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Pleasant Valley High School (California)
Pleasant Valley High School (often simply known as Pleasant Valley) is a public co-educational and comprehensive high school located in Chico, California teaching ninth grade through twelfth grade. It is part of the Chico Unified School District, which serves around 14,358 students.[7]
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| Address | |
1475 East Avenue , , 95926 | |
| Coordinates | 39°45′39″N 121°49′0″W / 39.76083°N 121.81667°WCoordinates: 39°45′39″N 121°49′0″W / 39.76083°N 121.81667°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1964[1] |
| Status | Active |
| Locale | City: Midsize (12) |
| School board | California State Board of Education |
| School district | Chico Unified School District |
| NCES District ID | 0608370[2] |
| Superintendent | Kelly Staley[3] |
| Session | August–June |
| CEEB code | 050548 |
| NCES School ID | 060837000827[4] |
| Principal | Damon Whittaker |
| Teaching staff | 78.39 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12[2] |
| Gender | Mixed-sex |
| Enrollment | 1,719[2] (2020–2021) |
| • Grade 9 | 434 |
| • Grade 10 | 446 |
| • Grade 11 | 425 |
| • Grade 12 | 414 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.93:1[2] |
| Schedule type | Alternate day block scheduling (2022–2023) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Student government | Yes |
| Color(s) | Navy blue, Columbia blue, and white |
| Athletics | Yes |
| Athletics conference | National Conference |
| Sports | 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 | A Viking |
| Nickname | Vikings |
| Rival | Chico High School[5] |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| National ranking | 3,899[6] |
| Newspaper | The Saga |
| Yearbook | Valkyrie |
| Feeder schools |
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| Feeder to | Butte College |
| Website | pvhs |
Academics
Advanced Placement
Pleasant Valley High School's available AP classes are AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Seminar, AP World History, AP US History, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Spanish, online AP French, AP 2-D Art and Design, and AP Drawing.[8] Pleasant Valley offers the AP Capstone program and its respective diplomas and academic certificates.[9]
International Baccalaureate Programme
Pleasant Valley used to offer the IB Diploma Programme,[10] it provided the IB exams for English, Chemistry, Biology, History, French, Spanish, Japanese, Mathematics, and Theater Arts.
Notable alumni
- Aaron Rodgers – National Football League player and venture capitalist, 2002 graduate[11]
- Brian Cage – All Elite Wrestling professional wrestler, 2002 graduate[12]
- Brian Jones – Arena Football League player, 2019 graduate[13]
- Geoff Swaim – National Football League player, 2011 graduate[14]
- Evan MacLane – Major League Baseball player, 2001 graduate[15]
- Jordan Rodgers – American sports commentator and former National Football League player and The Bachelorette contestant, 2007 graduate[16]
- Luke Barker – Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, 2010 graduate[17][18]
- Pat Clements – Major League Baseball player, 1980 graduate[19]
References
- ^ "PVHS 50th Anniversary". Pleasant Valley High School. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Chico Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Chico Unified – School Directory Details". California Department of Education. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Pleasant Valley High (060837000827)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "50th Almond Bowl: Golden memories from first PV-Chico matchups". Chico Enterprise-Record. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Pleasant Valley High School in Chico, CA". U.S. News & World Report.
- ^ "Digital Profile: Chico Unified". California Department of Education. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "PVHS Course Offering 2022–2023". Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "AP and AP Capstone". Pleasant Valley High School. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Student Curriculum Handbook" (PDF). Pleasant Valley High School. pp. 14–16. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Davidson, Joe (5 September 2019). "Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers donates 354 new helmets to California high schools". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Barrasso, Justin (July 27, 2016). "Week in Wrestling: TNA's Matt Hardy calls out WWE's Bray Wyatt". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Almond Bowl XXXVIII: Q&A with ex-Viking Brian Jones". Marin Independent Journal. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Chico's Geoff Swaim ready to seize starting opportunity with Cowboys". Chico Enterprise-Record. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Evan MacLane Stats & Scouting Report – Baseball America". Baseball America. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Jordan Rodgers". Vanderbilt Football official site. from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Chico State baseball's all-time saves leader Luke Barker grinds his way to AAA". Chico Enterprise-Record. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "FOLLOW THAT DREAM: Chico native Luke Barker debuts with Milwaukee Brewers at age 30". Chico Enterprise-Record. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ 1990 Topps #548 Pat Clements, reverse side
External links
- Pleasant Valley High School official website
- California Department of Education – Dataquest report on Pleasant Valley High