Crescent Valley High School
Crescent Valley High School, also 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 | |
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Address | |
4444 NW Highland Drive , 97330 | |
Coordinates | 44.616°N 123.263°W |
Information | |
Established | 1971 |
School district | Corvallis S.D. (509J) |
Principal | Aaron McKee [1][2][3] |
Teaching staff | 44.33 (FTE)[4] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | 935 (2021–22)[4] |
Student to teacher ratio | 21.09[4] |
Color(s) | Maroon & gold [2] |
Athletics | OSAA, Class 5A |
Athletics conference | Mid-Willamette Conference |
Mascot | Raider [2] |
Rival | Corvallis |
Newspaper | Crescent Crier |
Yearbook | Revolutionary |
Information | (541) 757-5801 |
Elevation | 280 ft (85 m) AMSL |
Website | cvhs.csd509j.net/ |
High School
Academics
Courses are sometimes shared with Corvallis High School.
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 past ten years.[8]
Reputation and ratings
According to the 2006-2007 School Report Card, the average SAT score of CV students is higher than both the Oregon state SAT average and the national SAT average (with 66% participation).[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
State championships
- Boys Soccer 1996, 1978
- 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] 2022
- Chess: 1981, 2012 (Co-champions with Clackamas, Willamette, and La Salle), 2013, 2014[18]
- Wrestling: 2019[19]
- Girls Soccer: 2018, 2019[20]
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 Competition team founded in 2002. Their team number is 955.
- PNW Regional Winner: 2013, 2015
- FIRST Championship Qualification: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,2023
- Industrial Design Award: 2013, 2014
Chess
- National champions: 1979
- State champions 1981
Crescent Crier newspaper
- Gold Crown, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 1981
Alumni
- Meghna Chakrabarti (1993) National Journalist, Public Radio host (On Point, Here & Now), Podcast host (Modern Love) [22]
- Chris Botti (1981), Trumpet player[23]
- Robert Garrigus, golfer[24]
- Dave Johnson (1981), Olympic decathlete
- David Krane (1990), CEO of GV[25]
- Talanoa Hufanga (2018) - NFL Football Player, PAC-12 Defensive Player of the Year, San Francisco 49ers Safety
Faculty
- Doug Riesenberg, NFL player
See also
References
- Crescent Valley High School
- "OSAA.org::Schools::Crescent Valley High School". Oregon School Activities Association. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- "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.
- "Crescent Valley High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- Hammond, Betsy (2010-05-03). "Presidential scholars: Oregon scores three". The Oregonian. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- Crombie, Noelle (2009-05-04). "Three Oregon high school students named 2009 Presidential Scholars". The Oregonian. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/RCpdfs/08/08-ReportCard-41.pdf
- http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/AYPpdfs/08/08-AYP-41.pdf
- OSAA.org :: Awards :: The Oregonian Cup
- "Best High Schools 2010". U.S. News & World Report. 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- Graves, Bill (2010-01-15). "Nine Oregon high schools ranked among best in nation". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- "OSAA - Error" (PDF).
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "OSAA - Error" (PDF).
- http://www.osaa.org/docs/bbx/records/girlschamps.pdf
- "OHSCTA History – Oregon High School Chess Team Association".
- Ulmer, Jerry (24 February 2019). "OSAA wrestling championships: Crescent Valley, Roseburg prevail". OSAAtoday. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "2019 Girls Soccer Schedules and Scores". OSAA Girls Soccer. Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "OSAA - Error" (PDF).
- "Meghna Chakrabarti NPR Profile". NPR.org.
- GAZETTE-TIMES, EMILY GILLESPIE, Corvallis. "Botti: Success is 1 percent talent, 99 percent drive". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Former Oregon Ducks golfer Daniel Miernicki will make PGA Tour debut at Torrey Pines". oregonlive. 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- Gazette-Times, ANTHONY RIMEL Corvallis. "Crescent Valley alum new CEO of Google's venture capitalism arm". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved 2020-11-17.