Valley View High School is a suburban public

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located in Archbald,

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. It is the sole high school operated by the Valley View School District. In 2014, enrollment was reported as 800 pupils in 9th through 12th grades. The school employed 52 teachers. Valley View High School students may choose to attend the

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IU19 provides the school with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, background checks for employees, state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

History

The Valley View School District was established in 1969 after the schools of Archbald, Blakely, and Jessup decided to combine and form a larger school. A contest was held to name the school throughout Archbald and Blakely. The cougar was chosen as the mascot and the colors became blue, gold, and white.

Extracurricular activities

The school has numerous clubs including the ski club, SADD, PTSA, chess club, drama club, Future Business Leaders of America,

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, as well as Spanish, French, and Italian clubs. Music, drama, and the arts are very prominent at Valley View. Many students have participated in

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(PMEA) festivals and have won music awards. The school is known for its excellent spring musicals.

Athletics

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under head coach EJ Weston. This championship marked the culmination of a 20-0 season and earned the Lady Cougars a 27th national ranking. The girls' softball team was also state champion in 2000 under coach James Delonti. The school's

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team was state champion in 1992 under coaches Frank Pazzaglia and Tom Krempasky. The boys' basketball team was state runner-up in 1996 under coach Frank Nicolosi. The school's girls' basketball team was state runner-up in 1986 under coach Lou Camoni. The girls' soccer team has won four district championships and the boys' soccer team captured their own district championship in 2006. In 2010, the Valley View Cougars football team beat the Berwick Bulldogs 35-21 to capture the Eastern Conference Class AAA Championship. The school also has dedicated baseball, swimming/diving, and track and field teams. Football is a cherished tradition at Valley View and in 2004 the school spent nearly $4 million to update its football stadium in

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and add new track and field facilities to the campus in Archbald. The football field surface was changed from grass to artificial turf, the bleachers were changed from wood to metal, the surrounding gravel parking lot was paved, and the concession stands were completely rebuilt and repositioned. The renovations allowed for more parking and a bigger seating area for spectators. All of Valley View's football games plus a select number of soccer, basketball, baseball and softball games are broadcast over the Internet on the Cougar Sports Network which can be found a
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In popular culture

Valley View High School is referenced numerous times in the U.S television series ''

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''. Prominent characters

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) are alumni of Valley View. A fictionalized version of the school's gymnasium served as host of a job fair in the fourth-season episode "

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." Also, a Cougar football helmet is featured in several episodes. Valley View High School also appears on Pam's resume in season nine episode, "Moving On."

Notable alumni

* William R. Evanina, the National Counterintelligence Executive of the United States and director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center

References

External links

Official website
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