Athletics
Athletic Training/Physical Therapy Services
Quaker Valley School District contracts athletic training and physical therapy services to Greater Pittsburgh Rehab and Sports Medicine Associates. Athletes are under the direct supervision of a certified athletic trainer. Athletes who must have extended rehabilitative services provided to them are referred through the athletic trainer to the GPOA network of physicians.Interscholastic Athletic Program
Girls: Basketball: Varsity, JV, 7/8; Crew: Club; Cross Country: Varsity, 7/8; Golf: Varsity; Lacrosse: Varsity, JV; Soccer: Varsity, JV, 7/8; Softball: Varsity, JV; Swimming: Varsity; Tennis: Varsity; Track: Varsity, 7/8; Volleyball: Varsity, JV, 7/8; Bowling: Varsity, JV Boys: Baseball: Varsity, JV; Basketball: Varsity, JV, 9th, 7/8; Bowling: Varsity, JV; Cross Country: Varsity; Football: Varsity, JV, 7/8; Golf: Varsity; Ice Hockey: Club; Lacrosse: Varsity, JV; Soccer: Varsity, JV, 7/8; Swimming: Varsity; Tennis: Varsity; Track: Varsity, 7/8; Wrestling: Varsity, 7/8Collegiate Affairs
The Office of Collegiate Affairs at Quaker Valley High School is responsible for assisting students with their college search, application and selection process, their SAT and ACT preparation, scholarship search and financial aid process. Since 90% of Quaker Valley students attend a two or four-year college, most students utilize the resources this office has to offer. Working in conjunction with the guidance counselors and academic specialist, the Director of Collegiate Affairs begins working with students in the fall of the junior year. Also, the Office of Collegiate Affairs oversees visits from college admission counselors and military personnel, letters of recommendation from faculty, and the dual enrollment program with four partners: Penn State Beaver, Robert Morris University, The Art Institute, and Community College of Allegheny County.Global Scholars Initiative
The Global Scholars Initiative stems from a collaborative partnership with the University of Pittsburgh University Center for International Studies (UCIS). The goal of the initiative is to provide students with an educational program that is relevant in the modern world. Coursework places special emphasis on the skills needed for future success such as information and media literacy, multi-faceted communications, collaborative problem solving, technology integration, and the ability to apply creativity, innovation, and higher-level thinking across multiple disciplines.Guidance Services
The QVHS Guidance department has been recognized as a model program (RAMP) by the American School Counseling Association (ASCA). The department is made up of two school counselors who pride themselves in focusing on the individual needs of every student and family. Counselors work with students individually and in small and large groups for academic planning, goal setting, personal/social development, and career exploration.Music and Performing Arts
The Quaker Valley Music Department claims to be a recipient of the "Top 100 Communities for Music Education" award. The music program offers the following performance ensembles: Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble, String Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and male and female Barbershop Quartets. Classes include Keyboard, Music Theory I, Music Theory II, AP Music Theory, Instrumental Lessons, and History of Popular Music. Quaker Valley High School's performing ensembles consistently receive Excellent and Superior ratings at Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Adjudication festivals and win awards for competitions in Florida, Ohio, Virginia, and Toronto. Also, these groups regularly offer their talents to a variety of civic events. On average, 40% of the high school student body participates in one or more of the performing ensembles. Each spring the high school Music and Drama Departments produce a full-scale Broadway musical. Over 50 students participate on stage or behind the scenes building sets, assembling costumes, or hanging lights. The high school has staged a wide range of shows, the most recent being The Sound of Plaid, 9 to 5, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Pirates of Penzance. Quaker Valley musicals have won numerous Gene Kelly Awards along the way (the Tony Awards of area high schools), winning the best musical for Guys and Dolls in 2012. Students who excel in the Music Department qualify for membership in the Quaker Valley Chapter of theRecognition
The 2017 Pittsburgh Business Times Guide to Western Pennsylvania Schools ranked Quaker Valley School District 8th out of 105 public school districts in western Pennsylvania and 37th out of 497 school districts in Pennsylvania. The ranking is based on a formula developed by the Business Times using three years of math and reading test scores. In 2010, Newsweek Magazine designated Quaker Valley High School as one of America's Top Public High Schools for the sixth consecutive year. Quaker Valley ranks 994 with an index of 1.598, placing it among the top six percent of high schools nationwide.Technological & Literary Resources
Each student is loaned anVisual Arts
The visual arts department at Quaker Valley High School offers a curriculum of both traditional fine arts courses and digital offerings. The visual arts are offered as elective courses ranging from beginning levels for 9th graders to AP Studio art in 12th grade. The visual arts programs allow students to learn techniques such as drawing, page layout, oil painting, screen printing, metals and jewelry, andNotable alumni
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