River Valley High School (Caledonia, Ohio)

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River Valley High School
Address

4280 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd.
Town

Caledonia, Ohio 43314
Established

1964
Type

Public high school
Students

Coeducational
Grades

9 to 12
District

River Valley Local School District
Mascot

Viking
Colors

Columbia blue and gold
Yearbook

The Shield
Website

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River Valley High School is a secondary school in the River Valley Local School District located just outside of Marion, Ohio. In the fall of 2003, a new campus was opened for students due to the possibility of cancer-causing chemicals on the old campus.

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[edit] Basic Facts

The school has approximately 600 students in grades 9 through 12 and an additional 50 that attend the nearby Tri-Rivers Vocational School. The school day begins at 7:50 AM and ends at 2:50 PM. River Valley is on "block scheduling" which means that the school day is divided into four blocks (A, B, C, and D). Each full block class meets for 93 minutes per day for 18 weeks, or until the first semester ends. Once the semester is over, students are finished with that semester's classes and have new classes to begin after winter exams. They remain in this second round of classes until the end of the school year. River Valley does not have midterms.

[edit] "Cancer Scare"

During the late 1990s and early 2000s, a "cancer scare" arose among River Valley students, parents, faculty, alumni, and school district residents. The first high school and middle school campuses were built on Army Corps of Engineers land which was used during World War II as a chemical waste dump. The campuses contained dangerous levels of at least 75 chemicals. Concern of cancer was brought about when it was discovered there was an increased rate of leukemia among alumni. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) began negotiations with the school district and the United States Army Corps of Engineers to build new high school, middle school, and two new elementary school campuses, which were completed in 2003. The federal government also contributed fifteen million dollars for the new campuses. [2]

The controversy attracted much media attention as well. Reporters from WCMH 4 (NBC), WSYX 6 (ABC), and WBNS 10 (CBS) broadcasted from the campus on several occasions, even interviewing some of the students. The story was even talked about on the NBC Nightly News.

[edit] Academics

In order to graduate, students must obtain 24 credits by the end of their senior year. They are required 4 credits of English, 3 credits of mathematics, 3 credits of science, 3 credits of history (often referred to as social studies), a half-credit of health, a half-credit of physical education, and a half-credit of Life Planning (all seniors are required to take this class).

Students planning on going to college after graduation are highly encouraged to take 4 credits of English (with emphasis on composition), 3 credits of mathematics (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II), 3 credits of science (including Biology and Chemistry), 3 credits of history, 2 credits of foreign language (some schools now recommend 3), and one credit of art.

Some classes offered at River Valley are: agricultural science, art I, art II, art III, art IV, business, accounting, computer I, computer II, hypermedia, multimedia fundamentals, multimedia II, advanced computer I, advanced computer II, English 9, English 10, college prep English 11, technical prep English 11, English 12, industrial technology I, industrial technology II, industrial technology III, industrial technology IV, French I, French II, French III, French IV, Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III, Spanish IV, math I, math II, geometry, applied geometry, algebra I, applied algebra I, algebra II, applied algebra II, algebra III/trigonometry, applied algebra III/trigonometry, pre-calculus statistics, choir, band, physical science, biology, biology II, chemistry, physics, American history, world history, American government, cooking, life studies, life planning, gym, health, weight lifting, wars & foreign policy, interactive history, and more. Advanced Placement classes offered are Calculus, English 12, European History, American History, and American Government.

[edit] Athletics and Extracurriculars

[edit] Athletics

  • Football
  • Boy's Basketball
  • Girl's Basketball
  • Baseball
  • Softball
  • Girl's Tennis
  • Boy's Tennis
  • Soccer
  • Track & Field
  • Cross Country
  • Girl's Volleyball
  • Cheerleading
  • Golf
  • Swimming
  • Wrestling

[edit] Extracurriculars

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