| Valencia High School Prononciation (Val en Cea) | |
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| Location | |
| 500 North Bradford Avenue Placentia, CA 92870 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1933 |
| School district | Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District |
| Principal | Jim Bell |
| Assistant principals | Joey Davis,Rick Lopez |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2,500 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference | Empire League |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | http://www.vhstigers.org/ |
Valencia High School in Placentia, California was established in 1933. The high school originally shared buildings with Bradford Avenue Elementary School until 1964, when Bradford Elementary closed and Valencia High School became the sole occupant of the campus property. Until 1967, when El Dorado High School was built, Valencia was Placentia's only high school. Valencia High School is located at 33.87622,-117.86929
Many of Valencia's buildings, including the auditorium and cafeteria, were built during the Depression by the WPA.
Today the school serves a student body of approximately 2,500 students. It is one of four high schools in the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.
The school is located at 500 N. Bradford Avenue.
The school's mascot is the Tiger, and its colors are blue and gold.
Valencia's first IB class graduated in 2006.
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The 2008-2009 Academic Decathlon team was the first Valencia team to make it to the State round of competition, taking First Place in Orange County.
The Valencia boys' varsity soccer team for the 2008–09 season was the best it has ever been. The team defeated Santa Ana High to win CIF with a final score of 1–0.
Tennis has been a strong suit of the Tigers. The girls won CIF three years in a row (2006, 2007, 2008). Also, boys' and girls' basketball dominated the Empire League in the 2008–09 season.
The Valenica Marching Tiger Regiment took the gold in the SCSBOA Marching Band Competition in 2003 and 2004, under the direction of Phil Mortensen. And has placed either second or third consistently since then. In 2007 the Tiger Regiment took 10th place in the Western Bands Association Field Finals and 2nd place at SCSBOA in 2008 under the direction of Michael Collins. Pete Perez has been directing the jazz bands throughout all these years, and under his direction the jazz bands have won numerous awards. The Valencia colorguard is known for their second place wins and taking sweepstakes at nearly every SCSBOA field show they attend. They are one of the best colorguards in the U.S., winning seventh place out of hundreds in the 2009 WGI International Supreme Ruler of the Galaxy Colorgaurd World Championship in Dayton, Ohio. The obsequios drum line finished 7th place at 2004 WGI World Championships in San Diego, California.
The Boys Cross Country Team has won Empire League every year for the past 20 years. It has gone to CIF finals for the past 15 years. Most notable runner is Sean Krinik who is the national 800 meter champion.
Valencia High School's cross-town rival is El Dorado High School. In 2008 the VHS football team won the bell by a score of 17-16. On September 25, 2009 EDHS took the bell back by a win of 28-15. September 24, 2010 VHS won the bell back from EDHS 23-10. On September 23, 2011, EDHS regained possession of the bell.
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