San Lorenzo Valley High School

Public school in Felton, Santa Cruz County, California, United States
  Athletics conferenceSanta Cruz Coast Athletic League
CIF Central Coast SectionMascotCougarsNational ranking1810[2]NewspaperThe Claw[1]Websitehs.slvusd.org//

San Lorenzo Valley High School (abbreviated as SLVHS) is a WASC-accredited public high school located in Felton, California, United States, that serves grades 9-12 for San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District.

History

The original school building, known as the Boulder Creek School, was built in 1905 and rebuilt in 1906 after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.[3] It was renamed to San Lorenzo Valley High during 1947. The current location opened in 1954 in Felton, serving the entire San Lorenzo Valley.

In the 1980's, the school built a room for students to chew tobacco at designated times to reduce the number of cigarette butts behind the boy's gymnasium.[4][5]

Education

Rankings

San Lorenzo Valley High School is ranked 1810th in the nation and 268th in California, according to the U.S. News & World Report[2]

Classes

SLVHS offers 15 AP classes, including Biology, Physics 1, Calculus AB, English Lang, English Lit, 3D Art and Design, 2D Art and Design, Drawing, Spanish Lang, French Lang, Statistics, US Gov, US History, Environmental Science, and Computer Science Principles.[6]

Demographics

77% White/Caucasian, 11.5% Hispanic/Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% Filipino, 7.9% two or more races, and 2.2% declined to answer.[7]

Additionally, 20% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch[2]

Notable Alumni

  • Andy Levitre, NFL player for the Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons
  • Jordan Beck, NFL player for the Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos
  • Tyler Gilbert, MLB pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Casey Gwinn, City Attorney of San Diego, CA from 1996 through 2004
  • Herbert Mullin, American serial killer

References

  1. ^ The Claw Online
  2. ^ a b c "San Lorenzo Valley High School". Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  3. ^ "The Mountain Moves". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  4. ^ "Oh, chaw". Lincoln Journal Star. 1982-10-14. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  5. ^ "Tobacky makes halls bit tacky so spitton room was created". The Lincoln Star. 1982-10-15. p. 35. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  6. ^ "School Profile". hs.slvusd.org. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  7. ^ "Enrollment by Ethnicity - San Lorenzo Valley High (CA Dept of Education)". dq.cde.ca.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-05.