Smithson Valley High School is a

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located in

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, United States and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is part of the

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and is one of seven high schools in the district. Smithson Valley High School is zoned for students who live primarily in the southwestern

and northern

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area, including Bulverde, Spring Branch, portions of Timberwood Park, and portions of Canyon Lake. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

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History

Smithson Valley High School was established in 1976 and was named after

Benjamin Smithson Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thi ...

, who was one of the first Texas Rangers., and an early settler in the area. In 2007, some students were sent to the new Canyon Lake High School. Before the split, Smithson Valley's student enrollment reached as high as 2,500 students. The enrollment for the 2010 school year was 2,062. 76% of students enrolled at that time were Caucasian, 20% Hispanic, and 3% African American. There was a student to teacher ratio of one to sixteen compared to the Texas average of one to twelve. 98% of enrolled students graduate in 2010.

Athletics

The Smithson Valley Rangers compete in a variety of sports. The school is part of District 27-6A. In football, Smithson Valley has traveled to the

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State 5A Championship Game two times and the State 4A Championship Game once, resulting in three losses. The current football coach, Larry Hill, has been head of all athletics since 1993. Smithson Valley also offers club lacrosse, band, dance team, cheerleading, NJROTC, FFA, National Forensic League, and foreign language clubs along with several interest clubs.

State Titles

*Softball UIL Centennial Webpage
/ref> **2001(4A), 2009(5A), 2012(4A) *Academic Decathlon **1991 (Small Schools Division)

Notable alumni

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— former MLB Catcher played with

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(2007) and the

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(2008–2010) * Trevon Moehrig — defensive back at TCU,

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. * Joe Pawelek — former

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References

External links

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Smithson Valley High School History

Rangers Network

Comal ISD
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