Golden Valley High School (Merced)
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Golden Valley High School is a high school located within the Merced Union High School District
in the community of Merced, California
. The school first opened in August 1994, with its first class of seniors graduating on June 5, 1996. The current enrollment is over 2,300 students in grades 9 through 12.
National Center for Education Statistics
, enrollment characteristics for the 2009-2010 school year were as follows:
with the Fly Offense. The Cougars played in the 1995 Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship game in only their second year.
have been the Cougars' rivals since Golden Valley opened in 1994.
Merced has a deep and long-standing animosity with the Atwater High School Falcons, both in sports and in academics. As the city of Merced grew, so did its student population, forcing the freshmen to be bussed to a different area of the city known as "East Campus" in order to adequately fit them all. This eventually drove the city to develop plans for a second city high school, Golden Valley High. Until the new school's opening, the main rival for the Merced Bears was the Atwater Falcons.
However, the opening of Golden Valley prompted a split in districting of Merced and nearly half of the first-year students at the new campus were from Merced High. Since then a great competition between "old school" and "new school" (quite literally) has sprung up and Atwater has fallen into a close second-rival for both city schools.
in the Netherland. They were there 6–9 April and visited the school, Amsterdam
, the windmill of Kinderdijk
and Paris
in France
.
Merced Union High School District
The Merced Union High School District is a school district headquartered in the Castle Commerce Center on the grounds of the Castle Airport Aviation and Development Center in unincorporated Merced County, California, near Atwater...
in the community of Merced, California
Merced, California
Merced is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California in the San Joaquin Valley of Northern California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 78,958. Incorporated in 1889, Merced is a charter city that operates under a council-manager government...
. The school first opened in August 1994, with its first class of seniors graduating on June 5, 1996. The current enrollment is over 2,300 students in grades 9 through 12.
Enrollment
According to the United States Department of Education'sUnited States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
, enrollment characteristics for the 2009-2010 school year were as follows:
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 640 | 563 | 585 | 528 |
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,152 | 1,164 |
| American Indian/Alaskan | Asian/Pacific Islander | Black | Hispanic | White | Two or more races | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 15 | 444 | 142 | 1,152 | 546 | 17 |
Rankings
Golden Valley's Advanced Placement program has earned the praise of Newsweek Magazine and was named a "Top 1300" school in the United States, three years running. Golden Valley has also garnered a Silver Award from US News & World Report, making it one of the top 1,800 schools in the United States.Athletics
Golden Valley competes in the very competitive Central California Conference. The first Golden Valley Football program was started in 1994 by the legendary Mark SpeckmanMark Speckman
Mark Speckman is the head coach for the Willamette University football team in Salem, Oregon, United States. A California native, he was born without hands and played football at the college level. He also works as a motivational speaker...
with the Fly Offense. The Cougars played in the 1995 Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship game in only their second year.
Rivals
The cross-town Bears of Merced High SchoolMerced High School
Merced High School is located in Merced, California as a part of the Merced Union High School District. The high school district added a second high school in 1960 which was built and named El Capitan High School. [Note: you need to find out the facts on the rest of this...
have been the Cougars' rivals since Golden Valley opened in 1994.
Merced has a deep and long-standing animosity with the Atwater High School Falcons, both in sports and in academics. As the city of Merced grew, so did its student population, forcing the freshmen to be bussed to a different area of the city known as "East Campus" in order to adequately fit them all. This eventually drove the city to develop plans for a second city high school, Golden Valley High. Until the new school's opening, the main rival for the Merced Bears was the Atwater Falcons.
However, the opening of Golden Valley prompted a split in districting of Merced and nearly half of the first-year students at the new campus were from Merced High. Since then a great competition between "old school" and "new school" (quite literally) has sprung up and Atwater has fallen into a close second-rival for both city schools.
The Netherlands
In 2010 the school visited the Stedelijk Dalton lyceum for a interchange project, in DordrechtDordrecht
Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...
in the Netherland. They were there 6–9 April and visited the school, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, the windmill of Kinderdijk
Kinderdijk
Kinderdijk is a village in the Netherlands, belonging to the municipality of Nieuw-Lekkerland, in the province South Holland, about 15 km east of Rotterdam. Kinderdijk is situated in a polder at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers. To drain the polder, a system of 19 windmills was built...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
See also
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- Los Banos High SchoolLos Banos High SchoolLos Banos High School is a high school located in Los Banos, California, in the county of Merced....
- Merced High SchoolMerced High SchoolMerced High School is located in Merced, California as a part of the Merced Union High School District. The high school district added a second high school in 1960 which was built and named El Capitan High School. [Note: you need to find out the facts on the rest of this...