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Española Valley High School
"Home of the Sundevils!"
File:Espanola Athletics&School Logo.png
Address
Map
1111 El Llano Road

Espanola, New Mexico
87532

United States
Information
School typePublic, High School
Motto"We got the Hometown Spirit"
Founded1975
PrincipalBruce Hopmeier
Deans

Vice-Principals

Activities Dir.		Ellena Torres
Bernice Atencio
Dolores F. Guzmán
DeVanna Ortéga
David Fontane
Enrollment1,180 (2008)
 • Grade 9425
 • Grade 10409
 • Grade 11115
 • Grade 12231
Average class size29
CampusSuburban
Color(s)     
Red, Gold, & Black
Athletics17 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 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]The school's Marching Band appeared in the 1984 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. EVHS 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 Senior and Junior 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 "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 6 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") which was founded in 1945. 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), which closed in 2007.[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.
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Main Entrance to EVHS
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South Wing of Main Bilding
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Edward Medina Gym Siding

Graduation requirements

SubjectsCredits
English4
Mathematics3
Science2
Social Studies3
Communication Skills1
Physical Education1
Spanish2
Electives7
Total Credits23 Class of 2010
26 Class of 2011

Student body statistics

Source: SchoolTree.org[6]

RaceNumberPercentile
Hispanic American98588%
European American464%
Asian American20%
Native American908%
African American20%
Total Population1,125


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

Learning to Live,

Living to Learn

Learning to Soar!

— EVHS Chant Phrase

Principals

  • Bruce Hopmeier (current)
  • Ralph Chacon
  • Andrew Rendon
  • Beverly Averitt
  • Ted Salazar
  • Henry Andaloza

Student clubs & organizations

Athletics

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Edward Medina Gym of EVHS Interior
File:EspanolaValleyVolleyball.jpg
Espanola Varsity Volleyball 2008

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

EVHS has been a AAAA school since it opened in the fall of 1977. 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.

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 1996
Cheerleading/Spirit 4A 1994
Cheerleading/Spirit Co-Ed 4A 1993
State 3rd Place Champions Class Year:
Girls' Cross Country 4A 1995
Girls' Cross Country 4A 1994
Girls' Cross Country 4A 1993
Boys' Cross Country 4A 1989
Boys' Cross Country 4A 1988
EVHS Athletic Districts Year:
1-AAA 1977-1981
1-AAAA 1982-1995
2-AAAA 1996-Present

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 Pojoaque, NM 1990's- Present-Day

Sister schools

School City Sister School Since:
Capital High School Española, NM 2005- Present-Day
St. Michael's High School Santa Fe, NM 1989- Present-Day
McCurdy High School Española, NM 1978- 2007

Footnotes

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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. ^ "Espanola Valley High School". NM School Tree. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  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. ^ "Member Schools: Espanola Valley High School". NMAA. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  9. ^ "2006 NMAA State Volleyball Tournament" (PDF). NMAA. November 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-22.


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