San Lorenzo Valley High School (abbreviated as SLVHS) is a WASC-accredited public high school located in Felton, California, United States, that serves grades 9-12 for San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District.
| San Lorenzo Valley High School | |
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| Address | |
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7105 Hwy 9 , , 95018 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°03′45″N 122°04′54″W / 37.062515422749996°N 122.08169891215678°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1954 |
| School district | San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District |
| Superintendent | Christopher Schiermeyer |
| Principal | Jeff Calden |
| Teaching staff | 29.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 643 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.17[1] |
| Campus | Rural |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Athletics conference | Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League CIF Central Coast Section |
| Mascot | Cougars |
| National ranking | 1810[3] |
| Newspaper | The Claw[2] |
| Website | hs |
History
editThe original school building, known as the Boulder Creek School, was built in 1905 and rebuilt in 1906 after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.[4] It was renamed to San Lorenzo Valley High during 1947. The current location opened in 1954 in Felton, serving the entire San Lorenzo Valley.
In the 1980's, the school built a room for students to chew tobacco at designated times to reduce the number of cigarette butts behind the boy's gymnasium.[5][6]
Education
editRankings
editSan Lorenzo Valley High School is ranked 1810th in the nation and 268th in California, according to the U.S. News & World Report[3]
Classes
editSLVHS offers 15 AP classes, including Biology, Physics 1, Calculus AB, English Lang, English Lit, 3D Art and Design, 2D Art and Design, Drawing, Spanish Lang, French Lang, Statistics, US Gov, US History, Environmental Science, and Computer Science Principles.[7]
Demographics
edit77% White/Caucasian, 11.5% Hispanic/Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% Filipino, 7.9% two or more races, and 2.2% declined to answer.[8]
Additionally, 20% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch[3]
Notable Alumni
edit- Andy Levitre, NFL player for the Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons
- Jordan Beck, NFL player for the Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos
- Tyler Gilbert, MLB pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Casey Gwinn, City Attorney of San Diego, CA from 1996 through 2004
- Herbert Mullin, American serial killer
References
edit- ^ a b c "San Lorenzo Valley High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ The Claw Online
- ^ a b c "San Lorenzo Valley High School". Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "The Mountain Moves". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "Oh, chaw". Lincoln Journal Star. 1982-10-14. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "Tobacky makes halls bit tacky so spitton room was created". The Lincoln Star. 1982-10-15. p. 35. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "School Profile". hs.slvusd.org. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Enrollment by Ethnicity - San Lorenzo Valley High (CA Dept of Education)". dq.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-05.