Golden Valley High School (Santa Clarita, California)

Golden Valley High School
Address
Map
27051 Robert C. Lee Parkway

Santa Clarita
,
California
91350

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established2004
StatusOpen
School districtWilliam S. Hart Union High School District
NCES School ID064251010912[1]
PrincipalSal Frias[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,138 (2021-22)[3]
Color(s)Black and gold   
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
Foothill League
MascotGraham the Grizzly
NewspaperThe Grizzly Gazette
YearbookThe Growler
WebsiteGolden Valley High School

Golden Valley High School is a school in the William S. Hart Union High School District in the Canyon Country[4][5] neighborhood of Santa Clarita, California, United States. The school first opened in 2004 with a new campus, admitting freshmen and sophomores; the first class graduated in 2007.

History

Golden Valley High School was built with grants from the state of California's Financial Hardship Assistance program. After initially sitting dormant after construction, the school's theater was finished around 2010.[6]

Activities

Marching Band and Color Guard

The Golden Valley High School Grizzly Marching Band and Color Guard plays at home football games which are located at Canyon High School and they participate in SCSBOA competitions. Their marching band division size has ranged from 2A to 4A, but it is currently in the 3A division for the 2023 Fall Semester.[citation needed]

Choir

The school has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender "Voltage" and the female-only "Vibes".[7]

Video production

In 2019, the school's GVTV (Golden Valley Television) won Best Daily Live Announcement Show on the West Coast from Student Television Network.[8]

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

The school is host to the U. S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit CA-20063.[9]

Athletics

Golden Valley started its athletics program when the school first opened in 2004.

In 2011 the boys' cross country team succeeded in achieving their first state championship in CIF Division II. They also placed 11th at the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon.

Student demographics

As of the 2021-22 school year, 2,138 students were enrolled at Golden Valley High School. 60.1% of students were Hispanic, 16.4% were non-Hispanic white, 11.0% were Asian American, and 8.3% were African American.[3] As of 2019-20, 1,058 students (49.3%) were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.[1]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - Golden Valley High School (064251010912)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Staff Directory". Golden Valley High School. October 5, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Enrollment by Ethnicity - William S. Hart Union High (CA Dept of Education)". Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Santa Clarita Neighborhoods". santaclarita.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  5. ^ "Santa Clarita Neighborhoods". Google My Maps. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  6. ^ "Golden Valley & West Ranch High School Performing Arts Center". NineteenSix. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "SCC: Viewing School - Golden Valley High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  8. ^ Lunetta, Caleb (March 9, 2019). "Golden Valley's student television network named best in the West". Santa Clarita Valley Signal. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "JROTC - California". The Air Force Association. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "Maverick Ahanmisi made his debut in the Philippines with Café France". www.goldenvalleyhs.org.
  11. ^ Posner, Ryan (December 9, 2017). "Golden Valley baseball alum Scott Barlow nearing first shot at big leagues". The Signal. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  12. ^ "Evan Greenwood, Professional Player and Coach".
  13. ^ "Leon Jacobs, Golden Valley, Outside Linebacker". 247Sports. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  14. ^ "Blueface: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". 19 July 2019.
  15. ^ SCVTV (2017-10-21). "Golden Valley TV, 9-20-17 | College and Career Fair". SCVTV.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  16. ^ "PPCocaine | Before They Were Famous | TikTok Rapper Biography". YouTube. 6 August 2020.

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