Grand Valley High School (Orwell, Ohio)
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Grand Valley High School is a public high school
in Orwell, Ohio
. It is the only high school in the Grand Valley Local Schools district. Its mascot is the Mustang and the colors are blue and white. It serves the students of Hartsgrove, Orwell, Rome, Colebrook, and Windsor townships in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Some students may also have North Bloomfield, Lenox, Rock Creek, or New Lyme zip codes or telephone exchanges. It has an award-winning choral program and one of the best run drama departments in the area. Students at Grand Valley High School have the opportunity to enroll in a Post Secondary Education Option or the local Joint-Vocational School.
There are over 1400 students that attend classes in one elementary, one middle school, and one high school, all conveniently located on one new campus. The system is committed to providing learning opportunities which enable each student to achieve maximum growth and development. Special features of the elementary curriculum include instruction in art, music, and physical education. The use of computers in the elementary and middle school classrooms provides excellent enhanced learning opportunities for students.
The Grand Valley High School offers a comprehensive academic program including a broad based college preparatory program and a four year math requirement. This program is complimented with foreign language courses. More specialized curricular offerings such as vocational agriculture and career counseling. In addition; High School Students have the opportunity to attend the Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School.
Community support of the Grand Valley Local School District is strong. Parents and community members have provided active support of two P.T.O.s, Athletic Boosters, Band Boosters, Academic Boosters, Choir Boosters and Drama Boosters, as well as, individual school sponsored activities and programs such as their new Football Field improvements. The district boasts a P-12 244,000 sq. ft. facility which is situated on 94.6 acres completed in August of 2005. A new football stadium and track facility complete with an eight lane weather track adjacent to the new school opened in August 2006.
This year, the school has many cuts due to it's budget. This year if you are in sports you will have to pay $100 for one sport, if you play a second sport you have to pay $75 and if you play a third sport you have to pay $50. Also, there has been a few more cuts too.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Orwell, Ohio
Orwell, Ohio
Orwell is a village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,519 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace of General Adna Chaffee, and of Russell Allen, as of 2006 the oldest living American Olympic cyclist....
. It is the only high school in the Grand Valley Local Schools district. Its mascot is the Mustang and the colors are blue and white. It serves the students of Hartsgrove, Orwell, Rome, Colebrook, and Windsor townships in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Some students may also have North Bloomfield, Lenox, Rock Creek, or New Lyme zip codes or telephone exchanges. It has an award-winning choral program and one of the best run drama departments in the area. Students at Grand Valley High School have the opportunity to enroll in a Post Secondary Education Option or the local Joint-Vocational School.
There are over 1400 students that attend classes in one elementary, one middle school, and one high school, all conveniently located on one new campus. The system is committed to providing learning opportunities which enable each student to achieve maximum growth and development. Special features of the elementary curriculum include instruction in art, music, and physical education. The use of computers in the elementary and middle school classrooms provides excellent enhanced learning opportunities for students.
The Grand Valley High School offers a comprehensive academic program including a broad based college preparatory program and a four year math requirement. This program is complimented with foreign language courses. More specialized curricular offerings such as vocational agriculture and career counseling. In addition; High School Students have the opportunity to attend the Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School.
Community support of the Grand Valley Local School District is strong. Parents and community members have provided active support of two P.T.O.s, Athletic Boosters, Band Boosters, Academic Boosters, Choir Boosters and Drama Boosters, as well as, individual school sponsored activities and programs such as their new Football Field improvements. The district boasts a P-12 244,000 sq. ft. facility which is situated on 94.6 acres completed in August of 2005. A new football stadium and track facility complete with an eight lane weather track adjacent to the new school opened in August 2006.
This year, the school has many cuts due to it's budget. This year if you are in sports you will have to pay $100 for one sport, if you play a second sport you have to pay $75 and if you play a third sport you have to pay $50. Also, there has been a few more cuts too.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
- Boys Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
– 1943*
- * Title won by Stewart High School in Rome TownshipRome Township, Ashtabula County, OhioRome Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,568 people in the township, 919 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
prior to merging into Grand Valley.
- * 2010 alumni Mitchell Preske received third place at the State High Jump Championship.