North Valley High School

North Valley High School is a public high school located in Grants Pass, Oregon, United States.

North Valley High School
Address
Map
6741 Monument Drive

, ,
97526

United States
Coordinates42°31′06″N 123°22′15″W / 42.518385°N 123.370819°W / 42.518385; -123.370819
Information
TypePublic
Opened1977
School districtThree Rivers School District
PrincipalErik Lathen[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students544 (2016-17)[2]
Color(s)Cardinal and gold     [3]
Athletics conferenceOSAA Skyline Conference 4A-6[3]
MascotKnight [3]
RivalHidden Valley[3]
WebsiteSchool website

Academics edit

In 2008, 60% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 172 students, 104 graduated, 53 dropped out, 1 received a modified diploma, and 14 are still in high school.[4][5] Notable graduates include Michael Thomas McCullough, actor, technological entrepreneur, Stanford graduate and Olympian Matt Gentry.

Athletics edit

Since opening in 1977, North Valley has won eight Oregon State championships, including the Triple Crown (boys' football, basketball, and baseball) in the 1984–1985 school year. The girls' Cheerleading squad also won the OSAA Cheerleading Championship in the same school year. In 2012 Ryan Melnychuk won the individual OSAA Golf State Championships with a score of 3 under, he also broke an opening round scoring record with a 67. In 2013 Boys' Basketball won the Oregon state championship tournament with a record of 27–0 becoming the only team in Oregon to go undefeated and win the State Championship that year. The 2016 Girls' Soccer team won the 4A Oregon State Championship completing an 18–0–0 undefeated season.

  • Football: 1984[6]
  • Boys' Basketball : 1985, 2013[7]
  • Baseball: 1985[8]
  • Boys' Track & Field : 1991[9]
  • Cheerleading: 1984, 1985, 1993, 1996[10]
  • Golf: 2012
  • Girls Track and Field State Champions: 2014
  • Girls Soccer Undefeated State Champions: 2016
  • Girls Soccer Skyline Conference Champions: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 (Co-Champion), 2019

References edit

  1. ^ "North Valley High School - Principal's Message". threerivers.k12.or.us.
  2. ^ "North Valley High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "North Valley". osaa.org.
  4. ^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  5. ^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  6. ^ "OSAA Football Championships" (PDF). Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  7. ^ "OSAA Basketball Championships" (PDF). Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
  8. ^ "OSAA Baseball Championships" (PDF). Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  9. ^ "OSAA Boys' Track & Field Championships" (PDF). Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  10. ^ "OSAA Cheerleading Championships" (PDF). Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 2010-05-25.