Black Mountain Middle School
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Black Mountain Middle School (BMMS), a National Blue Ribbon School in 1991 and 2000, and a California Distinguished School in 1999, 1994, and 1992, is a school in the Poway Unified School District
and is located in Rancho Peñasquitos
. Its mascot is the Raider and the school was built in 1975.
The principal at Black Mountain is David Hall who has been there since the beginning of the 2006-07 school year. Joining at the same time was the assistant principal, Casey Currigan.
In addition to all of this, planters and trees were put in throughout the school. New grass was also placed in front of the school and in the quad.
Poway Unified School District
Poway Unified School District is a school district located in Poway, California. The District operates 25 elementary schools , six middle schools , four comprehensive high schools , and one continuation high school. Twenty-one of its schools are located in the city of San Diego; eleven others in...
and is located in Rancho Peñasquitos
Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego, California
Rancho Peñasquitos is a community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California. It is named after the first Spanish Land Grant in the County - Rancho de Los Penasquitos. Peñasquitos means little cliffs in Spanish. It abuts Los Penasquitos canyon preserve - an open space...
. Its mascot is the Raider and the school was built in 1975.
The principal at Black Mountain is David Hall who has been there since the beginning of the 2006-07 school year. Joining at the same time was the assistant principal, Casey Currigan.
Programs
Black Mountain Middle School has an Academy for highly motivated students who enjoy rigorous curriculm. The Academy is not a remedial program. It performs well in its testing and academics. Black Mountain also has an AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program and recently became a National Demonstration School. There is also a GATE (Gifted And Talented Education) program. This goes more in depth with its teaching than normal basic education classes do. The Science Olympiad program is another well developed program at Black Mountain. In the 2008-09 school year, the team placed third, and the previous year placing first. Both years they went on to compete statewide. There is also a YMCA (often referred to as Power Hour) after school program, where students usually do their homework until their parents can pick them up. Clubs during the 2008 -09 school year included: Arabic class, Chess Club, Cooking, Hip Hop, Robotics Club, and Spanish Club. Throughout the school year there are also after school sports that students can participate in.Renovation
Renovation started at Black Mountain Middle School in May 2008 and was expected to go until May 2009, but went over and was not totally complete at the end of the 2008-09 school year. The total money spent was $1.4 million which was gained from Propositions U and C. The following is what was planned for the reconstruction:- Utility upgrade/efficiency improvements
- Renovate/upgrade restrooms as needed
- Add classroom resource spaces and classrooms for project growth
- Add science laboratories
- Expand/renovate library
- Renovate/expand staff work area
- Modernize classrooms/add resource areas
- ADA upgrades/compliance
- Food service/lunch area expansion/renovation
- Site/grounds improvements for safety compliance (metal gate around campus)
- Add/upgrade furniture and instructional equipment
- Upgrade/replace communications and fire alarm systems
In addition to all of this, planters and trees were put in throughout the school. New grass was also placed in front of the school and in the quad.