Crescenta Valley High School
| Crescenta Valley High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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2900 Community Ave, La Crescenta, CA 91214 Los Angeles County (La Crescenta address), California USA | |
| Coordinates | 34°13′24″N 118°14′35″W / 34.22333°N 118.24306°WCoordinates: 34°13′24″N 118°14′35″W / 34.22333°N 118.24306°W |
| Information | |
| Type | US Public Secondary |
| Motto | Honor, Tradition, And Pride |
| Established | 1960 |
| School district | Glendale Unified School District |
| Principal | Dr. Linda Gubler Junge |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,693 (2014-15)[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy and Columbia Blue |
| Athletics conference | CIF Southern Section Pacific League |
| Mascot | Falcons |
| Website | www.cvhsfalcons.com |
Crescenta Valley High School is a high school in La Crescenta, California. Around 2500 students attend the school, which serves North Glendale, unincorporated La Crescenta and Montrose, as well as a municipal neighborhood on the western boundary of the City of La Cañada Flintridge.
Crescenta Valley received a National Blue Ribbon School award in 2000 and a California Distinguished School award in 2005. Crescenta Valley received a Bravo Award for excellence in the arts from Los Angeles County in 2005.[2]
History
Crescenta Valley High School holds a key foundation in the city of La Crescenta's roots. CV normally scores very high in California standardized testing, attracting a very diverse community to what was once a very small white suburb of Los Angeles, CA.
The school itself has a much tighter community of kids than other public schools in Southern California. La Crescenta has only one Middle School (Rosemont Middle School) and one public high school. Clark Magnet High School is also located in the CV area, though most of the students attending are bused from south Glendale. Those wishing to access a higher learning curve in the math and sciences tend to go to Clark.
Those attracted to higher Music and Arts learning prefer to attend CV, as Crescenta Valley High have an abnormal amount of Hollywood-industry families that have come through the school because of its location near Hollywood. Also, CVHS is a popular location for families of JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratories, NASA).
On average, Crescenta Valley High School has 80-90% of their students attending college after graduating. Their sister school across town, La Canada High School, averages 99–100% graduate to college rate. Both schools together form one of the strongest public academic geographical regions in the entire Southern California area.
US News ranks Crescenta Valley High School #80 in CA (La Canada High School is ranked #39) in 2013. Both schools are the highest in their respective school districts (Glendale Unified School District and La Canada Unified School District).
Miscellaneous history
A section of the east wing of the school was badly damaged in the Sylmar earthquake of February 9, 1971, and had to be razed.
Jim Morrison and The Doors once played at Crescenta Valley High School in 1967. Jim defaced the wall in the original gymnasium but it was repainted shortly after. Earlier that same "school year" the student council pulled-off a major coup by booking the then already popular group The Association. The Association concert was very successful as the band cranked out their current chart hits as well as several yet-to-be released tracks.
Notable alumni
- Brad Holland, basketball player for UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers, head coach Cal State Fullerton and University of San Diego
- Tom Holmoe, BYU athletic director, former University of California, Berkley head coach[3]
- Laurence Powell, former LAPD officer, involved in beating of Rodney King[4]
- Trevor Bell, pitcher in Cincinnati Reds minor league system[5]
- Bill Slayback, baseball player for Detroit Tigers (1972–1974)[6]
- Wil Wheaton, actor, Star Trek: The Next Generation[7]
- Eric Lloyd, actor, Dunston Checks In, The Santa Clause
- Michael Shermer, writer, television personality, editor-in-chief of Skeptic magazine
- Ryan Bittle, actor[7]
- Bethany Cosentino, singer
- Tinashe, singer[8]
- Harvey Mason Jr., award-winning music and film producer [9]
- Scott Cook, founder of Intuit
- Suraj Partha, actor, Alai in Ender's Game (film) [10]
References
- ↑ "Crescenta Valley High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ↑ "CVHS Honored with Bravo Award". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Holmoe. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "The L.A. Riots: 15 Years After Rodney King". Time. 27 April 2007.
- ↑ "Trevor Bell Stats". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ "Crescenta Valley High School (La Crescenta,CA) Baseball". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- 1 2 "Ryan Bittle". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ "Tinashe and Ryan Call Radio Stations to Correct Pronunciation of Her Name". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ "Harvey Mason Jr. - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ↑ "Suraj Partha - IMDb".