Clayton Valley High School - Concord, California/CA

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Clayton Valley High School

1101 Alberta Way, Concord, CA, 94521-3799 -

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Definition of Terms

Clayton Valley High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Contra Costa County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1874 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

81 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 481 students

Grade 10 - 477 students

Grade 11 - 419 students

Grade 12 - 438 students

Grade Not Listed - 59 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:23

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	3%
% Asian	10%	8%
% Hispanic	14%	39%
% Black	3%	9%
% White	72%	36%
% Unknown	1 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

n/a

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

n/a

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Mt. Diablo Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	55	7
Number of Students Managed	35,915 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$345,693,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$354,561,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,625	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$9,872	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

What's happening (Contra Costa Times)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 10:25:22 pm
Pleasant Hill Baseball Association — Registration 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 21 and Dec. 5. For boys ages 5-17. 1 Santa Barbara Road, Pleasant Hill. $160.
Fundraisers calendar (Concord Transcript)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 08:09:17 am
Send items to Fundraisers, P.O. Box 8099, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-8099. To obtain an announcement form, call 925-943-8235. Pre-Holiday Health Tune-Up and Bazaar — 111 a.
Student entrepreneurs (Concord Transcript)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 08:39:07 pm
ClaytonArts Academy's fall project, "Entrepreneurial Convention," featured student business proposals being evaluated by potential "investors" at a mock business convention Nov.
What's Happening (Lamorinda Sun)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 01:05:48 am
Lamorinda Baseball Club — Tryouts 9:30 a.m.-noon Nov. 22. For 10U boys. Rudgear Field, 2250 Stewart Ave., Walnut Creek. $10. 925-788-6290, mmcnally@naibt.com , www.lamorindabaseball.org .
What's happening (Alameda Times-Star)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 07:45:31 pm
Team East Oakland — Youth baseball camp Jan. 3. 9-11 a.m. ages 7-9, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. ages 10-12, 2-4:30 p.m. ages 13-14. Bishop O'Dowd High School, 9500 Stearns Ave.

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Clayton Valley High School (CVHS) is a secondary school located in Concord, California. and just under two miles from Clayton. It is part of the Mount Diablo Unified School District. Most of the students live in Clayton and the nearby Concord neighborhoods with some coming from Pittsburg. It is the location of the local radio station 90.5 "The Edge" KVHS, which broadcasts mostly hard rock and heavy metal music. Its newspaper is The Talon, which is part of the High School National Ad Network. The current principal is Gary Swanson.
Leadership
The Leadership Advisor is Social Studies teacher Margaret Ljepava.
The Leadership Class of 2007-2008 was composed of the following students:
ASB President- Almas Sharif
ASB Vice President- Matt Bishop
ASB Treasurer- Bernie Eddy
ASB Secretary- Clara Williams
ASB Director of Public Relations- Kyle Thomson
The Talon will have a new staff commencing the 08/09 school year.
Arts
The ClaytonArts Academy, a smaller learning community within the school, boasts an excellent track record of academics and the arts. Students in the Academy learn through project-based curriculum and may specialize in such fields as drama, fine art, photography, and video production. The current coordinator is Jeff Hagerstrand.
The Academy, the band and choir programs, and the drama and art departments are working with the local fundraising group Clayton Theatre Quest to raise money to build a visual and performing arts center on the Clayton Valley High School campus. www.claytontheatrequest.org.
The Instrumental and Choral music department boasts successful performances, including awards for choir and band at the Heritage Festival in Seattle, for orchestra at the Fiesta-Val in Williamsburg, and for choir at the Heritage Festival in Boston. The Marching Band was the 1998 Western States Marching Band Circuit Champion in class A-90. The marching band has continued to earn regional recognition with wins at the Lincoln Review of Champions, Vintage Reserve Field Show, and the Lodi Grape Bowl Classic. Classes include Women's Ensemble, Concert Choir, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic and Concert Bands, Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra, and Marching Band.
Brain Bowl
Clayton Valley has an annual academic contest, which is called Brain Bowl. Teams of four, composed of students, compete against each other. This year's student team winner was the Battle Popes.
Alumni
There is at least one page for every class from 1960 to 2007 on the CVHS Alumni Site. Many classes have more than one page. This is the first place to look for reunion information.
External links
Official website
ClaytonArts Academy

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