River Valley Charter School
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River Valley Charter School, a charter junior/senior high school started in 1996, is located in Lakeside, California, a suburb of San Diego. It is a part of the Lakeside Union School District, LUSD. It is based on a partial-independent study program, in which most students attend two class days per week. As much as 50% of the River Valley students come from home-school backgrounds.
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[edit] Academics
River Valley Charter School has a history of high-academic performance. For the past 4 years, River Valley High has had the highest API (Academic Performance Index) score in its county. This year's score (2006) is 888. It is in the top 10% for the statewide rankings.
Core classes include: Math, Science, History, English, and Career Development.
[edit] Extra-Curricular activities
Extracurricular activities include: Newspaper, Communications, Painting I and II, Sculpture I and II,Spanish I and II, Girls and Boys Soccer, Track, and Cross Country teams, Associated Student Body, Visual Arts, Drama, Chorus, Bookclub, and Yearbook.
[edit] Faculty
• Mimi Test: Principal
• Montie Smith: Seventh and eighth-grade math and science teacher.
• Alisha DeBusk: Math teacher
• Vivian Bass: Office Staff, Visual Arts teacher.
• Stephen Hunsberger: Earth/Physical Science, Biology, Math remediation teacher.
• Brooke Faigin: Seventh and eighth-grade English, History and Social Science teacher, Technology teacher.
• Michael McElman: American Government, U.S. History, Western Civilization teacher.
• Julie White: Advanced Literature and British Literature teacher.
• Lauren Manganiello: Seventh, eighth, and ninth-grade Literature and English teacher.
• Brian Wickersham: 7th, 8th, 9th grade Algebra Teacher and ASB (Associated Student Body) teacher.
