With construction equipment in the background, hundreds of music students performed while flanking the groundbreaking location. Their early morning performance was followed by a brief speaking program and the groundbreaking ceremony.
The new music building provides a band rehearsal room, orchestra rehearsal room, practice spaces, and storage. In an interview with KUSI, Band Director Jeanne Christensen noted that there are 211 students in the marching band this year, and they do not fit in their current classroom. Orchestra Director Matthew Mulvaney wrote, “We are tremendously thankful to have the opportunity to move into this new space - one that will meet the needs of our students, ensembles, and community.”
Other improvements at Mira Mesa High School include a new classroom building that will provide 14 classrooms and additional educational support space, and upgrades to existing buildings and systems. This project is funded by San Diego Unified School District’s Propositions S and Z, which are local bond measures approved by San Diego voters to repair, renovate and revitalize neighborhood schools.
In attendance at the groundbreaking were San Diego Unified Superintendent Cindy Marten, Board of Education Trustee John Lee Evans, Facilities Planning and Construction Chief Lee Dulgeroff, Principal Jeff Sabins, VAPA Director Russ Sperling, and Mira Mesa High School students, families, and community members.
