Pleasant Valley High School (commonly referred to as Pleasant Valley) is a public co-educational and comprehensive high school located in Chico, California teaching ninth grade through twelfth grade. It is the second largest school in the Chico Unified School District, which serves around 14,157 students.[7]
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1475 East Avenue , , 95926 | |
| Coordinates | 39°45′39″N 121°49′0″W / 39.76083°N 121.81667°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1965[1] |
| Status | Active |
| Locale | City: Midsize (12) |
| School board | California State Board of Education |
| School district | Chico Unified School District |
| NCES District ID | 0608370[2] |
| Superintendent | Kelly Staley[3] |
| Session | August–June |
| CEEB code | 050548 |
| NCES School ID | 060837000827[4] |
| Principal | Damon Whittaker |
| Teaching staff | 85.72 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12[2] |
| Gender | Mixed-sex |
| Enrollment | 1,840[2] (2022–2023) |
| • Grade 9 | 470 |
| • Grade 10 | 501 |
| • Grade 11 | 434 |
| • Grade 12 | 435 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.47:1[2] |
| Schedule type | Alternate day block scheduling |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Student government | Yes |
| Color(s) | Navy blue, Columbia blue, and white |
| Athletics | Yes |
| Athletics conference | National Conference |
| Sports | Boys' tennis, girls' tennis, football, swimming, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, field hockey, softball, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, wrestling, cross country, golf, boys' volleyball, girls' volleyball, skiing, snowboarding, baseball, track, marching band, and cheerleading. |
| Mascot | A Viking |
| Nickname | Vikings |
| Rival | Chico High School[5] |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| National ranking | 3,899[6] |
| Newspaper | The Saga |
| Yearbook | Valkyrie |
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| Feeder to | Butte College • California State University, Chico |
| Website | pvhs |
Academics
editAdvanced Placement
editPleasant Valley High School's available AP classes are AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Seminar, AP World History, AP US History, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Spanish, online AP French, AP 2-D Art and Design, AP Drawing, and AP Computer Science Principles.[8] Pleasant Valley offers the AP Capstone program and its respective diplomas and academic certificates.[9]
International Baccalaureate Programme
editPleasant Valley used to offer the IB Diploma Programme;[10] it provided the IB exams for English, Chemistry, Biology, History, French, Spanish, Japanese, Mathematics, and Theater Arts.
Notable alumni
edit- Aaron Rodgers – National Football League player, 2002 graduate[11]
- Brian Cage – All Elite Wrestling professional wrestler, 2002 graduate[12]
- Brian Jones – Arena Football League player, 1999 graduate[13]
- Geoff Swaim – National Football League player, 2011 graduate[14]
- Evan MacLane – Major League Baseball player, 2001 graduate[15]
- Jordan Rodgers – American sports commentator and former National Football League player and The Bachelorette contestant, 2007 graduate[16]
- Luke Barker – Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, 2010 graduate[17][18]
- Pat Clements – Major League Baseball player, 1980 graduate[19]
References
edit- ^ Charles Duncan (September 7, 1965). "Schools Open Today: Enrollment Up Slightly". Enterprise-Record. Chico, CA. p. 1. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Students at the new Pleasant Valley High School stroll to their classes […] In its first day of operation, the school reported an attendance of 540 sophomores and juniors.
- ^ a b c d e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Chico Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Chico Unified – School Directory Details". California Department of Education. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Pleasant Valley High (060837000827)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "50th Almond Bowl: Golden memories from first PV-Chico matchups". Chico Enterprise-Record. October 21, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "Pleasant Valley High School in Chico, CA". U.S. News & World Report.
- ^ "Digital Profile: Chico Unified". California Department of Education. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "PVHS Course Offering 2022–2023". Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ "AP and AP Capstone". Pleasant Valley High School. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "Student Curriculum Handbook" (PDF). Pleasant Valley High School. pp. 14–16. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Davidson, Joe (September 5, 2019). "Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers donates 354 new helmets to California high schools". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Barrasso, Justin (July 27, 2016). "Week in Wrestling: TNA's Matt Hardy calls out WWE's Bray Wyatt". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Almond Bowl XXXVIII: Q&A with ex-Viking Brian Jones". Marin Independent Journal. October 16, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Chico's Geoff Swaim ready to seize starting opportunity with Cowboys". Chico Enterprise-Record. August 3, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "Evan MacLane Stats & Scouting Report – Baseball America". Baseball America. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Jordan Rodgers". Vanderbilt Football official site. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ "Chico State baseball's all-time saves leader Luke Barker grinds his way to AAA". Chico Enterprise-Record. July 27, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "FOLLOW THAT DREAM: Chico native Luke Barker debuts with Milwaukee Brewers at age 30". Chico Enterprise-Record. June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ 1990 Topps #548 Pat Clements, reverse side
