Swan Valley High School

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**Swan Valley High School**

Established	1971
School type	Public
District	Swan Valley School District
Grades	9-12
Principal	Mat McRae
Faculty	44
Students	586
Colors	Purple and white
Mascot	Vikings
Website	www.swanvalley.k12.mi.us

Swan Valley High School is a public high school located in Saginaw, Michigan. Swan Valley's original mascot was the Panthers which soon changed to the Vikings. The sports teams of Swan Valley were then divided up between the Vikings and the Valkyries to show individual support for both male and female teams. Later, the sport's teams were simply called the Vikings and the Lady Vikes.

1 History
2 Sports
- 2.1 Football
3 Academics
- 3.1 Clubs
- 3.2 Awards
4 See Also

[edit] History

Swan Valley High School was established in 1971 in order to meet the demand for a local high school for the students of the area's four elementary schools - Havens, Shields, Liskow and Carr School, and the Swan Valley Middle School. Prior to Swan Valley's establishment, the high school level students went predominantly to Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw or other schools in Saginaw Township. But as the area around Shields grew and became more developed, many local leaders felt that the time had come for a local high school.

[edit] Sports

Swan Valley High School offers many different sports options for their students. These are Varsity Football, Junior Varsity Football, Freshman Football, Girl's Varsity / Junior Varsity Basketball, Girls Freshman Basketball, Men's Varsity / Junior Varsity Basketball, Mens Freshman Basketball, Varsity Boys & Girls Cross Country, Boys Varsity Soccer, Varsity Men's and Women's Bowling, Varsity Golf, and Junior Varsity Golf.

[edit] Football

The Swan Valley Viking's football team was undefeated in the playoffs, until they were finally bested by the Menominee Maroons. They are led by their Coach Rich Bell. The Vikings had swept through most of their opponents and maintained a winning streak unseen in Swan Valley History.

On November 18, 2006, the Swan Valley Varsity Vikings went to Northern Michigan's Superior Dome in Marquette, Michigan to face the Menominee Maroons for the right to go on to the State Championship at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Menominee ended up winning the state championship game by the score of 41-6.

The Vikings current season standings for 2006

Frankenmuth - Win 30-20
Shepherd - Win
Ovid-Elsie - Win 27-19
Bullock Creek - Win 35-19
Freeland - Win
Chesaning - Win 24-6
Alma - Win 23-21
Hemlock - Win 10-3
Caro - Win 26-0
Playoff Game* Bullock Creek - Win
Playoff Game* Ovid-Elsie - Win 35-32
Playoff Game* North Muskegon - Win 9-7
Playoff Game* Menominee - Lose 0-34

[edit] Academics

With the support of the home and community, we will provide opportunities for each student to acquire the skills, knowledge, and confidence to become a productive citizen.

With this Mission Statement Swan Valley surely proves itself. A school focused on education. With many course offerings including, 3 levels of Arts, 10 classes of Business/Computer Technology, 5 courses in Consumer Home Economics, 11 classes in Industrial Arts, 17 courses for Language Arts, 11 Mathematics Courses, 2 Musical Specializations, 7 Physical Education classes, 11 Sciences, 13 Social Studies courses, 5 Special Education courses, and 5 classes for World Languages. This all along with offering Cadet Teaching, Co-Op, Work Experience, Dual Enrollment, and Saginaw Career Complex offerings, Swan Valley has much to offer a student.

[edit] Clubs

Swan Valley High School offers some clubs and organizations for the student body to be involved in. These include Band, Drama, Media Center, Scientific Sorcerers (as of 2006 this club has been disconitnued until further notice), Student Council, Students Against Dangerous Decisions, Business Professionals of America, Student Council, Student Store, Quiz Bowl, and its own chapter to the National Honor Society. Swan Valley has a plethora of options towards gaining social interaction in organizations.

[edit] Awards

Swan Valley High School has been recently awarded the Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School Award 2005-2006. Blue Ribbon Schools are models of both excellence and equity. To be recognized, a school must demonstrate a strong commitment to educational excellence for all students. The program recognizes schools that have demonstrated success in achieving these values as well as schools that have overcome obstacles and can provide evidence of five years of sustained student achievement.