Sonoma Valley High School

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Location
Sonoma Valley High School

Drake the Dragon
20000 Broadway Sonoma, California United States
Information
School district	Sonoma Valley Unified School District
Principal	Micaela Philpot
Students	1,470 (2007-2008 School Year)
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Mascot	Dragons
Color(s)	Green and Black
Established	1894 (Sonoma Valley Union High ) 1922 (Current Location)
Homepage	http://sonomavalleyhigh.org

Sonoma Valley High School (SVHS) is a high school located in Sonoma, California with approximately 1,600 students^[1]. Micaela Philpot is the Principal. Glenn Moll, Kathy Summers, and Paul Tuohy are the current Vice Principals. SVHS is the only high school in the Sonoma Valley. It is part of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District.

1 Academics
2 Vocational Education
3 Faculty
4 Departments
5 Athletics
6 Student Activities
7 Clubs
8 Notable Alumni
9 References

[edit] Academics

Sonoma Valley High School has a vast array of academic classes. The school offers many Advanced Placement (AP) courses. The AP Classes offered include: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP English Language (11th grade) and Literature (12th grade), AP Spanish, and AP Spanish Literature.

[edit] Vocational Education

Along with providing the important academic classes, SVHS provides several vocational classes. It is one of the few schools located in Sonoma County that still offers shop programs (Wood and Metal).

[edit] Faculty

Faculty members include: Mr. O'Meara (Chemistry), Mr. Bystrom (Math), Ms. Adams (English), Mr. Donnelley (Economics), Mr. Ross (Math), Ms. Simerly (French), Mrs. Manchester (English), Mr. Moll (Vice Principal), and many others.

Controversy was sparked in March, 2008, when the principal, Michaela Philpot, was asked to resign by superintendent, Barbara Young^[2]. However, on March 15, 2008, the school board withdrew their acceptance of her resignation ^[3].

[edit] Departments

English Chair: Alison Manchester
History Chair: Shawn Martin
Foreign Language Chair: Pedro Merino
Music Chair: Barbara Jo McElroy
FFA Department Chair: Mike Soukup
Math Chair: Ken Bystrom
Science Chair: Gary Neville

[edit] Athletics

SVHS sports include: Tennis, Swimming, Volleyball, Softball, Soccer, Water Polo, Cross Country, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track & Field, LaCross, Golf, and Wrestling.

[edit] Student Activities

The Leadership Class is in charge of organizing student activities. Such activities include rallies, dances, and carnivals.

SVHS's Little Theater

[edit] Clubs

Anime Club
Asian Club
Avid
California Scholarship Federation
Los Dragones Latinos
Drama
Earth Club
Film Club
FFA
French Club
Gay Straight Alliance
Interact
Key Club
Minds Magazine
Mock Trial
Philosophy Club
Political Awareness Club
Spanish National Honor Society
Swing Dance Club