Pinole Valley High School is a high school

High school

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 in Pinole, California

Pinole, California

Pinole is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 18,390 at the 2010 census. It is one of many small “bedroom communities” along the I-80 corridor in Western Contra Costa County. It is located about northeast of San Francisco, and approximately a half-hour...

, which is located in Contra Costa County. First opened in 1967, the school is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District

West Contra Costa Unified School District

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. Pinole Valley High serves grades 9–12, and has approximately 1,750 students.

The school is noted for its girls' basketball

Basketball

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 team. Coach Dan O'Shea was named "Coach of the Year" in May 2006 by the Oakland Tribune. The school is mentioned in the movie Coach Carter

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Pinole Valley High offers several special programs for students, such as the Environmental Studies Academy, the Conservatory of the Arts, and Advanced Placement classes.
Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong

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 and Mike Dirnt

Mike Dirnt

Michael Ryan Pritchard is an American musician, best known as the bassist, backing vocalist and co-founder of the American Rock band Green Day. While at school, he would play "air-bass." While pretending to pluck the strings, he made the noise, "dirnt, dirnt, dirnt"...

 (Michael Pritchard) and ex-drummer John Kiffmeyer

John Kiffmeyer

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  of Green Day

Green Day

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 attended Pinole Valley High School and performed on campus.