Star Valley High School

Star Valley High School
Address
445 Swift Creek Lane
Afton, Wyoming
United States
Information
Type Public, general
Oversight Board of Trustees, Lincoln County School District Number 2
Principal Homer Bennett
Faculty 53 [1]
Grades 9–12
Color(s)          Crimson and gold
Mascot The Braves
Accreditation National Blue Ribbon School (2012)
Website Star Valley High School

Star Valley High School is a high school located in rural Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. It is one of two high schools in Lincoln County School District Number 2, along with Cokeville High School. It is one of three high schools, along with Cokeville High School and Kemmerer High School, in Lincoln County.

Principal Shannon Harris was named 2009 Wyoming High School Principal of the Year.[2] Dr. Rick Woodford was named the new principal at the start of the 2012-2013 school year.

Also at the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, it was announced that Star Valley High School had won the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award from the National Department of Education.

The school was expected to average 188 students per grade through the 2010–2011 school year.[3] The student population is 46.8% female and 53.2% male, with 97.14% Caucasian students and 1.5% Hispanic.[1] 20.4% of the students receive free or reduced lunch.[1] Despite the relative poverty of its students, it is ranked high in academics (9 out of 10).[4]

Star Valley competes in class 3A in Wyoming high school athletics.

Alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Star Valley High School website Our School page. Accessed September 24, 2009.
  2. ↑ Star Valley High School website main page Archived 2000-08-17 at the Wayback Machine.. Accessed September 24, 2009.
  3. ↑ "2009-10 and 2010-11 ADM's for Grades 9-12" (PDF). Wyoming High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  4. ↑ Great Schools website on Star Valley High School. Accessed September 24, 2009.

Coordinates: 42°44′19″N 110°56′42″W / 42.73861°N 110.94500°W / 42.73861; -110.94500


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