Spring Valley High School (Nevada)

Spring Valley High School

Location

3750 Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89147
Coordinates	36°07′14″N 115°15′33″W / 36.12046°N 115.25921°W / 36.12046; -115.25921
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	"Success with Honor and Spirit"
Established	2004
School district	Clark County School District
Principal	Tara Powell
Faculty	107.00 (FTE)^[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,668 (2022-23)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	24.93^[1]
Color(s)	Navy White Gold
Team name	Grizzlies
Publication	The Grizzly Growler
Website	springvalleyhs.com

Spring Valley High School is located in the Spring Valley community in unincorporated Clark County, Nevada, United States. The school, serving grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Clark County School District. The school's mascot is a grizzly bear. The school's curriculum offers 8 Career/Technical Education Programs and an International Baccalaureate Diploma. Their sports rivals are Durango High School, Sierra Vista High School, and Bonanza High School. The principal/ IB Head of School, Tara Powell, was appointed in June 2021.

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International Baccalaureate

Spring Valley High School offers IB as a magnet program. It is an authorized International Baccalaureate Middle Year and Diploma Program World School. It also offers the IB Career Path program. The Middle Years program is wall to wall in the 9th and 10th grade. The inaugural class of IB DP graduated in May 2020. Approximately 50% of the candidates earned the IB diploma that year.

AVID

Spring Valley HS is an AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) National Demonstration School. Spring Valley has the largest AVID program in Nevada and is the only Demonstration school in the state. Spring Valley opened with its first group of AVID students who graduated in 2008. AVID is an elective college prep program which helps students prepare for college and life. AVID's mission is to close the opportunity gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society.

Athletics

Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association State Championships

Girls Basketball - 2014
Softball - 2016
Bowling - 2018, 2019
Cheerleading- 2014- 2020

Notable alumni

Tyler Anderson, baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers^[2]
Gary Payton II, basketball player, Golden State Warriors
Aaron Blair, baseball player, San Francisco Giants

Feeder Schools

Clifford J. Lawrence Junior High School
Victoria Fertitta Middle School
Walter Johnson Junior High School
Kenny Guinn Middle School

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Spring Valley High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^ "Friday's start likely will be Oregon ace Tyler Anderson's last for the Ducks". OregonLive.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.

External links

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High schools in and around Las Vegas

Schools in Las Vegas city limits
Zoned high schools	Bonanza Cimarron-Memorial Desert Pines Palo Verde Shadow Ridge Western
Magnet/alternative/independent schools	Adelson Educational Campus Advanced Technologies Academy Las Vegas Academy of the Arts The Meadows School Northwest Career and Technical Academy

Schools in unincorporated Clark County
Zoned high schools	Arbor View Centennial Del Sol Desert Oasis Eldorado Las Vegas Silverado Spring Valley Valley
Magnet/alternative/independent schools	East Career and Technical Academy Faith Lutheran Rancho Southeast Career Technical Academy West Career and Technical Academy

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Schools listed in the bottom section are physically located in unincorporated Clark County despite having "Las Vegas, Nevada" postal addresses.

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This page was last edited on 24 June 2024, at 03:05

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