Pinole Valley High School

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Location
Pinole Valley High School
2900 Pinole Valley Road, Pinole, California USA
Coordinates	122°17′08″S 37°59′33″E / -122.285664, 37.992409Coordinates: 122°17′08″S 37°59′33″E / -122.285664, 37.992409
Information
School district	WCCUSD
Principal	Sue Kahn
Students	2,000^[1]
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Campus	Suburban
Athletics conference	CIF North Coast Section - BSC - ACCAL
Mascot	Spartan
Color(s)	blue and gold
Homepage	http://www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/pinolevalley/

Pinole Valley High School is a high school in Pinole, California, in Contra Costa County. It is in the West Contra Costa Unified School District, serves grades 9-12, and has approximately 1,750 students. The school is known for its star hurdler, Rashad Smith.

The school is notable for their girls' basketball team. The coach, Dan O'Shea, was named "Coach of the Year" in May 2006 by the Oakland Tribune.^[2]

1 Green Day
2 Bay Area Music Scene
3 Notable alumni
4 Trivia
5 Notes
6 References

[edit] Green Day

Two of the original members of the band Green Day were childhood friends, who attended Pinole Valley High School. Bass guitarist Mike Dirnt graduated in 1990, and lead singer/lead guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong dropped out halfway through his senior year, to concentrate on his music. While in school, Armstrong was known for selling marijuana joints for two dollars, and therefore had the nickname “Two Dollar Bill”.^[3]

[edit] Bay Area Music Scene

Pinole Valley High School has been known for producing bands that tend to play a key role in the Bay Area music scene. Current PHVS alumni bands include: Abbott Hayes, Common Human Traits (CHT), A Class Act, Diligentz, Facing New York, Life Like Figures, No Personal Attachment, and Vintage Prose. Past bands include: Geeks & Squares, Locale A.M., Maxwell Adams, The Pencilnecks, The Pinole Ramblers, Skanonymous, Society’s Edge, Suburbs Vs. Cities, and Warkey.

[edit] Notable alumni

J Nes, Independent artist, producer, studio engineer, writer, vocalist Founder of DmD Productions
Billie Joe Armstrong (dropped out in 1990), Green Day lead singer/lead guitarist
Mike Dirnt (graduated 1990), Green Day bass guitarist
Jocelyn Enriquez (graduated 1993), dance singer
Darrick Brilz, NFL player
Dale Sveum, MLB baseball player
Gino Torretta (graduated 1988), 1992 Heisman Trophy winner
Chris Singleton (graduated 1990), MLB baseball player
Jim Rogan (dropped out), former U.S Congressman
Jeff Harris, MLB Player (graduated 1992)
Neal Benezra, museum curator (graduated 1971)
J Diggs, Thizz Nation CEO and Rapper

[edit] Trivia

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There was a mention of the school in the movie Coach Carter.
Nathan Good, ex-drummer for indie rock band Death Cab For Cutie, teaches English at Pinole Valley.