Nevada Union High School - Grass Valley, California/CA

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Nevada Union High School

11761 Ridge Rd., Grass Valley, CA, 95945-5025 -

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Definition of Terms

Nevada Union High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Nevada County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2674 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

112 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 745 students

Grade 10 - 722 students

Grade 11 - 605 students

Grade 12 - 602 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:24

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	2%	3%
% Asian	1%	8%
% Hispanic	5%	39%
% Black	1%	9%
% White	89%	36%
% Unknown	2 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Nevada Joint Union High School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	10	7
Number of Students Managed	4,209 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$37,394,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$42,242,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,884	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$10,036	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Friday night tailgate: Second Round (Elk Grove Citizen)
posted on November 27, 2009 at 06:16:27 am
Predictions for every game in the Delta Valley Conference and Delta River League will be published each Friday throughout the 2009 high school football season.
Police blotter: Nov. 26, 2009 (The Grass Valley Union)
posted on November 26, 2009 at 10:09:03 am
Grass Valley Police Department Tuesday 11:18 a.m. - A man from the 100 block of East Colfax Avenue reported possible squatters on his property. Police advised him it was a civil issue. 1:37 p.m. - A caller from the 100 block of Eagle Court asked for police assistance for two women who were in an argument. One of them was locked in a bathroom. 3:39 p.m. - A caller from the 900 block of Golden ...
Crowd rallies against library outsourcing (The Grass Valley Union)
posted on November 25, 2009 at 11:08:21 am
With placards and grinning camaraderie, 100 protesters picketed the Nevada County Rood Center Tuesday to dissuade the Board of Supervisors from outsourcing management of Nevada County's six libraries. "Why send our tax money to another place?" asked retired librarian Annabel Straus, referring to the sole proposal from a Maryland firm. "Public libraries should be exactly that: Public, not private ...
All is not lost, but it could be if Cats can't 'stay level' (Arizona Daily Star)
posted on November 23, 2009 at 07:15:50 am
As the Arizona Wildcats zoomed ahead to a fourth-quarter lead over then-No. 11 Oregon on Saturday, quarterback Nick Foles did his best to calm his teammates down.
Three commit to Wildcats (Arizona Daily Star)
posted on November 23, 2009 at 07:14:10 am
The Arizona Wildcats got a triple dose of good news in the hours following Saturday's 44-41, double-overtime loss to then-No. 11 Oregon.

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Nevada Union High School (NU) is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of California's capital, Sacramento. Situated between Nevada City and Grass Valley, the school serves those two incorporated cities and a large surrounding community. The Nevada Union High School district covers a huge geographic area with some students bussed in from as far as 55 miles away. NU was named a California Distinguished School in 1997 and in 1998 was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon High School. NUHS serves ninth through twelfth grade students, with a current enrollment of 2,701 students. NUHS does not have an ethnically diverse student population, as 92.4% are Caucasian. It is, however, economically diverse with 6% of families qualifying for the Free and Reduced National School Lunch Program.
History
Nevada Union opened in 1961 to serve the needs of Nevada City, Grass Valley, and the surrounding communities. Prior to Nevada Union, there were separate high schools in Grass Valley and Nevada City.
In the 2005-2006 school year, 242 of 602 seniors (40%) took the SAT, with average scores of 554 Critical Reading (~65th Percentile), 559 Math (~63rd Percentile), and 548 Writing (~68th Percentile).
In the fall of 2007, the jazz band placed fifth in the double A division at the band festival in Fairfield.
Student body
Students who attend Nevada Union are not only from Grass Valley and Nevada City, they also commute from North San Juan, Penn Valley, Rough and Ready, Cedar Ridge, Chicago Park, Lake Wildwood, Oregon House, Brownsville, and Alta Sierra.
Athletics
The NU mascot is the Miner with female teams referred to as the "Lady Miners". The school colors are officially Blue and Gold and the shades of those two colors have also changed over time.
Due to NU's relative success in several athletic programs, it has developed some significant rivalries that have changed over the years due to league realignments and changes in sports programs. A big rival in the 70's was Placer High School in nearby Auburn. In the 80's and 90's, Grant High School in Sacramento was considered the chief rival. Now that Grant High School is no longer in the same athletic league as NU, some consider Granite Bay High School a potential rival.
In 2005 the Nevada Union Football team won the first section title in more than a decade, placed 1st in the state of California and 19th in the United States. The final game was Nevada Union 46, West 7.
In 2008, the Lady Miners Volleyball Team won its seventh straight section title. This set a new record in all of California for most consecutive section titles in any sport.
Performing Arts
Throughout the past decade, Nevada Union has thoroughly established itself as a producer of fine young artists in nearly all fields, and Nevada Union's drama department, has produced several notable young actors of the new age. The drama department, the Nevada Union Theatrical Society or NUTS, has produced several outstanding plays in the last several years.
The Nevada Union Instrumental Music program is a multi-faceted, award-winning program. The band consists of roughly 150 some-odd members, many of whom belong to multiple bands. The concert/symphonic band has taken many awards and received several unanimous "superior"s in the past three years. This band is much more extensive, with several members already playing for professional orchestras.
Nevada Union also has a small jazz band and a marching band. In the past three years, the marching band has received nearly fifty awards altogether, and has also had an award-winning color guard and percussion division during the winter. The marching band, follows the Drum Corps International style of marching band, and has two Drum Majors as of now.
Notable alumni
Greg F. Anderson, Former Personal Trainer of Barry Bonds.
Rich Brooks, Football Coach (University of Oregon, NFL Assistant Coach, now head coach of Kentucky Wildcats).
Hunter Burgan, bassist of the band AFI.
Ali Daley, star volleyball player at UCLA, 2006-2008.
Alela Diane, Musician.
Spencer Havner, All-American Linebacker at UCLA.
Zach Helm, Feature Film Writer and Director (Stranger than Fiction, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium).
Joanna Newsom, Musician.
Rick Rossovich, Actor (The Terminator, Top Gun, Roxanne).
Gabe Ruediger, Mixed Martial Arts fighter, appeared on Spike Tv's The Ultimate Fighter, season 5.
Chris Senn, Pro Skater.
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