Pioneer Valley High School
Encyclopedia
Pioneer Valley High School is the newest public high school in the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District
serving Santa Maria, California
, in northern Santa Barbara County, California
. It first opened its doors to a class of freshmen and sophomores on August 11, 2004.
and Spanish
are taught.
Santa Maria Joint Union High School District
Santa Maria Joint Union High School District operates four high schools located in Santa Maria, California...
serving Santa Maria, California
Santa Maria, California
Santa Maria is a city in Santa Barbara County, on the Central Coast of California. The 2010 census population was 100,062, putting it ahead of Santa Barbara for the first time and making it the largest city in the county...
, in northern Santa Barbara County, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It first opened its doors to a class of freshmen and sophomores on August 11, 2004.
Performance and curriculum
The school achieved an API index of 693 in 2009. FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
are taught.
Notable people
- Jeff Helms, band director at Pioneer Valley, was one of eight musicians chosen to lead the 121st Rose Bowl Parade.