Valley High School (New Kensington, Pennsylvania)
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| Valley High School | |
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| Location | |
| 703 Stevenson Boulevard New Kensington, PA 15068 Coordinates: 40°34′01″N 79°45′21″W / 40.566812°N 79.755775°W United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Valley Pride |
| School district | New Kensington–Arnold School District |
| Principal | Jon Banko, Jeffery Thimons |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 790 as of 2005 [1] |
| Color(s) | Black and Gold |
| Athletics conference | WPIAL(PIAA District 7) |
| Mascot | The Viking |
| Website | Valley High School |
Valley High School is a public school in New Kensington, Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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[edit] Awards and recognition
Valley High School's Junior ROTC program was named an Honor Unit with Distinction in 2006, scoring in the 96th percentile in an inspection held once every three years.[2]
In 1998, a team of students representing Valley High School tied for third place in an international Space Settlement Design contest sponsored by NASA, for their research project, entitled "Space Colonies, A Design Study." [3]
[edit] Current student body
As of 2006.[1]
| Subset | Number of students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| All | 790 | 100% |
| White | 572 | 71.4% |
| African American | 201 | 26.1% |
| Asian | 4 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic | 8 | 1.00% |
| Mulitracial | 0 | 0% |
| American Indian | 5 | 0.6% |
| Male | 381 | 48.2% |
| Female | 409 | 51.8% |
[edit] Athletics
| Sport | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball / Softball | Class AAA | Class AAA |
| Basketball | Class AAA | Class AAA |
| Cross Country | Class AAA | Class AAA |
| Football | Class AAA | |
| Golf | Class AAAA | |
| Soccer | Class AA | Class AA |
| Swimming and Diving | Class AA | Class AA |
| Tennis | Class AA | (Team) Class AA |
| Track and Field | Class AA | Class AA |
| Volleyball | Class AA | |
| Wrestling | Class AA |
[edit] Vocational–technical education
Students in grades 10–12 may attend the Northern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center part time, if elected.
[edit] Notable alumni
- John Pallone, a Representative in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
- Willie Thrower, the first African-American quarterback to play for the NFL, playing for the 1953 Chicago Bears.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Valley High School Profile". Schoolmatters.com. http://www.schoolmatters.com/app/location/q/stid=39/llid=118/stllid=153/locid=1580/stype=/catid=-1/secid=-1/compid=-1/site=pes. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "Valley News Dispatch article on the honor, hosted on Pittsburgh Tribune-Review web site". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review web site. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_476268.html. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "1998 results from NASA Space settlement Contest". NASA. http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/SpaceSettlement/Contest/Results/98/. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
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