Central Valley High School (Washington)

Central Valley High School, often referred to as "CV", is a high school located in Spokane Valley, Washington. Central Valley is one of the three high schools in Central Valley School District #356.

Central Valley High School
Central Valley High School at sunset
Location
Spokane Valley
,
Washington

United States
Information
TypeSecondary
EstablishedJanuary, 1927
DeanTim Tederud
PrincipalKerrie Ames
Campus DirectorRobin Barnhart
Teaching staff95.80 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,193 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.89[1]
Color(s)Columbia Blue & White         
MascotBears
RivalUniversity High School
YearbookVoyager
WebsiteCentral Valley High School

Location and structure

Athletics

Football

In the 1997-1998 season the CV Bears became state champions after beating South Kitsap in the Tacoma Dome on 12/6/1997 under the direction of their long time coach Rick Giampietri.[2] They made the playoffs in the 1982-1983, 1983-1984, 1995-1996, 2008-2009, and the 2011-2012 seasons but they fell short of the state title in each occasion.[3]

Women's Basketball

The CV Women's Basketball team has won three state titles. Their first came in the 1992-1993 season when the beat Snohomish on 3/13/93 by a score of 44-35. They then went to the playoffs eight years in a row from the 1996-1997 season through the 2003-2004 season, winning two more state championships in the 2000-2001 season and 2001-2002 season by beating Redmond 71-48 on 3/10/2001 and Prairie 61-43 on 3/9/2002. They have made eight other playoff appearances.[4] They won the Geico National Championship in 2018, beating Hamilton Heights by a score of 66-61.

Men's Basketball

The CV Men's Basketball team has been to the playoffs 24 times in their history, winning their only state title in the 1967-1968 season by beating Lincoln 62-48 on 3/23/1968.[5]

Women's Soccer

The CV Women's Soccer team has been to the playoffs nine times winning two state championships in the 2013-2014 season and the 2014-2015 season beating Issaquah 3-2 on 11/23/2013 and beating Jackson 5-2 in the 2014-2015 season.[6]

Wrestling

The CV Wrestling team has been to the playoffs 16 times winning their only state title in the 1997-1998 season.[7]

Cross Country

The CV Cross Country team has experienced success in recent years. In 2006, the Bears placed at state for the first time in over 40 years, and earned a ranking as 24th in the nation on Harrier's Super 25. The team won their first WIAA State Cross Country Meet in 2012. Since then, an incoming freshman team in 2015 seemed to breath life back into the team. The new freshman class was ranked second in the nation. They have placed second back-to-back at the WIAA State Cross Country Meet in 2016 and 2017. After placing second in second in 2017, they proceeded to win NIKE Cross Regionals and advanced to nationals. The team has produced two state champions: Pete Whitford in 1968 and Ryan Kline in 2017.[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Central Valley High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  2. http://www.edlinesites.net/pages/Central_Valley_High_School/Activities/Athletics/Fall/Football
  3. http://www.wiaa.com/schoolhistory.aspx
  4. http://www.wiaa.com/schoolhistory.aspx
  5. http://www.wiaa.com/schoolhistory.aspx
  6. http://www.wiaa.com/schoolhistory.aspx
  7. http://www.wiaa.com/schoolhistory.aspx
  8. Dyestat (October 2006). "2006 Harrier Top 25". Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  9. https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/scott-wise-65416/
  10. "Central Valley graduate 'Troyzan' competes on 'Survivor' for second time | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09.

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