Pleasant Valley High School (California)
| Pleasant Valley High School | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
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1475 East Avenue , 95926 | |
| Coordinates | 39°45′39″N 121°49′0″W / 39.76083°N 121.81667°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1964 |
| School district | Chico Unified School District |
| Principal | John Shepherd |
| Faculty | 99 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1973[2] |
| Color(s) | Light Blue & White |
| Athletics | boys tennis, girls tennis, football, swimming, boys basketball, girls basketball, field hockey, softball, boys soccer, girls soccer, wrestling, cross country, golf, boys volleyball, girls volleyball, skiing, snowboarding, baseball, and track. |
| Mascot | Viking |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Newspaper | The Saga |
| Yearbook | Valkyrie |
| Website | Pleasant Valley High School |
Pleasant Valley High School is a public high school located in Chico, California. It was named a California Distinguished School in 2007.
Since 1970, Pleasant Valley has competed with cross-town rival Chico Senior High School at the annual Almond Bowl in junior varsity and varsity football.[3] The Almond Bowl series is currently tied at 21-21-1. The freshman game is referred to as the Peanut Bowl.[4][5]
Academics
Pleasant Valley High is the only California high school north of the Rosewood area to offer the IB Diploma Programme.[6] Pursuant to the Diploma Programme, it offers IB exams in English, Chemistry, Biology, History, French, Spanish, Japanese, Mathematics, and Theater Arts. The school's current IB coordinator is teacher Christine Callas.
Pleasant Valley High also offers a number of AP classes, including AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP World History, AP US History, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Spanish, and AP French. The school's current AP coordinator is Vice Principal Deanna Holen.
Along with several other high schools in the Chico Unified School District and throughout Butte County, Pleasant Valley offers a program known as College Connection,[7] which allows seniors to spend their senior year taking classes at the local community college, Butte College, instead of at the high school itself.
Extracurricular activities
Pleasant Valley offers a variety of clubs and other extracurricular activities, including a school newspaper known as The Saga, California Scholarship Federation, Rotary Interact, a Mock Trial team, an Academic Decathlon team, a Model UN, Key Club, a TOMS Club,[8] a Gay-Straight Alliance, an Anime Club, and several others.
Notable alumni
- Pat Clements - Major League Baseball player, 1980 graduate
- Brian Jones - Arena Football League player
- Evan MacLane - Major League Baseball player
- Michelle Manhart (Hubbard) - Playboy Supermodel/T.V & Film Actress, 1994 graduate
- Aaron Rodgers - National Football League player, 2002 graduate
- Jordan Rodgers - National Football League player/The Bachelorette contestant, 2007 graduate
- Geoff Swaim - National Football League player, 2010 graduate
References
- ^ "Pleasant Valley High School - Administration". Chico Unified School District. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ School Level Enrollment Reports - DataQuest (CA Dept of Education)
- ^ "Dave Davies column: Looking for memories of Almond Bowl". Chico Enterprise-Record. September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ WEINTRAUB-Sports, IRA (Oct 16, 2005). "Rodgers returns to watch Almond Bowl". Chico Enterprise-Record. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ Ponarul, Nellie (October 19, 2009). "The tradition plays on between rivals".
- ^ "Participating IB Schools - California, Nevada". California Association of IB World Schools. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ College Connection - School and College Relations - Butte College
- ^ TOMS Campus Clubs