Chartiers Valley High School
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| Chartiers Valley High School | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| 50 Thoms Run Road Bridgeville, PA 15017 USA |
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| Information | |
| School district | Chartiers Valley School District |
| Principal | Dr. Terri Flynn |
| Enrollment |
1142 as of 2005[1] |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Athletics | Boys Cross-Country, Girls Cross-Country, Football, Coed Golf, Boys Ice Hockey, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Boys Tennis, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys Indoor Track, Girls Indoor Track, Boys Swimming, Girls Swimming, Wrestling, Baseball, Girls Softball, Boys Track & Field, Girls Track & Field |
| Athletics conference | City League (PIAA District 7) |
| Mascot | The Colt |
| Color(s) | Red and Blue |
| Homepage | Chartiers Valley High School |
Chartiers Valley High School (Established in 1959) is a public school in the Bridgeville borough of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. The school's on-site stadium is home to the professional soccer team the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
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[edit] Awards and recognition
In 2007, Chartiers Valley High School's Language Arts Program was awarded the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association's Silver Globe Award. The School had previously been awarded a Bronze Globe Award in 2005.[2]
Also in 2005, Chartiers Valley's musical "Beauty and the Beast" won 5 awards at the 15th annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre. [3]
[edit] Current student body
| Subset | Number of students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| All | 1,142 | 100% |
| White | 1067 | 93.4% |
| African American | 39 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 30 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic | 6 | 0.05% |
| Mulitracial | 0 | 0% |
| American Indian | 0 | 0% |
| Male | 606 | 53.1% |
| Female | 536 | 46.9% |
[edit] Athletics
The Chartiers Valley Colts are involved in both WPIAL Class AA and Class AAA sections.
Chartiers Valley High School is known for its basketball team, which is one of the top teams in WPIAL Class AAA, with a record of 23-4 and section champs in the 2006-2007 season, making it to the WPIAL Championships against West Allegheny High School, but losing in double overtime. [4] Chartiers Valley is the 2007-2008 Section 4 Champions for the second year in a row, with a record of 22-2.
The Girls Basketball team was declared section champs on January 22, 2008 with a victory over Ringold.
The Chartiers Valley football team of 2008 is perhaps the "best ever" in school history according to the Tribune Review.[citation needed]
Chartiers Valley is also noted for having an exceptional soccer team, who were section champs in the 06-07 season.
The Chartiers Valley varsity ice hockey team won an AA Penguins Cup Championship in 1986.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Ray Ventrone, football player for the NFL.[5]
- Joseph Markosek, representative for Pennsylvania's 25th Representative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [6]
- Ahmed El Nikolai Basketball player for Princeton
[edit] References
- ^ a b Chartiers Valley High School Profile. Schoolmatters.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ Chartiers valley School District News Item on Award. Chartiers Valley School District web Site. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
- ^ Tribune-Review article on Awards Ceremony. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review web Site. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
- ^ MSA Sports Network article on Chartiers Valley Basketball Team. MSA Sports Network web site. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ New England Patriots Biography for Raymond Ventrone. New England Patriots web Site. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
- ^ PA House of Reps official page for Joseph Markosek. PA House of Representatives Web Site. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
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