San Diego Unified School District leaders Monday broke ground on the second phase of Mira Mesa High School‘s site modernization project, intended to enhance campus security, build a new student services and classroom facility, and remove all remaining portable classrooms, among other changes.
“At San Diego Unified, we are committed to creating schools where all students can thrive and feel a sense of belonging,” said Lamont Jackson, superintendent of San Diego Unified School District. “I’m excited about all that Mira Mesa High School will offer students and staff with these exciting renovations to its campus.”
Other improvements on the project — set to be completed in summer 2027 — include converting the existing student services facility into classrooms, renovating aging classrooms and common areas, adding a new visitor and administrator parking lot and constructing shaded lunch court areas.
Monday’s groundbreaking included a performance from the “Sapphire Sound” drumline. The school has served its community for 49 years, where it offers hands-on college, career, and technical education programs in arts, media, and entertainment, engineering, health sciences, hospitality, manufacturing and product development and transportation.
“Our students work hard year-round and we are thrilled to give them facilities that will complement their hard work,” said Jeff Sabins, principal of Mira Mesa High School.
Last spring, the district completed construction on a renovated baseball field, including new grass infield and outfield, foul ball fencing, a CIF regulation backstop at the baseball field, a new public address system and drinking fountain, replacement of the announcers’ booth, repairs to the dugouts and batting cages, and upgrades to grading and irrigation, a district statement read.
The field followed the completion of the first phase of the Mira Mesa High School site modernization project. That phase included construction of a music building, renovations to existing classrooms and upgrades to workspaces in the media center.
“My children grew up in Mira Mesa and attended this high school, so it’s especially exciting to see these projects come to fruition,” said Sabrina Bazzo, SDUSD Board of Education trustee. “This is just one of many schools in my sub-district receiving campus upgrades. It’s wonderful to see the positive impact these projects have on students and families.”
City News Service contributed to this article.