Valencia High School (Placentia, California)

Valencia High School
Location
500 North Bradford Avenue
Placentia, CA 92870
Information
Type Public
Established 1933
School district Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
Principal Rick Lopez
Grades 9-12
Number of students 2,500
Color(s) Blue and Gold
Athletics conference Empire League
Mascot Tiger
Newspaper El Tigre
Yearbook Tesoros
Website www.vhstigers.org

Valencia High School in Placentia, California, was established in 1933. The high school originally shared buildings with Bradford Avenue Elementary School until 1964, when Bradford Elementary closed and Valencia High School became the sole occupant of the campus property. Until 1967, when El Dorado High School was built, Valencia was Placentia's only high school. Valencia High School is located at 500 North Bradford Avenue; coordinates 33.87622,-117.86929.

Many of Valencia's buildings, including the auditorium and cafeteria, were built during the Depression by the WPA.

Today the school serves a student body of approximately 2,500 students. It is one of four high schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD). Beginning in the summer of 2010, Valencia underwent a series of renovations and construction projects, including a new 17-classroom building, modernized school breezeway and administration building, and new bleachers at Bradford Stadium. A modernized "quad" was also among the list of projects, serving as a center of campus life and a common location of school activities. Funding for these improvements was provided by Measure A, which was approved by local voters in 2008.[1]

Valencia is the International Baccalaureate (IB) magnet school in PYLUSD. The school's website claims it is one of the best IB programs in Orange County, CA.[2] The school also hosts an advanced technology program called Val Tech, in which students must complete an internship during the summer between their junior and senior years.[3]

The school's mascot is the Tiger, and its team colors are blue and gold.

Kraemer Middle School is almost part of the campus, with only a long skinny parking lot separating the two.

Athletics

The boy's tennis team won the 2012 and 2015 CIF Championships. The Varsity Lacrosse Captain Jean-Marc Saouma (2012-2015) was the first in program history to sign to a collegiate team, signing with the University of Nevada-Reno. [4] [5] The girls won CIF three years in a row (2006, 2007, 2008). The girls also won CIF in 2015.[6] Also, boys' and girls' basketball dominated the Empire League in the 2008–09 season.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Measure A". Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  2. ↑ "School Overview – About Us – Valencia High School". www.vhstigers.org. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  3. ↑ "Val Tech Program – Academics – Valencia High School". www.vhstigers.org. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  4. ↑ http://toplaxrecruits.com/connectlax-boys-recruit-valencia-ca-2015-att-saouma-commits-to-nevada-reno/
  5. ↑ "VHS has a CIF Boys Tennis championship". Valencia High School. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  6. ↑ "Girls Tennis CIF-SS Division 3 Champions In 2015". Valencia High School. 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  7. ↑ "Hector Ambriz Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Chris Draft". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

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