Northview High School (California)

For schools of the same name, see Northview High School (disambiguation).

Northview High School
Address
1016 W. Cypress Ave Covina, California USA
Information
Type	Public secondary
Established	1959
School district	Covina-Valley Unified School District
Principal	Julie Harrison
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1540 (as of Fall 07)
Color(s)	Black and gold
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Valle Vista League
Mascot	Vikings
Information	Phone: (626) 974-6120 Fax: (626) 974-6145
Website	Northview High School

Northview High School is one of three comprehensive high schools within the Covina-Valley Unified School District, California, USA. Established in 1959, the school is located on 43 acres (170,000 m²) of land that is landscaped with trees, shrubs, and grass. Northview High School serves the cities of Covina and Irwindale. Northview's rival is Covina High School [Referred to as "The Farm"].^[1]

Curriculum

Northview High offers numerous Honors and Advanced Placement classes. Advanced Placement courses at Northview High include:

Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
English Language & Composition
English Literature & Composition
Environmental Science
European History
Macroeconomics
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Statistics
Studio Art
U.S. Government & Politics ^[1]

Honors courses at Northview High include:

Algebra II
Biology
Chemistry
Comp/Lit I, II

Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus
United States History
World History/Culture^[1]

Notable alumni

Robbie Wilfong - Professional baseball player for the CA Angeles, Class of 1970 Ricky Zalez - Professional vocalist, London West End

Lacey Baker - professional skateboarder
Michael Carey Schneider - 1980s rock group Sneaker
Chris Woodward - baseball player for the Atlanta Braves
Rick Baker - Oscar-winning Hollywood make-up artist, class of 1968
Fred Gage - concert producer, Class of 1970
Reverend Eric Freed - Pastor of St. Bernard's parish in Eureka, CA (Died January 1, 2014)

Notable faculty

Donna Fargo - country/western singer (used her legal name of Yvonne Vaughan/Silver as a faculty member)

References

1 2 3 "NHS Website". Retrieved 2008-08-03.

Coordinates: 34°05′39″N 117°54′39″W / 34.094101°N 117.910836°W / 34.094101; -117.910836

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