Golden Valley High School (Santa Clarita, California)

Golden Valley High School is a school in the William S. Hart Union High School District in the Canyon Country^[2][3] neighborhood of Santa Clarita, California, United States. The school first opened in 2004 with a new campus, admitting freshmen and sophomores; the first class graduated in 2007.

Golden Valley High School
Address
27051 Robert C. Lee Parkway Santa Clarita , California 91350 United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	2004
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,138 (2021-22)^[1]
Color(s)
Mascot	Graham the Grizzly
Yearbook	The Growler
Website	Golden Valley High School

History

Golden Valley High School was built with grants from the state of California's Financial Hardship Assistance program. After initially sitting dormant after construction, the school's theater was finished around 2010.^[4]

Athletics

Golden Valley started its athletics program when the school first opened in 2004.

In 2011 the boys' cross country team succeeded in achieving their first state championship in CIF Division II. They also placed 11th at the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon.

Organizations

Choir

The school has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "Voltage" and the female-only "Vibes".^[5]

Video production

In 2019, the school's GVTV (Golden Valley Television) won Best Daily Live Announcement Show on the West Coast from Student Television Network.^[6]

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

The school is host to the U. S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit CA-20063.^[7]

Student demographics

As of the 2020-21 school year, 2,138 students were enrolled at Golden Valley High School. 60.1% of students were Hispanic, 16.4% were non-Hispanic white, 11.0% were Asian American, and 8.3% were African American.^[1] As of 2019-20, 1,058 students (49.3%) were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.^[8]

Notable alumni

• Maverick Ahanmisi, basketball player
• Blueface, rapper ^[9]
• Scott Barlow, baseball player^[10]
• Leon Jacobs, football player^[11]
• ppcocaine, rapper, singer, and songwriter ^[12]
• Nikkita Lyons, Actor and Wrestler^[13]

References

1. "Enrollment by Ethnicity - William S. Hart Union High (CA Dept of Education)". Retrieved May 17, 2022.
2. "Santa Clarita Neighborhoods". santaclarita.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
3. "Santa Clarita Neighborhoods". Google My Maps. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
4. "Golden Valley & West Ranch High School Performing Arts Center". NineteenSix. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
5. "SCC: Viewing School - Golden Valley High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
6. Lunetta, Caleb (March 9, 2019). "Golden Valley's student television network named best in the West". Santa Clarita Valley Signal. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
7. "JROTC - California". The Air Force Association. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
8. "Golden Valley High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
9. "Blueface: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". 19 July 2019.
10. Posner, Ryan (December 9, 2017). "Golden Valley baseball alum Scott Barlow nearing first shot at big leagues". The Signal. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
11. "Leon Jacobs, Golden Valley, Outside Linebacker". 247Sports. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
12. "PPCocaine | Before They Were Famous | TikTok Rapper Biography". YouTube.
13. SCVTV (2017-10-21). "Golden Valley TV, 9-20-17 | College and Career Fair". SCVTV.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.

External links

• School website

Coordinates: 34°23′59″N 118°29′37″W / 34.3997°N 118.4937°W / 34.3997; -118.4937