Crescent Valley High School (CV or CVHS) is a four-year public secondary school in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1971 in a rural location north of the city, it is one of the two traditional high schools of the Corvallis School District.
| Crescent Valley High School | |
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| Address | |
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4444 Northwest Highland Drive , 97330 United States | |
| Coordinates | 44°36′58″N 123°15′47″W / 44.616°N 123.263°W |
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| Motto | Commitment to Excellence. and Raider Nation, home of the Rowdy Raiders. |
| Established | 1971 |
| School district | Corvallis School District 509J |
| Principal | Aaron McKee[1] |
| Teaching staff | 35.34 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 942 (2023–2024)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 26.66[2] |
| Color(s) | Cardinal, gold and black [1] |
| Athletics conference | OSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference[1] |
| Mascot | Rowdy the Raider |
| Team name | Raiders[1] |
| Newspaper | Crescent Crier |
| Yearbook | Revolutionary |
| Website | cvhs.csd509j.net/ |
Academics
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In 2023, 90% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma on time; 96% of the cohort graduated with a diploma or GED within five years. [3]
Academic awards
editIn 2010, a student at the school was honored as a Presidential Scholar, one of three from Oregon.[4] There have been two other Presidential Scholars from this school in the past ten years.[5]
The school received a silver ranking from U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey.[6][7]
Athletics
editCrescent Valley High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference.[1]
State championships:[8]
- Baseball: 2022
- Boys' golf: 1995, 2007, 2019
- Band: 1994, 2009 (5A Band), 2009 (String Orchestra)†, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
- Boys' soccer: 1979†, 1996
- Boys' swimming: 2007, 2022, 2025
- Boys' tennis: 2013†, 2014†, 2022
- Cheerleading: 1993, 1999, 2024, 2025
- Choir: 2009
- Girls' basketball: 1978, 2022
- Girls' gymnastics: 1980
- Girls' soccer: 2018, 2019
- Girls' swimming: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019, 2020
- Girls' track and field: 2022
- Girls' tennis: 1977, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Girls' cross country: 1987
- Volleyball: 2022, 2023
- Wrestling: 2019, 2020, 2021^,[9] 2022
(†=Tied with one or more schools)
(^=Oregon Westling Association State Tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Notable alumni
edit- Chris Botti (1981), trumpet player[10]
- Meghna Chakrabarti (1993), national journalist, public radio host (On Point, Here & Now), podcast host (Modern Love)[11]
- Robert Garrigus, golfer[12]
- Talanoa Hufanga (2018), NFL football player, PAC-12 Defensive Player of the Year, San Francisco 49ers safety
- Dave Johnson (1981), Olympic decathlete
- David Krane (1990), CEO of GV[13]
- Omar Speights (2019), NFL player[14]
Faculty
edit- Doug Riesenberg, NFL player and Super Bowl champion with the New York Giants
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Crescent Valley".
- ^ a b c "Crescent Valley High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ "At-A-Glance School and District Profiles and Accountability Details - Oregon Department of Education". www.ode.state.or.us. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ Hammond, Betsy (May 3, 2010). "Presidential scholars: Oregon scores three". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ^ Crombie, Noelle (May 4, 2009). "Three Oregon high school students named 2009 Presidential Scholars". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Best High Schools 2010". U.S. News & World Report. December 9, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- ^ Graves, Bill (January 15, 2010). "Nine Oregon high schools ranked among best in nation". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- ^ "Records and Archives".
- ^ "Crescent Valley Wins 4th Consecutive 5A Wrestling Crown".
- ^ GAZETTE-TIMES, EMILY GILLESPIE, Corvallis. "Botti: Success is 1 percent talent, 99 percent drive". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Meghna Chakrabarti NPR Profile". NPR.org.
- ^ "Former Oregon Ducks golfer Daniel Miernicki will make PGA Tour debut at Torrey Pines". oregonlive. February 5, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ Gazette-Times, ANTHONY RIMEL Corvallis. "Crescent Valley alum new CEO of Google's venture capitalism arm". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ "Omar Speights - Football". Oregon State University Athletics.
