Hart- 2005 5th round draft pick-Houston Astros
- Kyle Hardman- 2006 Orange County All-Star Game, 2nd Team All CIF Southern Section Div. I
- TJ Mittelstaedt- 2006 Orange County All-Star Game. 1st Team All CIF Southern Section Div I. 2010 44th round selection Milwaukee Brewers.
- Steve Cochrane- 2006 38th round pick Oakland Athletics.
- Dan Cabuling- 2007 Orange County All-Star Game.
- Collin Waldmann-2009 Orange County All-Star Game
- Sam Kim-2010-Orange County All-Star Game. 2nd Team All OC Register
- Ryan Muno-2010 3rd Team All OC Register
- Austin Saenz- 2011 Sea View League Player of the Year. 2011 Orange County All-Star Game, 2011 CIF Southern Section Div. II player of the Year. ESPN HS Magazine All-State selection.
- Ryan Raslowsky- 2011 2nd Team All-Orange County OC Register, 3rd Team All-CIF Southern Section
- Boog Powell-2011 1st Team All-CIF Southern Section, 3rd Team All-Orange County(OC Register)
- Dallas Draviczki-2011 2nd Team All-CIF Southern Section Division II
- Kieran Lovegrove-2011 Under Armour Pre-Season All-American[12]. Perfect Game Underclass All-American 2011[13]. Under 16 USA Baseball National Team Trials. Under 18 USA Baseball National Team Trials[14]. Founder of Going To Bat Foundation Baseball Charity
- Anthony Shew-2011 North/South California All-Star game
Football
The school has fielded one of the best football records in the country over the past three decades, and at one time in 2005 were ranked number 2 in the nation by USA Today. Mark Sanchez (USC), Nick Reed (Oregon), Ryan Williams (Ohio State/SDSU), Gregg Peat (Oregon State), Chase Moline, and Chane Moline (UCLA), Konrad Reuland (Notre Dame / Stanford), and Kevin Bemoll (CAL) were the key ingredients to one of the best high school football teams ever to come from MVHS. The school finished the 2004 season ranked third in the nation by USA Today, and was one of only ten schools that appeared in the paper's Top 25 during every week of the season.[15] In the fall of 2005, led by QB RJ Toman (University of New Hampshire) and Safety Jon Ponce (United States Naval Academy), they finished with a 12–1 record defeating among others Long Beach Poly and De La Salle High School and were ranked 20th in the country by USA Today, due to their loss against Hart High School.[16]
The Diablos play their home games at Mike Rush Stadium.
2006 was considered a rebuilding year, as the Diablos were defeated by solid teams in the Southern California area as well as De La Salle of Concord. They won the league title, and reached the second round of the CIF-SS Pac-5 playoffs before being eliminated by Santa Margarita Catholic High School in a close game.
In 2009, Mission Viejo captured a South Coast League Title and reached the PAC-5 Semi finals with a heart breaking one point loss to #2 nationally ranked Servite High School who eventually won a state title, the Diablos finished out the season ranked #14 nationally and #3 in California respectively.
Boy's Basketball
Basketball has been a tradition at Mission Viejo High School but has been overshadowed by the football program. The Diablos have captured 4 South Coast League titles (2000,2007,2010,2011) and a CIF D-1A Title in 2003 led by Jed Collins, Marcus Blackshire, and Perry Webster. Notable recent players who received Division 1 scholarships include Travis Neison (Santa Clara), Perry Webster (Cal St. Fullerton), Ben Hayes (UC Irvine), and Isaac Neilson (BYU). In 2007 the Diablos finished with a 22–6 record capturing a South Coast League Title and were ranked #2 in Orange County behind Mater Dei. In 2010 the team finished 24–5 winning the South Coast League and reaching the CIF 1-A Quarterfinals. 2011 marked the highest win total in school history as the Diablos captured a league title and CIF 2-AA finals appearance. They lost to Ventura High School in the finals in overtime by one point. Former Mission Viejo basketball player Bob Thornton played in the NBA for the New York Knicks in the 1980s.
The Diablos have compiled a record of 78–34 in the last 4 years (2006–2010) including League Titles 3/5 years. Mission Viejo was undefeated in league play in the 2006–2007 season being the first team in the South Coast League to do so in the last decade. The Diablos continue their current success as they are competing in the state tournament. They are currently 29-2, including a 22 game winning streak along the way.
- 2010-2011 : 29-2 (SCL Champions, CIF Div II-AA Runners-up)
- 2009-2010 : 24-5 (SCL Champions, CIF Div I-A Quarterfinals)
- 2008-2009 : 13-14 (CIF Div I-A First Round)
- 2007-2008 : 18-10 (CIF Div I-AA First Round)
- 2006-2007 : 22-6 (SCL Undefeated Champions, CIF Div I-AA Second Round)
- 2005-2006 : 20-8 (CIF Div I-A Quarterfinals)
Statistical Leaders:
- 2010-2011 - Points: Isaac Neilson 15.6, Rebounds: Isaac Neilson 11.1, Assists: James Cramer 4.2
- 2009-2010 - Points: Ben Hayes 16.1, Rebounds: Isaac Neilson 6.5, Assists: James Cramer 2.8
- 2008-2009 - Points: Ben Hayes 18.9, Rebounds: Ben Hayes 8.0, Assists: Dhruv Desai 3.1
- 2007-2008 - Points: Ryan Spurlock 15.8, Rebounds: Ryan Spurlock 8.4, Assists: Maxx Huber 5.0
- 2006-2007 - Points: Perry Webster 17.6, Rebounds: Ryan Spurlock 7.1, Assists: Perry Webster 7.6
- 2005-2006 - Points: Perry Webster 14.9, Rebounds: David Lee 8.9, Assists: Perry Webster 7.0
Swimming
Mission Viejo's swimming program has had a storied tradition of championships, including 25 CIF championships
Boy's cross country
Mission's cross country program has been relatively successful in past years, most notably under the coaching program of Gene Gurule. In recent years, the team has produced several outstanding athletes and teams, but is now under new coaching.
In 2005, Michael Wolde-Yohannes claimed the title of South Coast League Champion, though the team did not advance to CIF prelims.
The 2006 year saw the addition of coach Chris Jones to the team staff, as well as a host of new varsity athletes. The team had very few returning varsity runners, and no seniors, making it easily the youngest team in the South Coast League and perhaps in the county. The Mission team placed second in league and advanced to CIF prelims.
Because of the youth of the 2006 team, the 2007 varsity team was composed entirely of returning varsity athletes, and predictions for the season are optimistic.
The 2007 varsity team boys went on to win third in the South Coast League, next to Dana Hills High School and Aliso Niguel High School.
Boys' track
Mission Viejo Track has been extremely successful in the South Coast League since its founding. Since 1973, the team has won its league 24 times. It also boasts an impressive four county wins, three C.I.F. wins and one state win.
The current[when?] head coach of the Mission team is Michael Hoffman, who has led the boys to several league and county victories after taking over a very successful winning streak led by Gene Gurule. The school also currently employs several other coaches, including distance coach Gene Gurule and pole vault coach Mandie Rowell.
In the 2007 season, Mission Viejo finished second in both league and county, next to Dana Hills High School.
Girl's track & field
Mission Viejo girls track and field has also been extremely successful in the South Coast League, founded in 1975. Under the leadership of Fred Almond, the team won 20 consecutive SCL Championships from 1983–2002. Mission Viejo girls teams have won a record 8 Orange County Championships including 5 in a row from 1988–1992. The girls are also 4-time CIF-SS runner-up in track & field. Almond was the head coach for 29 years, 1981–2009. Chris Watkins was the coach for the year of 2010. Chase Frazier is the current girls head track & field coach.
Performing arts
Wind ensemble
The wind ensemble is the most advanced class in all of Mission Viejo High School's band and orchestra classes. These students learn sophisticated understanding of music such as rhythms, key signatures, accents, and terminology. These students represented their high school and nicely reflected their entire band program by having such prestigious performances to various audiences. The students in wind ensemble may also enroll in marching band for P.E. (physical education) credits that are needed to graduate.
Concert band
The concert band, also known as the symphonic band, is another type of band class for the students who have intermediate experience with their instrument. They learn the basic skills of music during the beginning of the school years. These skills include, but are not limited to, flexibility, endurance, and tone qualities. As the school year progresses, music difficulty becomes increasingly harder, thus motivating students to acquire more skills of music. They perform various pieces of music from many types of backgrounds. Along with wind ensemble, the concert band may also enroll in marching band for P.E. credits needed to graduate. Those highly competent enough can audition, and if they qualify they can go into wind ensemble.
Marching band
The school's marching band, as part of the Western Band Association, is a military-like band that usually rehearses outdoors, performs in parades, festivals, and of course, creates their own marching show. Marching band takes place in the first semester of the school year. The band ranges from freshmen to senior students. They have professional instructors in their marching band as well as their entire music program. Their program coordinator and music arranger is Jim Wunderlich.
- In 1998 and 2003, the marching band were the WBA State Champions.
- Additionally, the drumline is very successful, winning High Percussion at WBA State Championships each year from 1997 to 2003, excluding 2000.[17]
- Also the drumline were the 2001 & 2007 WGI World Champions!
- "The 150-member band also won High Percussion and High General Effect awards. It's the third consecutive year the drum line has won the High Percussion award"</ref>, 2004 and 2006. Both the drumline and color guard compete in WGI.
- In 2006, the marching band won 2nd place in the WBA State Finals in their 5A Class.
- With over 150 members, the marching band is one of the largest marching bands in the Western Band Association.
- In 2009 they received 3rd place with their show "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
- In 2010 they received 2nd place with their show "The Bridge of Two Eras"
- 2011's show is called "A Symphonic Poem" with music by Franz Liszt arranged by James Wunderlik
Indoor percussion
Since 1998, the Mission Viejo Indoor Percussion Ensemble has won two Gold Medals and several silver medals at the annual Winter Guard International Finals Competition at Dayton, Ohio. Mission is hailed as one of the most prestigious drumlines in the country, and has a reputation for avant garde show design.
Drama
The MVHS Drama Team recently finished the 2009 spring musical, Singin' in the Rain. MVHS Drama has 5 levels Drama1, Drama 2, Drama 3 & 4 are combined classes known as Advanced Drama, and finally I.B. Drama. Mission's Drama Director is Kathleen Cannarozzi-Harris. Mrs. Harris is the Performing Arts chair person at Mission Viejo. She has also started the first Cappie association in the west coast. Among her recognitions, she has received the honors of 2009 Orange County Secondary Theater Arts Teacher of the Year, 2008 SVUSD Teacher of the Year, and the 2007–08 California Educational Theatre Leadership Award. In a recent interview of MVHS's "Diablo Heat," Mrs. Harris stated, "If I wasn't devoting eight hours of my day here (MVHS Performing Arts Department) I would probably be at a professional Theater devoting eight hours of my day there." This is probably in reference to her several positions she holds at various Orange County Theaters. In Mrs. Harris's playbill bio, it states "KC Harris has been teaching drama and dance since 1978 in her native state of Pennsylvania on the high school, university and community theater levels. She has directed over 150 productions, received her Master's degree in theater from Penn State University, and began her Doctoral study at Northwestern University in children's theater. She served for six years as the Pennsylvania State Director for the International Thespian Society and was awarded the city and county teacher of the year in 1988 and 1990. Mrs. Harris is the chairperson of the MVHS Performing and Visual Arts and the mentor teacher for Performing Arts for SVUSD. She was the 1997 Los Angeles County Music Center's Bravo Finalist for Arts Excellence in Drama and was recognized as a 1997 Distinguished Woman of Orange County. She was awarded the Arts Educator of the Year 2002 from Arts Orange County and the 2007 California Educational Leadership Award. She is the 2008 SVUSD Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Harris is also an adjunct faculty member at Cal State Fullerton, UCI, and Saddleback College and is a member of the teaching staff at the Laguna Playhouse."
Choir
Mission Viejo High School is well known throughout the Saddleback Valley Unified School District, as well as throughout Orange County, for its Choral Arts program. Under the direction of John Elg, the program consists of the beginning level Concert Choir, the intermediate, all girls Treble Choir, and the advanced Chamber Choir. Every year, all three choirs perform at the fall, winter, and spring concerts held in the school's Performing Arts Theater. Additionally, for the past ten years all three choirs have participated annually in the Disneyland Community Arts Showcase held each February in the Carnation Plaza at Disneyland. Furthermore, Chamber Choir regularly attends and performs in festivals and competitions throughout Orange County. One of these festivals is the annual California State University Fullerton Choir Festival, in which the Mission Viejo Chamber Singers took home a Superior rating, the highest achievement at the festival, in 2006. The 2007–08 Chamber Choir was one of three high school choirs in the country invited to perform at the American Choral Director's Association National Choir Convention. One of the program's most famous traditions is the performance of G.F. Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus" at the Winter concert, and Willhousky's "Battle Hymn of the Republic" at the Spring concert. These two pieces are performed every year at the end of the respective concert by all three choirs, as well as choir alumni who are invited to come up on stage and sing with the choir.
Student Tech
Mission Viejo High School is well known throughout the Saddleback Valley Unified School District, as well as throughout Orange County, for its Student Tech program. Under the direction of Daryl Fukuda, the program consists of beginning level tech support, and the advanced Senior tech. Every year, these student techs break down and set up many library computers, flip power switches in many rooms, plug in power cables, and reformat computers, as well as install printers. On of the program's most famous traditions is the memorization of a serial code to Office XP. Knowing this is very crucial to the reformatting of computers.
Student ethnicity
Ethnicity Mission Viejo State Average White, not Hispanic 74% 31% Asian 6% 8% Hispanic or Latino 16% 47% Multiple or No Response <1% 2% African American, not Hispanic 2% 8% Filipino <1% 3% Pacific Islander <1% <1% American Indian or Alaska Native <1 <1% Notable alumni
- Collin Ashton, played linebacker for University of Southern California's football team. Class of 2002.
- Preston Burpo, Major League Soccer Goalkeeper. Class of 1990.
- Donavon Frankenreiter. Professional Musician. Class of 1991.
- Joe DeRenzo, Musician and Bandleader. Class of 1976. [19]
- Julie Foudy, Midfielder for the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 through 2004. Won two Olympic gold medals.[20]
- Brian Goodell, Olympic champion and former World Record holding freestyle swimmer. At the 1976 Olympic Games, he won gold medals in 400m and 1500m Frees. Class of 1977 [21]
- Matthew Kline Kader, NEWUWC Atlhete won a competition in 2010 in multiple sports and activties involving a group of over 500,000 competitors. [22]
- Brianna Keilar – CNN correspondent.[23]
- Michael Lopez-Alegria, American astronaut and a veteran of three space shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission.[24]
- Major Megan McClung, first female United States Marine Corps officer killed in combat during the Iraq War.[25]
- Chane Moline, National Football League fullback currently playing for the Oakland Raiders
- Joe-Max Moore- former professional soccer player.[26]
- Mark O'Meara – PGA Golfer, class of 1975. Won the Masters Tournament and the British Open in 1998.[27]
- Jordan Palmer, National Football League quarterback currently playing for the Cincinnati Bengals. Also Co-founded RockLive. [28]
- Ryan Powdrell, American football fullback graduate of the University of Southern California currently playing for the Seattle Seahawks[29]
- Drew Radovich, National Football League offensive tackle currently playing for the Minnesota Vikings.
- Nick Reed, National Football League defensive end currently playing for the Chicago Bears.
- Mark Sanchez, National Football League quarterback currently playing for New York Jets
- Rick Sanford Lead Singer for the band Legs Diamond. Graduated 1973, played flute in Terry Newman's Jazz Ensemble.
- Sabrina Sloan, Former American Idol contestant in Season 6 who was a top 24 finalist.[30]
- John Shahidi, Co-Founder & CEO of RockLive.[31]
- Sam Shahidi, Co-Founder of RockLive.[32]
- Matt Sorum Drummer for The Cult, Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver. Class of 1976.
- Michael Starr Lead singer for Glam Metal band Steel Panther
- R.J. Toman, 2006 graduate, Quarterback at the University of New Hampshire
- Dara Torres – Five time Olympian with 4 Olympic gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze medals in swimming.
References
- ^ a b c d Mission Viejo High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 27, 2007.
- ^ It's a Blue Ribbon day for six Orange County schools – EDUCATION: Two have won the nation's top honor before., The Orange County Register, February 9, 1996.
- ^ Mission Viejo, Trabuco Hills highs BLUE, The Orange County Register, May 31, 2002, "The Blue Ribbon award is the third that Mission Viejo High School has received in its 35-year history. Mission Viejo received Blue Ribbons in 1988 and 1996."
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982–1983 through 1999–2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006.
- ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
- ^ Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test; The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
- ^ Schools take state honors, The Orange County Register, April 13, 2001, "Two Mission Viejo high schools were named California Distinguished Schools this week. It was the first recognition for 15-year-old Trabuco Hills High School and third time around for Mission Viejo High School."
- ^ Distinguished School Awards: Award Winners for Orange County, accessed December 2, 2006.
- ^ International Baccalaureate Organization: Mission Viejo High School, accessed December 2, 2006.
- ^ "The Blue Directory of Schools: Search Details – Mission Viejo High School, accessed December 2, 2006.
- ^ Mission Viejo High School Facts: Accreditation, accessed December 2, 2006.
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- ^ Super 25 football rankings, USA Today, December 20, 2004.
- ^ Final 2005 Super 25 football rankings, USA Today, December 20, 2005.
- ^ Mission Viejo High band wins state title, The Orange County Register, November 28, 2003, "Mission Viejo High School Marching Band and Color Guard competed with 25 bands to win the Western Band Association State Championship in Fresno on Saturday. It is the first time in six years that the school band, which practices 14 hours a week, won the title."
- ^ Diablo Drama
- ^ * Walter Kolosky, Power, Passion and Beauty: The Story of the Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra, page 280, Abstract Logix Books 2006
- ^ Julie Foudy profile, San Diego Spirit. Accessed July 10, 2007. "Attended Mission Viejo High School where she was a two-time First-Team All-American"
- ^ "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 2, 2008)
- ^ http://www.newuwc.com/
- ^ "`Diablo Heat' grad pursuing TV career", The Orange County Register, January 24, 2003. "Brianna Keilar had it figured out. She was working as a reporter and fill-in anchor at KIMA TV, a CBS affiliate in Yakima, Wash., and looked at bigger media markets such as Tucson, Ariz., to eventually work her way up to a job in Los Angeles or New York. But the Mission Viejo High School alumna will not be reporting from Tucson anytime soon."
- ^ Robbins, Gary. "O. C. Native to lead Space Station: Lopez-Alegria, among the most experienced of NASA's astronauts, will spend six months aboard.", Orange County Register, May 23, 2006. Accessed July 10, 2007. "Lopez-Alegria was born in Spain, but later moved to Orange County. He graduated from Mission Viejo High School in 1976 and went on to a distinguished career as a Navy aviator."
- ^ Ritchie, Erika I. "O.C. native dies in Iraq; The Mission Viejo graduate is the first female Marine officer killed in the war.", The Orange County Register, December 12, 2006. Accessed October 20, 2007. "McClung grew up in Mission Viejo, graduated from Mission Viejo High School, and received her officer's commission from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1995."
- ^ "U.S. women get cheers from afar", CNN Sports Illustrated, July 4, 1999. Accessed July 10, 2007. "New England and U.S. international forward Joe-Max Moore said he graduated from Mission Viejo High School in California with U.S. women's star Julie Foudy."
- ^ Mark O'Meara profile, 2007 Senior PGA Championship. Accessed July 10, 2007. "As a freshman at Mission Viejo High School he made the golf team and in his junior year the team won the state championship."
- ^ http://ocunwired.ocregister.com/2011/06/14/tips-for-pee-breaks-during-movie-and-mike-tyson/8535/
- ^ USC's Powdrell pulls his weight, and then some, The Orange County Register, September 8, 2006.
- ^ Glowish, Amanda. "'Idol' singer shares story: Sabrina Sloan, graduate of Mission Viejo High School, was cut from show but plans to make album.", Orange County Register, April 4, 2007. Accessed October 21, 2007.
- ^ http://ocunwired.ocregister.com/2011/06/14/tips-for-pee-breaks-during-movie-and-mike-tyson/8535/
- ^ http://ocunwired.ocregister.com/2011/06/14/tips-for-pee-breaks-during-movie-and-mike-tyson/8535/
External links
- Mission Viejo High School official website
- School Accountability Report Card for 2003–04: Saddleback Valley Unified School District – Mission Viejo High School
- National Center for Education Statistics data for Mission Viejo High School
- Music Program
- Mission Viejo Track & Field website
- Going To Bat Foundation
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