Crescent Valley High School, also known as CV, is a four-year
public
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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
Courses are sometimes shared with
Corvallis High School.
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 are still in high school.
In 2010, a student at the school was honored as a
Presidential Scholar
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The program was estab ...
, one of three from Oregon. There have been two other Presidential Scholars from this school in the past ten years.
Reputation and ratings
According to the 2006-2007 School Report Card, the average SAT score of CV students is higher than both the Oregon state SAT average and the national SAT average (with 66% participation). In 2007, the school met
AYP targets set by the
No Child Left Behind Act for the first time since the act's legislation. The school has won the Oregonian Cup, which recognizes "overall excellence by schools in academics, activities and athletics," in the 2000-2001, 2006-2007, and 2007-2008 academic years.
The school received a silver ranking from
U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey.
Athletics
State championships
* Boys Soccer 1996, 1978
* Boys Tennis Team: 2013,
2014
* Girls Swim Team: 2007,
2008,
2009,
2010
2019
* Girls Cross Country: 1987
* Girls Basketball: 1978,
[http://www.osaa.org/docs/bbx/records/girlschamps.pdf ] 2022
* Chess: 1981, 2012 (Co-champions with Clackamas, Willamette, and La Salle), 2013, 2014
* Wrestling: 2019
* Girls Soccer: 2018, 2019
Activities
Band
* State champions: 2009
Orchestra
The
Corvallis Camerata is a combination of both Corvallis high schools.
* State champions: 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
* Mt. Hood Symphony festival winners: 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2011
Choir
* State champions: 2009
Robotics
The CV Robotics team is a
FIRST Robotics Competition
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team founded in 2002. Their team number is 955.
* PNW Regional Winner: 2013, 2015
*
FIRST Championship Qualification: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,2023
* Industrial Design Award: 2013, 2014
Chess
* National champions: 1979
*State champions 1981
Crescent Crier newspaper
* Gold Crown, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 1981
Alumni
*
Meghna Chakrabarti (1993) National Journalist, Public Radio host (On Point, Here & Now), Podcast host (Modern Love)
*
Chris Botti
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In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album ''Impressions''.
He was also nominated in ...
(1981), Trumpet player
*
Robert Garrigus, golfer
*
Dave Johnson (1981), Olympic decathlete
*
David Krane (1990), CEO of
GV
*
Talanoa Hufanga
Talanoa Hufanga (born February 1, 2000) is an American football safety for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC.
Early years
Hufanga attended Crescent Valley High School in Corvall ...
(2018) - NFL Football Player, PAC-12 Defensive Player of the Year, San Francisco 49ers Safety
Faculty
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Doug Riesenberg
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Born in Carroll, Iowa, Riesenberg moved ...
,
NFL player
See also
*
List of high schools in Oregon
References
External links
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Buildings and structures in Corvallis, Oregon
Educational institutions established in 1971
High schools in Benton County, Oregon
Public high schools in Oregon
1971 establishments in Oregon
Education in Corvallis, Oregon