- Española Valley High School
Infobox Education in the United States
name=Española Valley High School
"Home of the Sundevils!"
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motto= "We got the Hometown Spirit"
streetaddress= 1111 El Llano Road
city=Espanola, New Mexico
zipcode= 87532
country= USA
url= [http://www.k12espanola.org www.k12espanola.org]
schoolnumber=
head_name = Principal
head = Bruce Hopmeier
head_name2 = Deans
Vice-Principals
Activities Dir.
head2 = Ellena Torres
Bernice Atencio
Dolores F. Guzmán
DeVanna Ortéga
David Fontane
fundingtype=Public
schooltype=High School
campus=Suburban
teamname=Sun Devils
athletics= 17 Sports
conference=NMAA
AAAA District 2
colors=colorbox|Maroon colorbox|Gold colorbox|Black
Red, Gold, & Black
newspaper = "Spaña Express"
yearbook = "The Flame"
(2000-Present)
"El Diablo Del Sol"
(1977-1999)
founded= 1975
class= 29
enrollment = 1,180
enrollment_as_of = 2008
grade9 = 425
grade10 = 409
grade11 = 115
grade12 = 231
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bgcolor_header=Española Valley High School (EVHS) is the public
high school of theEspanola Public Schools District located in the City ofEspañola, New Mexico . It is known for its largeHispanic population, recent academic improvements and for its AAAA boys' basketball team that had 28 consecutive wins in a row making it the #1 basketball team in the state for 2008. The basketball team made it to the final four in the AAAA State Championships. [PDF| [http://www.nmact.org/files/Basketball_Boys_Brackest_2008.pdf Basketball Boys' Brackets 2008] |85.2 KB] The school's Marching Band appeared in the 1984 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. EVHS is also known for Edward Medina Memorial Gym, which is the state's largest high school gym,Fact|date=October 2008 seating 4,100.Fact|date=October 2008The school is located outside of Española city limits in Fairview, a smaller community in the southern part of
Rio Arriba County . Española Valley High School serves the southern part of Rio Arriba County and the northern part ofSanta Fe County , including Chimayo, Alcalde, Velarde, Santa Cruz, and Sombrillo. EVHS also attracts commuter students from other school districts and neighboring towns.EVHS is near
Northern New Mexico College , and some Senior and Junior students occasionally take classes to get extra credits or preparation for college. The student body is mostly made up of mostlymiddle class ,upper middle class and a few low income students. EVHS was once known for its drop-out and drug abuse rates.cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/18/national/18boxer.html|title=Female Boxer Offers Hope to a New Mexico Town Short of Heroes|publisher=New York Times|date=18 January 2006 |accessdate=2008-03-17] However, Today EVHS's reputation has greatly improved as the attendance rate continues to rise and the drug abuse rates have dropped.Fact|date=May 2008 EVHS has also raised its scores on state assessments such as AYP,cite news|url=http://www.ped.state.nm.us/ayp2007/dist/Espanola.pdf|title=Espanola Makes AYP/District Reportcard|publisher=NMPED|date=22 July 2007 |accessdate=2008-03-25]SAT and ACT scores.The "Sundevil" is Española Valley's mascot. It was picked in 1978 by a group of seniors who had attended the old Española High School. During the past 6 years there have been proposals to change the school's mascot back to a
hornet because of personal and religious issues. The change has not been implemented because of opposition from students and parents. The hornet was the mascot for the old Española High School which closed in 1974, becoming the middle school.History
Española Valley High School opened to students in September of 1977. Its gymnasium was still under construction and opened in late 1978. Prior to 1977, Española had two high schools: Santa Cruz High School ("The
Crusader s"), and Española High School ("The Hornets") which was founded in 1945. The 1,300 students of both schools were consolidated into one large high school, Española Valley High School. The first principal was Merce Villareal. The buildings of the former Santa Cruz High School became part of Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School, and the old Española High School became the Española Middle School East (Prather), which closed in 2007. [ [http://www.k12espanola.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=216 Brief History of the Española Public School] . Española Public School District. Retrieved on2008-02-28 .]
Block schedule
Española Valley High School will once again use its
In the modified block schedule any particular student could have up to eight classes in one day. Modified block scheduling allowed some classes to be "half-block" and last year-round in opposition to a "full-block" course which would last 1 semester. The modified block was implemented because some teachers and administrators felt that some courses needed to be year long. Courses offered as half-blocks were core classes like Math, English, Science and other various electives including Spanish and Yearbook.
No Child Left Behind Act
EVHS's Principal Bruce Hopmeier has been a vocal proponent of President Bush's controversial
Since 2004 EVHS has satisfied the New Mexico State Board of Education's criteria for
* 1998-2003 AYP Not Met.
* 2004-2005 Made State AYP, No other surrounding high school did so.
* 2006-2007 Made State AYP Second Year in a row & met all US & NM state standards.
Graduation requirements
Subjects | Credits |
English | 4 |
3 | |
2 | |
3 | |
Communication Skills | 1 |
1 | |
Spanish | 2 |
7 | |
Total Credits | 23 "Class of 2010" 26 "Class of 2011" |
tudent body statistics
Source: SchoolTree.orgcite web|url=http://new-mexico.schooltree.org/public/Espanola-Valley-High-057337.html|title=Espanola Valley High School|publisher=NM School Tree|accessdate=2008-09-22]
Race | Number | Percentile |
Hispanic American | 985 | 88% |
46 | 4% | |
2 | 0% | |
Native American | 90 | 8% |
2 | 0% | |
Total Population | 1,125 |
Gender | Percentile |
50.3% | |
49.7% | |
Total Population | 1,125 |
Rquote|right|Learning to Live,Living to Learn
Learning to "Soar!"|EVHS Chant Phrase
Principals
*Bruce Hopmeier (current)
*Ralph Chacon
*Andrew Rendon
*Beverly Averitt
*Ted Salazar
*Henry Andaloza
tudent clubs & organizations
* Artistic Club
* Band
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* DECA
* Devils Dance Team
* Devil"Scapers" Improvement
* Drivers Ed Club
* Checkmate Club
* Fellowship of Christian Students
* French Club
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* Future Educators of America
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* German Club
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* International Club
* Juntos
* Peace Club
* Mathematics+ Club
* Mariachi Del Sol
* M. E. S. A.
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* Northern New Mexico Democratic Leadership
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* Passports
* Political Discussions Committee
* Rotary Club
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* S.I.T "School Improvement"
* Ski & Snowboarding Club
* "Spaña Express" Newspaper
* Spanish Club
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* Student AAAA
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* Television Productions
* Tewa Club
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Athletics
EVHS competes in the
EVHS has been a AAAA school since it opened in the fall of 1977. EVHS has won four sport-related state championships and about 15 activity or individual state championships. In 1989 and 2002 the school was voted by the
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