Pinole Valley High School
| Pinole Valley High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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2901 Pinole Valley Road , 94564 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°59′28″N 122°17′10″W / 37.9910°N 122.2860°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1967 |
| School district | West Contra Costa Unified School District |
| Principal | Kibby Kleiman |
| Staff | 48.90 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,136 (2017–18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.23[1] |
| Campus type | Modern Suburban |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | CIF North Coast Section - BSC - TCAL |
| Mascot | Spartan |
| Website | Pinole Valley High School |
Pinole Valley High School is a high school in Pinole, California, United States, in Contra Costa County. First opened in 1967, the school is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District. Pinole Valley High serves grades 9–12, and has approximately 1,200 students. The school is noted for its girls' basketball team. Coach Dan O'Shea was named "Coach of the Year" in May 2006 by the Oakland Tribune.[2]
Curriculum
Academic Study Programs
Pinole Valley High offers several special programs for students, such as Advanced Placement classes, CPA Career Academy classes offered through its Health, Law & Justice, and Engineering academies, Jazz Band, Choir, Piano, American Sign Language, and award winning Performing and Visual Arts programs. In 2019, Pinole Valley High School also gained status as an International Baccalaureate World School. Pinole Valley High School will be the only high school in West Contra Costa Unified School District to have the International Baccalaureate program and the second high school in Contra Costa County, with Ygnacio Valley High School to have the rigorous program. The PVHS IB Diploma Programme offers IB class selections starting the 20-21 school year.
Notable Music Program
The school has a notable music program as well. The Spartan Marching Band performs in several Pinole events and used to, on a larger scale, in venues such as the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade and Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
Portable Valley High
On August 12, 2019 Principal Kibby Kleiman cut the ribbon of a brand-new, state of the art campus. This comes after five years of no permanent campus. Dubbed "Portable Valley" by the students and community, the temporary campus served the studends of PV from 2014 until 2019.
Historical economic problems
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In 2004, the school district announced that it would eliminate all high school sports, close all libraries and lay off all music teachers and counselors in its $180 million budget for 2004–05.[3]
Notable alumni
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (April 2020) |
- Denzil Foster, Record producer/songwriter
- Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day (attended but did not graduate)
- Jeff Becerra, lead singer of Possessed
- Thomas DeCoud, National Football League player
- Mike Dirnt, bassist for Green Day
- Jocelyn Enriquez
- Travis Feeney, National Football League player, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Jeff Harris, Major League Baseball player
- Nathan Haynes, Major League Baseball player
- Iamsu!, rapper
- P-Lo, producer/rapper
- Larry LaLonde, guitarist for Primus
- Chris Singleton, Major League Baseball player
- Dale Sveum, Major League Baseball player and manager
- Gino Torretta,Heisman award winner, National Football League player[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Pinole Valley High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ http://www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/Communications/e-Weekly/2006/05_18.pdf
- ^ What will they do now?, San Francisco Chronicle, March 11, 2004
- ^ http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-10-03/sports/8902020113_1_mrs-torretta-connie-torretta-gino-torretta
External links
- School website
- School District website
- Pinole Valley High School at greatschools.net
- Pinole Valley High School at localschooldirectory.com