San Ramon Valley High School

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Public school in Danville, California, United States

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San Ramon Valley High School is a four-year public high school located in the East Bay neighborhood of Danville, California, United States. It is a part of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. It is a National Blue Ribbon school from the Blue Ribbon Schools Program as well as a California Distinguished School. Its rival is Monte Vista High School. San Ramon Valley High School is ranked 252 out of 1,536 California high schools.

Advanced Placement Courses

San Ramon Valley High School offers 22 Advanced Placement courses to their students. Those who take these classes are given a weighted grade point for the class when calculating their GPAs. The AP classes offered at San Ramon Valley include:

Biology
Chemistry
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Computer Science A
Computer Science Principles
European History
English Language
English Literature
Environmental Science
French Language and Culture
Government and Politics Comparative
Government and Politics US
Human Geography
Microeconomics
Music Theory
Physics C
Psychology
Spanish Language and Culture
Statistics
Studio Art
US History

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Athletics

San Ramon Valley High School offers 23 sports across the Fall, Winter, and Spring sports seasons. These teams compete in the East Bay Athletic League and play teams in close by cities. Their league is EBAL (East Bay Athletic League).^[5] The sports played at San Ramon Valley include:

Baseball
Cross Country
Competitive Cheer
Football
Men's/Women's Basketball
Men's/Women's Golf
Men's/Women's Lacrosse
Men's/Women's Soccer
Men's/Women's Tennis
Men's/Women's Volleyball
Men's/Women's Water Polo
Softball
Swimming and Diving
Spirit Leading
Track and Field
Wrestling

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Native American remains unearthed

On July 8, 2009, construction workers unearthed the remains of a Bay Miwok Native American while working on the new gymnasium, temporarily halting construction.^[9] Archaeologists claim the main camp was located six miles (9.7 kilometers) away and that finding skeletal remains such a distance from the camp was unusual; however, similar remains were discovered during repairs of the nearby I-680 freeway.^[10] Following an archaeological dig, the remains of more than two dozen Native Americans were found on the site, which may have served as a mortuary complex. The remains were re-buried in the Ohlones Indian Cemetery in Fremont.^[11]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,077 students enrolled in 2017-2018 was:

Male - 48.9%
Female - 51.1%
Native American/Alaska Native - <0.1%
Asian - 7.8%
Black - 0.1%
Hispanic - 9.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - <0.1%
White - 74.4%
Multiracial - 6.7%

4.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.^[2]

Notable alumni

John F. Baldwin Jr. – U.S. Representative^[12]
Scott Bauhs – distance runner for Adidas, NCAA Division II 5k (2008), 10k (2007) and cross country champion (2008)
Jim Bogios – drummer for band Counting Crows
Jeff Campitelli – percussionist, most notably as drummer for guitarist Joe Satriani
D'Arcy Carden^[13] – comedic actress, The Good Place
Chris Carter – former NFL wide receiver
Kevin Davidson – NFL player
John Gesek – football player for Dallas Cowboys and 2-time Super Bowl champion
Roy Helu – Former NFL and University of Nebraska running Back
Guy Houston – former member of the California State Assembly
J. J. Koski – Wide Receiver for Los Angeles Rams
Bob Ladouceur – former head coach for De La Salle High School football team
Jason Lucash – inventor and founder of Origaudio, Time's Top 50 Inventions of 2009; successful participant on ABC's show Shark Tank, and Entrepreneur's 2012 "Entrepreneur of the Year"
Mark Madsen – former National Basketball Association player for Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers; won NBA championship with Lakers and is currently the head men's basketball coach at UC Berkeley
Colin Mullan – race car driver, currently racing in GT4 America Series with Andretti Autosport^[14]
Casey Pratt – Oakland A's journalist for ABC 7
Dru Samia – New York Jets offensive lineman^[15]
Omar Samhan – professional basketball player; played in NCAA Sweet 16 in 2010 for Saint Mary's College of California
Brandon Schantz – filmmaker and television producer
Nate Schierholtz – former MLB player for Chicago Cubs and 2010 World Series champion San Francisco Giants
Mark Tollefsen – basketball player, 2018-19 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Keith Varon – singer, songwriter, producer signed to Bug Publishing
Randy Winn – former Major League Baseball player for San Francisco Giants

References

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^ "GNIS Detail - San Ramon Valley High School". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 19 January 1981. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
^ "AP Program – Counseling Department – San Ramon Valley High School". www.srvhs.net. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
^ "East Bay Athletic League (EBAL)". www.ebalca.org. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
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