Crescenta Valley High School is a

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. Around 2500 students attend the school, which serves North Glendale, unincorporated La Crescenta and Montrose, as well as a municipal neighborhood on the western boundary of the City of La Cañada Flintridge. Crescenta Valley received a

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award in 2000 and a

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award in 2005. Crescenta Valley received a Bravo Award for excellence in the arts from Los Angeles County in 2005. CVHS was awarded again by the California Department of Education in 2019 with California Distinguished School with Exemplary Programs in Arts Education, and Physical Activity and Nutrition. In 2012, the school made headlines after a 15-year-old student jumped off the roof committing

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Notable alumni

* Trevor Bell,

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pitcher * Billy Booth, child actor, '' Dennis the Menace'', and lawyer *

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, WNBA champion, played with the Seattle Storm *

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, award-winning music and film producer * Mike Norseth NFL player * Bill Slayback, baseball player for

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References

External links

Crescenta Valley High School Web Page
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