Monterey Bay Academy
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Description
Monterey Bay Academy is located on 379 acres (1.5 km²) about 15 miles (24.1 km) south of Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California
Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California in the US. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Santa Cruz had a total population of 59,946...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, on the edge of the community of La Selva Beach between Manresa State Beach
Manresa State Beach
Manresa State Beach is a beach near Watsonville, California in Santa Cruz County. It is operated by the California Department of Parks and Recreation.South of Manresa State Beach is Sunset State Beach....
to the north, and Sunset State Beach
Sunset State Beach
Sunset State Beach is a beach approximately 1.5 mile long, near Watsonville, California in Santa Cruz County. It is operated by the California Department of Parks and Recreation....
to the south. The campus is directly on a beach on central California’s Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean, along the central coast of California. The bay is south of San Francisco and San Jose, between the cities of Santa Cruz and Monterey....
, which is the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is a US Federally protected marine area offshore of California's central coast around Monterey Bay....
. The address is 783 San Andreas Road, west of Watsonville, California
Watsonville, California
Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 51,199 according to the 2010 census.Located on the central coast of California, the economy centers predominantly around the farming industry. It is known for growing strawberries, apples, lettuce and a host...
and California State Route 1
California State Route 1
State Route 1 , more often called Highway 1, is a state highway that runs along much of the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. It is famous for running along some of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, leading to its designation as an All-American Road.Highway 1 does not run...
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Type of School
MBA is a co-educational, ChristianChristian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
for boarding
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
and day
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
students. The academic program is college preparatory, with seniors expected to be accepted into 4-year colleges. It is owned and operated by the Central California Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
, part of a network of more than 5,000 educational facilities.
Monterey Bay Academy is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
and the Adventist Accreditation Association.
Electives and activities
MBA offers elective classes from Marine Biology to Woodworking to Fine Art and advanced placement classes in US History and English Literature. Offerings are based on the entrance requirements of the University of CaliforniaUniversity of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
.
Popular students activities are music and sports programs. Some students enjoy surfing
Surfing
Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
or boogie boarding on the beach, other sports include soccer, basketball, tennis or skateboarding. Many students are involved with student government , community service, or outreach projects.
Almost every student in a dormitory
Dormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
has a roommate and each dorm has at least two full time adult supervisors.
History of MBA
In 1938, the National Guard relocated the 250th Coast Artillery Regiment to the present MBA site. Named in memory of military chaplain Joseph P. McQuaide, Camp McQuaideCamp McQuaide
Camp McQuaide is a former United States Army camp located near the city of Watsonville in Santa Cruz County, California, USA. After it was closed, it redeveloped into the Monterey Bay Academy and the airfield was reopened as the Monterey Bay Academy Airport....
was the coastal artillery
Coastal artillery
Coastal artillery is the branch of armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications....
training center for World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and became the official stockade
Stockade
A stockade is an enclosure of palisades and tall walls made of logs placed side by side vertically with the tops sharpened to provide security.-Stockade as a security fence:...
for army deserters
Desertion
In military terminology, desertion is the abandonment of a "duty" or post without permission and is done with the intention of not returning...
. After ten years Camp McQuaide was decommissioned and considered surplus.
In 1948, the government tried unsuccessfully to sell the property to Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County, California
Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, on the California Central Coast. The county forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay. . As of the 2010 U.S. Census, its population was 262,382. The county seat is Santa Cruz...
for $1 as site of a junior college, and to the California Department of Parks and Recreation
California Department of Parks and Recreation
The California Department of Parks and Recreation, also known as California State Parks, manages the California state parks system. The system administers 278 parks and 1.4 million acres , with over of coastline; of lake and river frontage; nearly 15,000 campsites; and of hiking, biking, and...
for a state park.
Leal Grunke, a Seventh-day Adventist
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
from Chowchilla, California
Chowchilla, California
Chowchilla is a city in Madera County, California, United States. Chowchilla is located northwest of Madera, at an elevation of 240 feet . It is a principal city of the Madera–Chowchilla Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18,720 at the 2010 census, up from 11,127 at the 2000...
, was the procurement officer for the Central California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. When he saw the location for the first time, he proposed usuing it for a boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
. He met opposition from church officials, and then from the government. Grunke took several trips from Chowchilla to the War Assets Administration
War Assets Administration
The War Assets Administration was established in the Office for Emergency Management, effective March 25, 1946, by EO 9689, January 31, 1946. American factorieshad produced massive amounts of weaponry during the World War II...
in San Francisco to meet with the general who was considering selling the property to private land developers. With the help of John P. Gifford of the U.S. Department of Education, Grunke convinced the War Assets Administration to give the land to the Seventh-day Adventist Church on August 13, 1948. No money was paid, not even the $1 asked of Santa Cruz County earlier that year.
A condition was that the Church develop the school laid out in its proposal. Despite the pristine location, the remains of the camp included acres of cement and 600 old buildings. Monterey Bay Academy did not start out as an aesthetically pleasing campus. Despite being called “Grunke’s Folly”, the school was established in 1949. The school’s motto “Where land and sea unite to inspire,” was created by Grunke's wife Ruth, while the school’s name was chosen by Grunke.
Since 1949, Monterey Bay Academy served more than 8,000 students with 95% going to college. As a part of the world's largest Protestant school system MBA has grown and modernized. The grounds now include lawns, flower beds and Monterey Pine
Monterey Pine
The Monterey Pine, Pinus radiata, family Pinaceae, also known as the Insignis Pine or Radiata Pine is a species of pine native to the Central Coast of California....
and coastal Monterey Cypress trees that frame views of the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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. The remains of the camp airstrip are preserved, and called Monterey Bay Academy Airport
Monterey Bay Academy Airport
Monterey Bay Academy Airport is located near the city of Watsonville in Santa Cruz County, California, USA. This private use airport is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and located on the campus of the Monterey Bay Academy, site of the former Camp McQuaide.-History:In the 1940s, a small...
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Principals
- Standish Hoskins, acting principal (1949 - December 13, 1949, 6 months)
- David Bieber (December 14, 1949–1957, 7 years 6 months)
- Rowland Howlett (1957–1962, 5 years)
- Carl Jorgensen (1962–1969, 7 years)
- Keith Wheeler, acting principal (1969–1970, 1 year)
- Harvey Voth (1970–1988, 18 years)
- Ernie Unruh (1988–1989, 1 year)
- Keith Wheeler, acting principal (1989–1990, 1 year)
- Ted Winn (1990–1996, 6 years)
- Bill Keresoma (1996–2005, 9 years)
- Tim Kubrock (2005–Present, 5 years)
See also
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary and elementary schools
- Santa Cruz County high schools
External links
- Monterey Bay Academy (official site)
- Monterey Bay Academy Alumni (official site)
- Monterey Bay Academy Alumni Golf Classic (official site)
- Monterey Bay Academy Seventh-day Adventist Church (official site)
- Monterey Bay Academy WASC Accreditation