Crescent Valley High School

Crescent Valley High School
Address
4444 Northwest Highland Drive

Corvallis
,
Oregon
97330

United States
Coordinates44°36′58″N 123°15′47″W / 44.616°N 123.263°W / 44.616; -123.263
Information
MottoCommitment to Excellence. and Raider Nation, home of the Rowdy Raiders.
Established1971
School districtCorvallis School District 509J
PrincipalAaron McKee
Teaching staff35.34 (FTE)
Grades9–12
Number of students942 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio26.66
Color(s)Cardinal, gold and black
     
Athletics conferenceOSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference
MascotRowdy the Raider
Team nameRaiders
NewspaperCrescent Crier
YearbookRevolutionary
Websitecvhs.csd509j.net/

Crescent Valley High School (CV or CVHS) is a four-year public secondary school in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1971 in a rural location north of the city, it is one of the two traditional high schools of the Corvallis School District.

Academics

In 2008, 79% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 243 students, 192 graduated, 39 dropped out, 1 received a modified diploma, and 11 were still in high school.

Academic awards

In 2010, a student at the school was honored as a Presidential Scholar, one of three from Oregon. There have been two other Presidential Scholars from this school in the past ten years.

The school received a silver ranking from U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey.

Athletics

Crescent Valley High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference.

State championships:

  • Baseball: 2022
  • Boys' golf: 1995, 2007, 2019
  • Band: 1994, 2009 (5A Band), 2009 (String Orchestra)†, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
  • Boys' soccer: 1979†, 1996
  • Boys' swimming: 2007, 2022
  • Boys' tennis: 2013†, 2014†, 2022
  • Cheerleading: 1993, 1999, 2024
  • Choir: 2009
  • Girls' basketball: 1978, 2022
  • Girls' gymnastics: 1980
  • Girls' soccer: 2018, 2019
  • Girls' swimming: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019, 2020
  • Girls' track and field: 2022
  • Girls' tennis: 1977, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Girls' cross country: 1987
  • Volleyball: 2022, 2023
  • Wrestling: 2019, 2020, 2021^, 2022

(†=Tied with one or more schools)
(^=Oregon Westling Association State Tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic)

Notable alumni

Faculty

See also

References

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