Crescent Valley High School

Crescent Valley High School, known as CV, is a four-year public secondary school in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1971 in a rural location north of the city, it is one of the two traditional high schools of the Corvallis School District.

Crescent Valley High School
Address
4444 NW Highland Drive

Corvallis
,
Oregon
97330

United States
Coordinates44.616°N 123.263°W / 44.616; -123.263
Information
Established1971
School districtCorvallis S.D. (509J)
PrincipalAaron McKee [1][2][3]
Teaching staff39.58 (FTE)[4]
Grades9–12
Number of students1,001 (2017-18)[4]
Student to teacher ratio25.29[4]
Color(s)Maroon & gold   [2]
AthleticsOSAA, Class 5A
Athletics conferenceMid-Willamette Conference
MascotRaiders[2]
RivalCorvallis
NewspaperCrescent Crier
YearbookRevolutionary
Information(541) 757-5801
Elevation280 ft (85 m) AMSL
Websitecvhs.csd509j.net/
Crescent Valley
High School
Location in Oregon

Academics

Courses are sometimes shared with Corvallis High School. Students taking courses at the partner school ride an approximately 15 minute bus to attend shared classes. Examples of such courses offerings from past years include AP Physics (offered at CHS and shared until 2010) or AP Environmental Science (offered at CV) as well as Orchestra (at CV).

In 2008, 79% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 243 students, 192 graduated, 39 dropped out, 1 received a modified diploma, and 11 are still in high school.[5][6]

In 2010, a student at the school was honored as a Presidential Scholar, one of three from Oregon.[7] There have been two other Presidential Scholars from this school in the last ten years.[8]

Reputation and ratings

According to the 2006-2007 School Report Card, the average SAT score of CV students is higher than the state or national averages (with 66% participating).[9] In 2007, the school met AYP targets set by the No Child Left Behind Act for the first time since the act's legislation.[10] The school has won the Oregonian Cup, which recognizes "overall excellence by schools in academics, activities and athletics," in the 2000-2001, 2006-2007, and 2007-2008 academic years.[11]

The school received a silver ranking from U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey.[12][13]

Athletics

In addition to many athletic teams, CV contributes to a co-ed Ultimate Frisbee team known as Tribe as well as a boys and girls rugby teams.

Crescent Valley has also produced notable PGA tour professional Robert Garrigus (class of 1995), who led the PGA tour in driving distance from 2009-2010. Garrigus helped Crescent Valley win its first state championship in golf.

State championships
  • Boys Tennis Team: 2013[14], 2014[14]
  • Girls Swim Team: 2007,[15] 2008,[15] 2009,[15] 2010[15] 2019
  • Girls Cross Country: 1987[16]
  • Girls Basketball: 1978[17]
  • Chess: 2012 (Co-champions with Clackamas, Willamette, and La Salle), 2013, 2014[18]
  • Wrestling: 2019[19]
  • Girls Soccer: 2018, 2019[20]
  • Boys Golf: 2019

Activities

Band
  • State champions: 2009[21]

Orchestra

The Corvallis Camerata is a combination of both Corvallis high schools.

  • State champions: 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
  • Mt. Hood Symphony festival winners: 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2011

Choir
  • State champions: 2009

Robotics

The CV Robotics team is a FIRST Robotics Challenge robotics team founded in 2002. Their team number is 955.

  • PNW Regional Winner: 2013, 2015
  • World Championship Qualification: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Industrial Design Award: 2013, 2014

Chess
  • National champions: 1979

Crescent Crier newspaper
  • Gold Crown, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 1981

Alumni

Notable graduates include:

See also

References
  1. Crescent Valley High School
  2. "OSAA.org::Schools::Crescent Valley High School". Oregon School Activities Association. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
  3. "Oregon School Directory 2009-2010" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 117. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
  4. Crescent Valley High School
  5. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  6. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  7. Hammond, Betsy (2010-05-03). "Presidential scholars: Oregon scores three". The Oregonian. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  8. Crombie, Noelle (2009-05-04). "Three Oregon high school students named 2009 Presidential Scholars". The Oregonian. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  9. http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/RCpdfs/08/08-ReportCard-41.pdf
  10. http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/AYPpdfs/08/08-AYP-41.pdf
  11. OSAA.org :: Awards :: The Oregonian Cup
  12. "Best High Schools 2010". U.S. News & World Report. 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  13. Graves, Bill (2010-01-15). "Nine Oregon high schools ranked among best in nation". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  14. http://www.osaa.org/tennis/records/boysTennisTeamChampions.pdf
  15. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-05-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. http://www.osaa.org/crosscountry/history/girlsxcteamchampions.pdf
  17. http://www.osaa.org/docs/bbx/records/girlschamps.pdf
  18. http://ohscta.org/ohscta-history/
  19. Ulmer, Jerry (24 February 2019). "OSAA wrestling championships: Crescent Valley, Roseburg prevail". OSAAtoday. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  20. "2019 Girls Soccer Schedules and Scores". OSAA Girls Soccer. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  21. http://www.osaa.org/band/records/bandchampions.pdf
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