Crescent Valley High School

School in Corvallis, Oregon, United States

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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.

Academics

In 2008, 79% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 243 students, 192 graduated, 39 dropped out, 1 received a modified diploma, and 11 are still in high school.^[3]^[4]

Academic awards

In 2010, a student at the school was honored as a Presidential Scholar, one of three from Oregon.^[5] There have been two other Presidential Scholars from this school in the past ten years.^[6]

The school received a silver ranking from U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey.^[7]^[8]

Athletics

Crescent Valley High School athletic teams compete in the OSAA 5A-3 Mid-Willamette Conference. The athletic director is Jon Strowbridge and the athletics secretary is Liane Dorius.^[1]

State Championships:^[9]

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
Boys Tennis: 2013†, 2014†, 2022
Cheerleading: 1993, 1999, 2024
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
Girls Cross Country: 1987
Volleyball: 2022, 2023
Wrestling: 2019, 2020, 2021^,^[10] 2022

(†=Tied with one or more schools) (^=Oregon Westling Association State Tournament due to COVID-19 Pandemic)

Notable alumni

Meghna Chakrabarti (1993) National Journalist, Public Radio host (On Point, Here & Now), Podcast host (Modern Love) ^[11]
Chris Botti (1981), Trumpet player^[12]
Robert Garrigus, golfer^[13]
Dave Johnson (1981), Olympic decathlete
David Krane (1990), CEO of GV^[14]
Talanoa Hufanga (2018) - NFL Football Player, PAC-12 Defensive Player of the Year, San Francisco 49ers Safety

Faculty

Doug Riesenberg, NFL player

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Crescent Valley".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Crescent Valley High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
^ "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
^ "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
^ Hammond, Betsy (2010-05-03). "Presidential scholars: Oregon scores three". The Oregonian. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
^ Crombie, Noelle (2009-05-04). "Three Oregon high school students named 2009 Presidential Scholars". The Oregonian. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^ "Best High Schools 2010". U.S. News & World Report. 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
^ Graves, Bill (2010-01-15). "Nine Oregon high schools ranked among best in nation". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
^ "Records and Archives".
^ "Crescent Valley Wins 4th Consecutive 5A Wrestling Crown".
^ "Meghna Chakrabarti NPR Profile". NPR.org.
^ GAZETTE-TIMES, EMILY GILLESPIE, Corvallis. "Botti: Success is 1 percent talent, 99 percent drive". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved 2020-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Former Oregon Ducks golfer Daniel Miernicki will make PGA Tour debut at Torrey Pines". oregonlive. 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
^ Gazette-Times, ANTHONY RIMEL Corvallis. "Crescent Valley alum new CEO of Google's venture capitalism arm". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved 2020-11-17.