Mission Bay High School Alumni Reflects on Her High School Experience I had the opportunity to meet up with 2 of my former colleagues and a former student that graduated in 2009. It was amazing to reunite with our student and hear all about her success since graduating from high school. My former colleague was putting together a district wide professional development about the unique collaboration, supports and services we developed at our site to help our students succeed. Listening to our student talk about her struggles with academics and how she found support from her teachers made the difference for her. She understood the importance of earning a high school diploma and she overcame her academic challenges by keeping focused and asking for help from her teachers when she did feel lost or overwhelmed.