Spring Valley High School (New York)

Spring Valley High School is a high school located in Spring Valley, New York, educating students in grades 9 through 12.

Spring Valley High School
Address
361 Route 59

Spring Valley
,
New York
10977

United States
Coordinates41.10744°N 74.05591°W / 41.10744; -74.05591
Information
School typePublic high school[1]
School districtEast Ramapo Central School District
PrincipalKaren Pinel
Grades9 - 12[1]
Number of students1,265 (2016-17)[2]
Student to teacher ratio14.34
LanguageEnglish
Campus typeSuburban[1]
Color(s)  Orange
  Black
AthleticsAmerican football, Association football (soccer), Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross country, Dance, Golf, Ice hockey, Skiing, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and field, Volleyball, Wrestling, Section 1 (NYSPHSAA)
Team nameTigers
WebsiteSpring Valley High School

Spring Valley is one of two high schools in the East Ramapo Central School District (ERCSD). The school is accredited by the New York State Board of Regents.

The School District

The East Ramapo Central School District is the largest school district in Rockland County, New York. Spring Valley is one of two high schools within East Ramapo. Located 30 miles (48 km) northwest of New York, in the center of Rockland County, East Ramapo is a middle-class suburban, predominantly residential community within commuting distance of New York City, Westchester County, and northern New Jersey. The district's total area is 33 square miles (85 km2), with an estimated 80,000 residents within its borders.[3]

The school

History

Records indicate that Albert Henry Goodhardt was the first clerk of the Spring Valley Board of Education after its incorporation in 1902. Following that, he was trustee of the Spring Valley High School for six years, and president of the Board of Education for the Village of Spring Valley for five years.[4]

Spring Valley High School was first located on Main Street (Route 45) in Spring Valley, New York. Around 1958, it became Spring Valley Junior High, and the new high school on Route 59 was opened. Honor students were enlisted to make the transition as smoothly as possible. As the population in the area rose, Spring Valley Junior High School and Spring Valley Senior High School were built (Spring Valley Junior High School being located in present-day Chestnut Ridge, New York and renamed "Chestnut Ridge Middle School", and Spring Valley Senior High School being located at its present-day address).

The first underground newspaper, The Bohemia, was created, published, and distributed throughout the student body in 1959. It contained news, politics, social information, and mostly humor. This effort was unsanctioned, but it was supported by parents and heroic teachers including Larry Hopp (science) and Robert Kreps (art). Students credits included Jay Frogel (Salutatorian 1962), and Michael Potash (valedictorian 1962).

Curriculum

Spring Valley High School offers a 200 course curriculum. Presently, this includes 16 Advanced Placement courses in the five major departments, as well as college credit courses offered through two universities. 45% or more of students taking AP exams score a "3" or better on average at SVHS. In the 1950s and 1960s, the curriculum was one to two years behind that of New York City schools. For example, the mathematics department did not offer calculus.

Educational tools
  • A library media center with more than 20,000 volumes.

Student placement

Grouping in Spring Valley is by ability, achievement, and teacher evaluation. Those in advanced placement courses constitute the upper 10% of the student body. Those in honors courses comprise the upper 20% of the student body. Regents courses contain students in the average academic group.

Graduation requirements
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
English4
Social Studies4
Science3
Math3
LOTE1
Physical Education2
Art and / or Music1
Health Education.5
Electives3.5
Total Credits22

Recognition/achievements
  • Spring Valley High School has been cited by The College Board for the excellence of its Advanced Placement program.
  • In the last five years an average of 93% of students continue of to post-secondary education, with an average of 52% going to four-year institutions. The five-year average for scholarship monies received is $2.75 million.[5]
  • Spring Valley High School was ranked by Newsweek among the top 500 high schools in the nation for four consecutive years.[6]
  • Spring Valley High School was ranked one of America's best high schools in 2010 by Newsweek.[7]
  • Spring Valley's Key Club is one of the most respected high school service organizations anywhere. It was ranked "Best in the World" six times during the 1990s and continues to win countless awards.
  • The Spring Valley Debate Team is consistently ranked among the top 5 in The Rockland County Championships.
  • Spring Valley's co-educational athletic program consists of 22 separate teams.
  • The Microbiotics program received newspaper and television coverage.
  • Intel Science Talent Research Semi-Finalist[8] and Ron Brown Finalist.[9][10]
  • Spring Valley ranked in the top 10 Science Olympiad for the region.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Spring Valley High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  2. "SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  3. "East Ramapo Central School District – Home". eram.k12.ny.us. Archived from the original on 2013-07-07.
  4. Cuyler Reynolds (1914). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River ...
  5. "Spring Valley High School – Spring Valley High School". eram.k12.ny.us.
  6. ERCSD.
  7. Newsweek Rankings
  8. http://sciserv.org/sts/67sts/state.cfm?state=ny
  9. http://www.ronbrown.org/scholars/scholarprofiles/ScholarProfile.aspx?Name=dasiedu&GalleryItem=9568b04f-53a4-460b-9c84-13b18d4feb53
  10. http://www.ronbrown.org/cgi-bin/profile.cgi?user_id=55033
  12. "Jonathan Eig – Author of Get Capone, Luckiest Man and Opening Day". jonathaneig.com.
  13. "County of Rockland, New York". rockland.ny.us.
  14. Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (December 21, 2002). "Lucy Grealy, 39, Who Wrote a Memoir on Her Disfigurement". The New York Times.
  15. "Remembering Lucy Grealy". NPR.org. December 23, 2002.
  16. Lucy Grealy
  17. http://www.sethjoyner.com/
  18. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0484707/bio
  19. Clayton Landey
  20. Gerald S. O'Loughlin
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