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| colspan="4" | <blockquote>Mr. Bruce Hopmeier was hired as principal at Espanola Valley High School in Fall 2003. Mr. Hopmeier has been a vocal proponent of President Bush's controversial No Child Left Behind Act, he also fought to bring more teachers and security guards, he was strongly against student intiation tradition at the school which is slowly coming to an end. He is known to be as one of Espanola Valley's longest serving principals.</blockquote>
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| colspan="4" | <blockquote>Mr. Ralph Chacon was also a standing Principal at Espanola Valley High School, prior to becoming principal he was the assistant principal for 5 years. He took the job in 2001 and left in 2002. At the time the school was suffering with keeping principals for numberous reasons.</blockquote>
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| colspan="4" | <blockquote>Ms. Beverly Averitt a AP Economics teacher, was a standing principal at Espanola Valley High School she took the job volunteraly in 1998, she stepped down in 2000 to be a teacher at Carlos F. Vigil Mid-High. Averitt returned back to EVHS in 2005.</blockquote>
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Revision as of 01:53, 2 June 2008

Española Valley High School
"Home of the Sundevils!"
File:EVHSLOGO.png
Address
Map
1111 El Lano Dr. NE

Fairview/ Espanola, New Mexico
87532

United States
Information
School typePublic, High School
MottoThe mission of Española Valley High School, in partnership with our students, faculty, family, and community, is to ensure that each student is empowered with knowledge and skills necessary to meet the challenges of the future.
Founded1945-1973 (EHS)-
1975-Present (EVHS)
PrincipalMr. Bruce Hopmeier
Enrollment1,180 (2008)
 • Grade 9425
 • Grade 10409
 • Grade 11115
 • Grade 12231
Average class size21.067 : 1
CampusSuburban
Color(s)     
Red, Gold, & Black
Athletics18 sports
Athletics conferenceNMAA
AAAA District 2
Team nameSun Devils
Newspaper"Spaña Express"
Yearbook"The Flame"
(2000-Present)
"El Diablo Del Sol"
(1977-1999)
Websitewww.k12espanola.org

Española Valley High School (EVHS) is the public high school of the Espanola Public Schools District located in the City of Española, New Mexico. It is best known for its large Hispanic population, recent academic improvements and for its AAAA boys' basketball team that had 28 consecutive wins in a row making it the #1 basketball team in the state for 2008. The basketball team made it to the final four in the AAAA State Championships.[1] It is also known for Edward Medina Memorial Gym, which is the state's largest high school gym, seating 4,100.

The school is located outside of Española city limits in Fairview, a smaller community in the southern part of Rio Arriba County. Española Valley High School serves the southern part of Rio Arriba County and the northern part of Santa Fe County, including Chimayo, Alcalde, Velarde, Santa Cruz, and Sombrillo. EVHS also attracts commuter students from other school districts and neighboring towns.

EVHS is near Northern New Mexico College, and some students occasionally take classes to get extra credits or preparation for college. The student body is mostly made up of mostly middle class, upper middle class and a few low income students. EVHS was once known for its drop-out and drug abuse rates.[2] However, Today EVHS's reputation has greatly improved as the attendance rate continues to rise and the drug abuse rates have dropped.[citation needed] EVHS has also raised its scores on state assessments such as AYP,[3] SAT and ACT scores.

The "Mighty Sundevil" is Española Valley's mascot. It was picked in 1978 by a group of seniors who had attended the old Española High School. During the past 5 years there have been proposals to change the school's mascot back to a hornet because of personal and religious issues. The change has not been implemented because of opposition from students and parents. The hornet was the mascot for the old Española High School which closed in 1974, becoming the middle school.

History

Española Valley High School opened to students in September of 1977. Its gymnasium was still under construction and opened in late 1978. Prior to 1977, Española had two high schools: Santa Cruz High School ("The Crusaders"), and Española High School ("The Hornets"). The 1,300 students of both schools were consolidated into one large high school, Española Valley High School. The first principal was Merce Villareal. The buildings of the former Santa Cruz High School became part of Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School, and the old Española High School became the Española Middle School East (Prather).[4]

Block schedule

Española Valley High School will once again use its block scheduling for the 2008-2009 school year, after its success in the 2007-2008 school year. In this system a student will have four classes per semester and eight classes in a single year.

In the modified block schedule any particular student could have up to eight classes in one day. Modified block scheduling allowed some classes to be "half-block" and last year-round in opposition to a "full-block" course which would last 1 semester. The modified block was implemented because some teachers and administrators felt that some courses needed to be year long. Courses offered as half-blocks were core classes like Math, English, Science and other various electives including Spanish and Yearbook.

No Child Left Behind Act

EVHS's Principal Bruce Hopmeier has been a vocal proponent of President Bush's controversial No Child Left Behind Act saying "I think it's great. I feel it's the best thing that came down from the federal government. It forced down innovative practices on education. A lot of schools and districts were getting by with just the basic educational process. This forced equality across the country. It also aired out a lot of dirty laundry. Without it, teachers would still be teaching like they did in the '40s or '50s."[5]

The mission of Española Valley High School, in partnership with our students, faculty, family, and community, is to ensure that each student is empowered with knowledge and skills necessary to meet the challenges of the future.

— Espanola Valley High School Mission Statement


Since 2004 EVHS has satisfied the New Mexico State Board of Education's criteria for Adequate Yearly Progress mandated by No Child Left Behind as determined by the school's performance and participation rates in the New Mexico AYP standardized test for math and reading proficiency. 76% of EVHS's participating 11th grade students had adequate proficiency in math and reading in 2006-07.

  • 1998-2003 AYP Not Met.
  • 2004-2005 Made State AYP, No other surrounding high school did so.
  • 2006-2007 Made State AYP Second Year in a row & met all US & NM state standards.
File:EVHS FIELD.jpg
Football/Track Field at EVHS

Graduation requirements

The class of 2011 which will be sophomores will need a total of 26 credits to graduate. The Class of 2010 which will be juniors is the last class to graduate with 23.

SubjectsCredits
English4
Mathematics4
Science4
Social Studies4
Communication Skills1
Physical Education1
Spanish2
Electives6
Total Credits23 Class of 2010
26 Class of 2011

Student body statistics

Per-Grade Statistics

File:EVHS Gym.jpg
The Outside of the Edward Medina Memorial Gym
RaceNumberPercentile
Hispanic American98588%
European American464%
Asian American20%
Native American908%
African American20%
Total Population1,125

[6]


GenderPercentile
Female50.3%
Male49.7%
Total Population1,125

Learning to Live,

Living to Learn

Learning to Soar!

— EVHS Chant Phrase

Principals

Previous Principals
Name Starting Year Ending Year Tenure
Bruce Hopmeier 2003 5 Years

Mr. Bruce Hopmeier was hired as principal at Espanola Valley High School in Fall 2003. Mr. Hopmeier has been a vocal proponent of President Bush's controversial No Child Left Behind Act, he also fought to bring more teachers and security guards, he was strongly against student intiation tradition at the school which is slowly coming to an end. He is known to be as one of Espanola Valley's longest serving principals.

Ralph Chacon 2001 2002 2 years

Mr. Ralph Chacon was also a standing Principal at Espanola Valley High School, prior to becoming principal he was the assistant principal for 5 years. He took the job in 2001 and left in 2002. At the time the school was suffering with keeping principals for numberous reasons.

Beverly Averitt 1998 2000 2 years

Ms. Beverly Averitt a AP Economics teacher, was a standing principal at Espanola Valley High School she took the job volunteraly in 1998, she stepped down in 2000 to be a teacher at Carlos F. Vigil Mid-High. Averitt returned back to EVHS in 2005.

Student clubs & organizations

Athletics

File:EMMGym EVHS.jpg
EVHS Medina Memorial Gym
File:EVHSsoftball2008.jpg
EVHS Girls Softball Varsity Team 2008
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MFEV Varsity Cheer Squad 2008
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Española Valley High School Boys Basketball 2008

EVHS competes in the NMAA District 2-AAAA.[8]

EVHS has been a AAAA school since the early 80s. EVHS has won four sport-related state championships and about 15 activity or individual state championships. In 1989 and 2002 the school was voted by the NMAA with the "Sportsmanship Award" for the class AAAA.

The basketball team has won 2AAAA championships in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008.

At the 2008 State Boys Basketball game 13,350 fans from the Española Valley attended the game; it was also the biggest turn out in NMAA Boys' Basketball history.

The Boys' Basketball set a EVHS record for 28 consecutive wins and was also ranked the #1 in the state.

In 2008 Mike Torrez set the high school state record for the most points scored in a game (Avg. 32 points).[citation needed]

State Championships Class Year:
Cheerleading/Spirit 1A-5A Co-Ed 4A 1995
Girls' Cross Country 4A 1992
State Runner-Up Champions Class Year:
Cheerleading/Spirit 4A 2007
Volleyball [9] 4A 2006
Cheerleading/Spirit 4A 2004
Cheerleading/Spirit 4A 1997
Cheerleading/Spirit 4A 1996
Girls' Cross Country 4A 1996
Boys' Cross Country 4A 1995
Cheerleading/Spirit 4A 1994
Cheerleading/Spirit Co-Ed 4A 1993
Girls' Cross Country 4A 1993
State 3rd Place Champions Class Year:
Boys' Basketball 4A 2008
Girls' Cross Country 4A 1995
Girls' Cross Country 4A 1994
Girls' Cross Country 4A 1991
Boys' Cross Country 4A 1990
Boys' Cross Country 4A 1989
Boys' Cross Country 4A 1988
EVHS Athletic Districts Year:
1AAA 1975-1981
1AAAA 1982-1995
2AAAA 1995- Present-Day

Rival Schools

AAAA Rival School City Rival School Since:
Los Alamos High School Los Alamos, NM 1984- Present-Day
Taos High School Taos, NM 1975- 1985
AAA Rival School City Rival School Since:
Pojoaque High School Jacoma, NM 1990's- Present-Day

Sister Schools

School City Sister School Since:
McCurdy High School Española, NM 1978- Present-Day
St. Michael's High School Santa Fe, NM 1989- Present-Day

References

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  2. ^ "Female Boxer Offers Hope to a New Mexico Town Short of Heroes". New York Times. 18 January 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Espanola Makes AYP/District Reportcard" (PDF). NMPED. 22 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Brief History of the Española Public School. Española Public School District. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
  5. ^ "Principal Aims to Make Espanola a Top New Mexico School". Santa Fe New Mexican. 19 October 2007. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Student Body Statistics". NM School Tree. 2005. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Espanola Was a hard hitter for the Supercomputing Challenge for over 5 years in a row". LANL. 1990-1996. Retrieved 2008-04-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "NMAA Source". NMAA. April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Runner-Up Bracket Source" (PDF). NMAA. November 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)


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