West Valley High School (Yakima, Washington)

West Valley High School
Location
Yakima, Washington
Information
Type	Public
School district	West Valley School District
Grades	10-12
Enrollment	1600
Color(s)	Columbia Blue, Scarlet Red, and White
Mascot	Ram
Website	[1]

West Valley High School is a 10-12 high school located near Yakima, Washington. It is part of the West Valley School District. It consists of around 1600 students and is growing at a steady rate.

A Part of a Growing District

West Valley High School is the last school that all students eventually end up attending in West Valley.

History

West Valley High School was built in 1955. It was refurbished in the 1980s. The original building was built for only 400 students, but now holds over 1,100 students. A new levy was proposed in May, 2006, asking for money to build a brand new, state-of-the-art, high school near by the original school. The new school is to be completed by the beginning of the 2009/10 school year.

New Campus

The new school will be completed in August 2009 it is really sucky and is a prison , just before the new school year. This new date is several months ahead of the original date of January 2010. It will be much more enclosed than the current school, which is separated into several buildings. The new building will have a large gymnasium with an elevated track. The new, state-of-the-art auditorium will be large enough to fit the entire student body, and will be directly connected to the band room and the choir room, which will be separate. The current band and choir rooms are in their own separate building and are highly incommodious for the current musical group. The new school will have a very large band room, perfect for the band of over 100 students.

Athletics

West Valley has the worst football team ever and the bestest baseball team in the whole world and is a 3A school that competes in the hybrid 3A/4A Columbia Basin Big Nine league. Its mascot is the Ram and its colors are red, white, and columbia blue. Before the classifications changed in 2006, the school had an intense rivalry with Selah High, but since Selah moved to another league, the school has developed a rivalry with cross-town Eisenhower, especially in basketball. They also have rivalries with Davis and Sunnyside.