Star Valley High School is a high school located in rural
Afton,
Lincoln County,
Wyoming
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, United States. It is one of three high schools in
Lincoln County School District Number 2
Lincoln County School District #2 is a public school district based in Afton, Wyoming, United States.
Geography
Lincoln County School District #2 serves the western portion of Lincoln County, including the following communities:
* Incorporated ...
, along with
Cokeville High School Cokeville may refer to:
*Cokeville, Pennsylvania, a community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
*Cokeville, Wyoming
Cokeville is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 535 at the 2010 census. The town is best kno ...
, and
Swift Creek High School
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* SWIFT, an international organization facilitating transactions between banks
** SWIFT code
* Swift (programming language)
* Swift (bird), a family of birds
It may also refer to:
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. It is one of four high schools, along with
Cokeville High School Cokeville may refer to:
*Cokeville, Pennsylvania, a community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
*Cokeville, Wyoming
Cokeville is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 535 at the 2010 census. The town is best kno ...
,
Swift Creek High school
Swift or SWIFT most commonly refers to:
* SWIFT, an international organization facilitating transactions between banks
** SWIFT code
* Swift (programming language)
* Swift (bird), a family of birds
It may also refer to:
Organizations
* SWIFT, a ...
, and
Kemmerer High School Kemmerer Junior Senior High School is a high school in rural Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. It is the only high school in its school district, Lincoln County School District Number 1. Kemmerer, Cokeville High School, and Star Val ...
, in Lincoln County.
Principal Shannon Harris was named 2009 Wyoming High School Principal of the Year.
[Star Valley High School website main page](_blank)
. Accessed September 24, 2009.
At the beginning of the 2012–2013 school year, Star Valley High School was a recipient of the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award from the National Department of Education.
The school was expected to average 188 students per grade through the 2010–2011 school year. The student population is 46.8% female and 53.2% male, with 97.14% Caucasian students and 1.5% Hispanic.
[Star Valley High School website Our School page](_blank)
Accessed September 24, 2009. 20.4% of the students receive free or reduced lunch.
Despite the relative poverty of its students, it is ranked high in
academics
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(9 out of 10).
Great Schools website on Star Valley High School
Accessed September 24, 2009.
Star Valley competes in classes 3A and 4A in Wyoming high school athletics.
Alumni
* Rulon Gardner
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, Olympic wrestler
See also
* List of high schools in Wyoming
* Education in Lincoln County
References
External links
Star Valley High School
Lincoln County School District Number 2 website
Public high schools in Wyoming
Schools in Lincoln County, Wyoming
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