Champlain Valley Uhsd #15 High School - Hinesburg, Vermont/VT

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Champlain Valley Uhsd #15 High School

396 Cvu Road, Hinesburg, VT, 05461-9502 -

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Definition of Terms

Champlain Valley Uhsd #15 High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Chittenden County, VT

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1362 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

90 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 354 students

Grade 10 - 348 students

Grade 11 - 335 students

Grade 12 - 319 students

Grade Not Listed - 6 students

This School

(VT) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:12

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(VT) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	1%
% Hispanic	1%	n/a
% Black	1%	1%
% White	96%	94%

Additional Student Information

This School

(VT) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

13%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(VT) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Champlain Valley Uhsd #15 School District

This School's Agency

(VT) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	1	2
Number of Students Managed	1,362 students	804 students
District Total Revenue	$16,732,000	$10,019,000
District Expenditure	$26,401,000	$9,811,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,285	$12,461
District Expenditure / Student	$19,384	$12,203
District Graduation Rates	89%	92%

Champlain Valley Union High School is a high school located in the town of Hinesburg, Vermont. The school serves the communities of Charlotte, Hinesburg, Shelburne, Williston, and St. George. The enrollment for the 2007-2008 school year was 1,388 students with 113 faculty. The school is locally known as CVU.
CVU was established in 1964 to serve the Chittenden towns outside of Burlington, Vermont.
CVU is the second largest high school in Vermont behind Essex High School.
Academics
In 2008, the school had the second highest graduation rate of any public high school in Chittenden County.
History
Football was added as a sport in 2004.
Infrastructure
Within the property of CVU, there is a baseball field, a softball field, a field hockey field, a football field, a track, and three soccer fields. During the spring, the field hockey and soccer fields are used for Lacrosse.
Classes
CVU offers classes in all the basic subjects, including math, social studies, English, and sciences. Sciences taught include chemistry, biology, earth sciences, botany, microbiology, and biogenetics.
There are three levels of band, multiple chorus classes, woodworking and metalworking, CAD design, French, Spanish, Latin, Greek and Chinese.
Incoming freshmen are divided into four different houses/cores, named after several prominent Vermonters: Nichols, Snelling, Fairbanks and Chittenden. Each student remains a part of their assigned house until graduation. All freshmen must take mandatory classes in English, social studies, mathematics, science, physical education, and health.
The daily schedule at CVU is broken up into block scheduling. The calendar is divided into red and white days. Many students have 'free blocks' in which they are able to relax, go to the library, or go to a commons area to socialize with friends. A typical school day at CVU starts at 8:15 and ends at 3:00. Classes are an hour and a half long each.
Student activities
There is a Student Council. It helps with fund-raising, organizes their class's prom and trike for the annual Winter Carnival Trike Race.
It helps organize the Graduation Challenge, Curriculum Clearinghouse, Advisory PLP, Climate, Pathways and Schoolboard.
Clubs at CVU range from serious (Scholar's Bowl) to fun (Leisure Sports and Barbecue).
Students have been involved in community service including Key Club, and Presidential Honors Society members, who perform community service.
In 2006 a student organized the schools first Women's Panel which featured Vermont Politicians including a state senator, and a state officer.
The second panel was held in 2007 and featured Vermont Leading Business Women. The panel was featured in the state and local newspapers and was recognized as an important step for the school in recognizing the importance of Women's History Month.
Athletics
The school mascot is the Redhawk, having recently changed its name from Crusaders due to concerns about the nature of the old term. CVU competes in Division 1 brackets for all sports, except football (Division 2).
The school competes in the following sports:
Fall Sports
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Football
Men's Soccer. Won state championship in 2002-3, 2003-4, 2004-5, 2005-6, and 2007-8
Women's Soccer
Winter Sports
Alpine Skiing
Men's Basketball
Women's Basketball
Gymnastics
Men's ice hockey
Women's Ice Hockey
Nordic Skiing
Wrestling
Snowboard Club (New as of 2007)
Spring Sports
Baseball
Golf
Men's Lacrosse
Women's Lacrosse
Softball
Men's Tennis
Women's Tennis. Vermont state champions, Division I 2009.
Track & Field (Men & Women)
Rugby (club)
Footnotes
External links
Official site

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