Sonoma Valley High School (SVHS) is a

public high school State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in pa ...

located in

Sonoma, California Sonoma is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Sonoma is one of the principal cities of California's Wine Country and the center of the Sonoma Valley AVA. Sonoma's p ...

with approximately 1,300 students as of 2017. It was founded in 1891 and held its first commencement in 1894. It moved to its current campus in 1922. Since that time, there have been numerous additions to campus facilities. It is the only comprehensive high school in the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. By some accounts, it is about the 25th oldest continuously operating high school in California.

Awards

Sonoma Valley was named a

California Distinguished School California Distinguished School is an award given by the California State Board of Education to public schools within the state that best represent exemplary and quality educational programs. Approximately 5-10% of California schools are awarded t ...

in 1994. The school

student newspaper A student publication is a media outlet such as a newspaper, magazine, television show, or radio station produced by students at an educational institution. These publications typically cover local and school-related news, but they may also repor ...

, the ''Sonoma Dragon's Tale'', received first place in Overall Excellence in the Redwood Empire Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2013. Editor-in-Chief Jamie Ballard and Copy Editor Grace Bon also received Outstanding Journalism awards in 2013.

Notable alumni

Tommy Everidge Thomas James Everidge (born April 20, 1983 in Santa Rosa, California) is an American former professional first baseman who is currently the hitting coach for the Oakland Athletics. Amateur career Everidge attended Sonoma Valley High School in So ...

, former professional baseball player and current minor league hitting coach *

Brian Posehn Brian Edmund Posehn (; born July 6, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, musician, and writer. After numerous appearances as a television guest star, Posehn acquired his first major recurring role in HBO's '' Mr. Show wi ...

, comedian and writer *

Tony Moll Tony Moll (born August 23, 1983) is a retired American football Guard (American football), guard and offensive tackle of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. He play ...

, former professional football player *August Sebastiani, winery founder, named to Vintners Hall of Fame *

Tim Schafer Timothy John Schafer (born July 26, 1967) is an American video game designer. He founded Double Fine Productions in July 2000, after having spent over a decade at LucasArts. Schafer is best known as the designer of critically acclaimed games '' ...

, computer game designer and founder of

Double Fine Double Fine Productions, Inc. is an American first-party video game developer of Xbox Game Studios based in San Francisco, California. Founded in July 2000 by Tim Schafer shortly after his departure from LucasArts, Double Fine's first two game ...

Max Simonet Maxime Simonet is a Franco-American writer, producer, editor, and voice actor for various shows who is best known for co-creating and hosting the internet talk show ''FishCenter Live'', co-creating and starring in ''Tender Touches'', and for cre ...

, co-creator and host of ''FishCenter Live'' on ''Adult Swim'' *

David Ury David Brian Ury (born September 30, 1973) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, YouTuber, and Japanese translation specialist. Early life and education Ury was born and raised in Sonoma, California. He graduated from Sonoma Valley High Sch ...

, character actor and Japanese translation specialist

References

{{authority control Buildings and structures in Sonoma, California High schools in Sonoma County, California Public high schools in California Sonoma Valley

Awards

Notable alumni

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