River Valley High School is a public high school in Caledonia, Ohio. It is the only high school in the River Valley Schools district. In the fall of 2003, a new campus was opened for students due to the possibility of cancer-causing chemicals on the old campus.
The school had 547 students in grades 9 through 12 as of October 2017.[1] River Valley is on "block scheduling" which means that the school day is divided into four blocks (A, B, C, and D). Each full block class meets for 93 minutes per day for 18 weeks, or until the first semester ends. Once the semester is over, students are finished with that semester's classes and have new classes to begin after winter exams. They remain in this second round of classes until the end of the school year. River Valley does not have midterms as a whole student body, like other schools around the state, but individual classes have their own midterms scheduled.
They have two Elementary Schools, Liberty Elementary School and Heritage Elementary School, and a middle school.
Academicsedit
Former high school at Martel, now consolidated into River Valley
In order to graduate, students must obtain 21 credits by the end of their senior year. They are required 4 credits of English, 4 credits of mathematics, 3 credits of science, 3 credits of history (often referred to as social studies), a half-credit of health, a half-credit of physical education (which is two .25 credit hour classes), and a half-credit of Life Planning (all seniors are required to take this class except those who take at least 3 years of Agricultural Science).
Students planning on going to college after graduation are highly encouraged to take 4 credits of English (with emphasis on composition), 3 credits of mathematics (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II), 3 credits of science (including Physical Science, Biology and Chemistry), 3 credits of history, 2 credits of foreign language (some schools now recommend 3), and one credit of art.
River Valley does have a long list of academic classes offered regularly, including Advanced Placement courses that allow obtaining of college credit by taking a test at the end of the school year, and are a weighted grade for your high school GPA. They also offer extra core academic classes, such as Physics, Anatomy and Physiology, Pre-Calculus, and D.C. Calculus, for those who wish to have a more rigorous schedule or to explore an area of academics further. Until the 2005 school year, River Valley also offered 3 foreign languages (Spanish, French and German) but had to drop German due to financial difficulties. In 2010 they dropped French, also due to financial difficulties.
Cancer scareedit
Several families raised concerns about the number of leukemia cases among River Valley High School (RVS) graduates: as of April 11, 1999, there were 94 cases in a population of about 35,000.[2] These families formed a parent group called the Concerned River Valley Families. In August 1997, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Ohio Department of Health (ODH) conducted an initial environmental site assessment of the RVS campus. Based on these assessments, a determination was made that the campus was located on a formerly used defense site (FUDS) known as Marion Engineering Depot (MED). The site was used for storing, maintaining and renovating heavy construction machinery for the U.S. Army from 1942 until 1962.[3] Congress established the Defense Environmental Restoration Program/Formerly Used Defense Site (DERP/FUDS) program to clean up properties that were under the jurisdiction of the Secretary and owned, leased, or possessed by the United States and transferred from Department of Defense (DoD) control prior to October 17, 1986. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) manages the FUDS program.[4]
In December 2000, a Memorandum of Understanding and a Cooperative Agreement was signed by the Department of Army, River Valley Schools and State of Ohio to share in the costs of relocating the River Valley Middle and High School campus. As a result of this Cooperative Agreement, the schools were relocated in the fall 2003.[3] An ODH study released in 2001 concluded that continued study of leukemia among Marion County residents and RVS graduates would be unlikely to identify additional factors explaining the disease's incidence in these populations.[3]
Athleticsedit
Wrestling
Football
Boys' Basketball
Girls' Basketball
Baseball
Softball
Girls' Tennis
Boys' Tennis
Boys' Soccer
Girls' Soccer
Track & Field
Cross Country
Girls' Volleyball
Golf
Bowling
Swimming
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championshipsedit
^ abc. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
^. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
^"Ohio High School Athletic Association". Retrieved December 31, 2006.
External linksedit
District Website
October 30, 2023
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This article is about a school located in Caledonia Ohio For other schools with a similar name see River Valley High School disambiguation River Valley High School is a public high school in Caledonia Ohio It is the only high school in the River Valley Schools district In the fall of 2003 a new campus was opened for students due to the possibility of cancer causing chemicals on the old campus River Valley High SchoolAddress4280 Marion Mt Gilead Rd Caledonia Ohio 43314United StatesCoordinates40 35 05 N 83 00 49 W 40 5847222 N 83 0136111 W 40 5847222 83 0136111InformationTypePublic high schoolSchool districtRiver Valley Local School DistrictGrades9 to 12Enrollment547 Oct 2017 1 Color s Columbia blue and gold Athletics conferenceMid Ohio Athletic ConferenceMascotVikingWebsiteSchool Website Contents 1 Statistics and schedules 2 Academics 3 Cancer scare 4 Athletics 4 1 Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships 4 2 Ohio High School Athletic Association District Championships 4 3 Extracurriculars 5 Other schools in the district 6 Notable alumni 7 References 8 External linksStatistics and schedules editThe school had 547 students in grades 9 through 12 as of October 2017 1 River Valley is on block scheduling which means that the school day is divided into four blocks A B C and D Each full block class meets for 93 minutes per day for 18 weeks or until the first semester ends Once the semester is over students are finished with that semester s classes and have new classes to begin after winter exams They remain in this second round of classes until the end of the school year River Valley does not have midterms as a whole student body like other schools around the state but individual classes have their own midterms scheduled They have two Elementary Schools Liberty Elementary School and Heritage Elementary School and a middle school Academics edit nbsp Former high school at Martel now consolidated into River ValleyIn order to graduate students must obtain 21 credits by the end of their senior year They are required 4 credits of English 4 credits of mathematics 3 credits of science 3 credits of history often referred to as social studies a half credit of health a half credit of physical education which is two 25 credit hour classes and a half credit of Life Planning all seniors are required to take this class except those who take at least 3 years of Agricultural Science Students planning on going to college after graduation are highly encouraged to take 4 credits of English with emphasis on composition 3 credits of mathematics Algebra I Geometry Algebra II 3 credits of science including Physical Science Biology and Chemistry 3 credits of history 2 credits of foreign language some schools now recommend 3 and one credit of art River Valley does have a long list of academic classes offered regularly including Advanced Placement courses that allow obtaining of college credit by taking a test at the end of the school year and are a weighted grade for your high school GPA They also offer extra core academic classes such as Physics Anatomy and Physiology Pre Calculus and D C Calculus for those who wish to have a more rigorous schedule or to explore an area of academics further Until the 2005 school year River Valley also offered 3 foreign languages Spanish French and German but had to drop German due to financial difficulties In 2010 they dropped French also due to financial difficulties Cancer scare editSeveral families raised concerns about the number of leukemia cases among River Valley High School RVS graduates as of April 11 1999 there were 94 cases in a population of about 35 000 2 These families formed a parent group called the Concerned River Valley Families In August 1997 the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency EPA and Ohio Department of Health ODH conducted an initial environmental site assessment of the RVS campus Based on these assessments a determination was made that the campus was located on a formerly used defense site FUDS known as Marion Engineering Depot MED The site was used for storing maintaining and renovating heavy construction machinery for the U S Army from 1942 until 1962 3 Congress established the Defense Environmental Restoration Program Formerly Used Defense Site DERP FUDS program to clean up properties that were under the jurisdiction of the Secretary and owned leased or possessed by the United States and transferred from Department of Defense DoD control prior to October 17 1986 The U S Army Corps of Engineers USACE manages the FUDS program 4 In December 2000 a Memorandum of Understanding and a Cooperative Agreement was signed by the Department of Army River Valley Schools and State of Ohio to share in the costs of relocating the River Valley Middle and High School campus As a result of this Cooperative Agreement the schools were relocated in the fall 2003 3 An ODH study released in 2001 concluded that continued study of leukemia among Marion County residents and RVS graduates would be unlikely to identify additional factors explaining the disease s incidence in these populations 3 Athletics editWrestling Football Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Baseball Softball Girls Tennis Boys Tennis Boys Soccer Girls Soccer Track amp Field Cross Country Girls Volleyball Golf Bowling SwimmingOhio High School Athletic Association State Championships edit Further information Ohio High School Athletic Association Boys Cross Country 1966 5 Ohio High School Athletic Association District Championships edit Boys Basketball 2006 07Extracurriculars edit Industrial Tech Club FFA Marching Band Concert Band Jazz Band OrchestraRock Orchestra Fab Four String Quartet River Valley Baroque Chamber OrchestraShow ChoirMusic Company Mixed SATB Academic Challenge Team Musical National Honor SocietyOther schools in the district editHeritage Elementary School Liberty Elementary School River Valley High School River Valley Middle SchoolNotable alumni editMichael J McCord Comptroller of the Department of Defense in the Biden administration and Obama administration Julie A Kientz computer scientist and full professor at the University of Washington Shawn Grate convicted serial killer and rapistReferences edit a b Fall Enrollment Headcount October 2017 Public Districts and Buildings Ohio Department of Education Retrieved February 12 2018 High cancer rate is shaking up Ohio industrial town Pittsburgh Post Gazette April 11 1999 Retrieved July 8 2010 dead link a b c Us Army Corps of Engineers Archived from the original on July 16 2011 Retrieved July 8 2010 ER 200 3 1 10 May 2004 Archived from the original on July 3 2011 Retrieved July 8 2010 Ohio High School Athletic Association Retrieved December 31 2006 External links editDistrict Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title River Valley High School Caledonia Ohio amp oldid 1129631161, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
