News Release
City Council Preserves San Diego High School, Starts Another 100 Years of History
October 5, 2021
SAN DIEGO - It is history in the making as the San Diego City Council voted today to preserve San Diego High School by approving a new long-term lease with San Diego Unified.
San Diego High school serves 2,500 students from communities throughout the city in the schools of Business, Science and Technology, and International Studies. The 139-year-old campus has been nationally recognized for its top-ranked International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, has a very active alumni association with distinguished graduates and is one of the district’s most used sites for community, recreational and public activities.
“San Diego High has always been intertwined with the history of San Diego and Balboa Park”, said Francisca Del Carmen-Aguilar, Principal of San Diego High School. “And now, we can stay where we’ve always belonged, allowing students to grow and thrive in the heart of the city.”
Responding to the will of voters, the new lease approved by the San Diego City Council allows San Diego Unified to start a long awaited multi-phase modernization of the high school campus.
A shovel-ready project, the transformation includes a striking new campus entrance, a revitalized central campus quad, campus-wide improvements and renovations providing students and families a world-class educational environment they deserve.
“This is good governance at its finest,” said Board of Education President Richard Barrera. “A historic school is preserved and Mission Trails Regional Park expands, all San Diegans win with this agreement.”
WATCH: 3D Flythrough of SDHS’ Upcoming Modernization
MEDIA CONTACT:
Maureen Magee; Communications Director, mmagee@sandi.net.
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