Crescenta Valley High School

Crescenta Valley High School
Motto	Honor, Tradition, And Pride
Established	September 1960
Type	US Public Secondary
Principal	Michelle Doll
Students	3000[1]
Grades	9–12
Location	Los Angeles County (La Crescenta address), California, USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Columbia and Navy Blue
Mascot	Falcons
Website	www.cvhsfalcons.com

Crescenta Valley High School is a secondary school located at 2900 Community Avenue in La Crescenta-Montrose, an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The school is a part of the Glendale Unified School District.

The school serves the city of La Crescenta,the city of Glendale and the GUSD portion of La Cañada Flintridge. CVHS opened its doors for the first time in September 1960. As of 2010, the principal is Dr. Michelle Doll. The athletic teams are known as the Falcons.

Crescenta Valley received a National Blue Ribbon School award in 2000 and a California Distinguished School award in 2005. Crescenta Valley received a Bravo Award for excellence in the arts from Los Angeles County in 2005.

Academics

Grades 9-12; Advanced Placement (AP) classes offered

Athletics

Men's and women's soccer, men's and women's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's water polo, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, men's baseball, men's football, women's softball, men's and women's cross-country, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's golf, pep squad, and afjrotc.

Career Preparation Courses

CVTV

CVTV is a broadcasting team that airs on local channel 21 to announce the school bulletin and other related news. The class is advised by Diana Brown.

Journalism

Journalism is advised by Patricia Deitch and prints The Falcon, issued schoolwide monthly. It generally covers school athletics, club and extracurricular activity, local events, outstanding students and teachers, and media reviews.

Yearbook

Yearbook is advised by Brian Landisi and designs and markets the Talon yearbook. It has won many awards and is part of Walsworth Publishing Company.

Miscellaneous activities

Academy of Science and Medicine

• Application process
• Those accepted must complete a series of ROP classes
• ROP classes include: Intro to Biotechnology, Hospital Occupations, Emergency Medical Responder, and Lifeguarding

Advanced dance

Crescenta Valley has a dance team which participates in many competitions. It has won many awards.

Pep squad

(Freshmen, junior varsity and varsity cheer/ junior varsity and varsity pep flags/ varsity song)
Head coach - Danielle Smith
Assistant coach - Tiffiny Wayland
Advisor - Angelina Ruggiero

Robotics

• Participates in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), under team number 589. • The Robotics team is run by Dr Greg Neat • The team started in 2001, and has won several awards for its performance in this competition

AFJROTC

The AFJROTC program (CA-882) is run by Lieutenant Colonel David J. Worley and Master Sergeant David Cooper. The mission of the AFJROTC program is to build better citizens for America. The cadets of CA-882 have completed thousands of community service hours and are recognized throughout the community. The cadets are also recognized with over 25 national awards each year. CA-882 has been a proud recipient of the AFJROTC Distinguished Unit Award for the 2005-2006, 2006–2007, and 2007-2008 (with merit) and the Outstanding Organization Award for the 2009-2010 school year.

Notable alumni

• Laurence Powell, former LAPD officer, involved in the beating of Rodney King^[2]
• Brad Holland, basketball player and coach^{[citation needed]}
• Tom Holmoe, football player and coach^{[citation needed]}
• Trevor Bell, Pitcher for Anaheim Angels^{[citation needed]}
• Stephen E. Robinson, (1962-65) author and Professor of Biblical Studies^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ Student count from GUSD information page
2. ^ http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/la_riot/article/0,28804,1614117_1614084_1614517,00.html

External links

• Crescenta Valley High School Web Page