Spring Valley High School (South Carolina)

Spring Valley High School
Address
120 Sparkleberry Lane
Columbia, South Carolina, 29229
United States
Coordinates 34°6′40″N 80°52′58″W / 34.11111°N 80.88278°W / 34.11111; -80.88278Coordinates: 34°6′40″N 80°52′58″W / 34.11111°N 80.88278°W / 34.11111; -80.88278
Information
Type Public Secondary
Established 1970
School district Richland County School District Two
Principal Jeff Temoney
Grades 9–12
Enrollment Approx. 2100
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Green and Gold
Nickname Vikings
Accreditation South Carolina Department of Education and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Yearbook Saga
Website www.richland2.org/svh/pages/Default.aspx

Spring Valley High School is located in unincorporated Northeast Columbia, South Carolina, USA, and is operated by Richland County School District Two. Opened in the fall of 1970, it was for a long time the sole high school operating in Richland School District Two, replacing Dentsville High School.

History

The school had an unusual design. The main building was divided into octagonal 'pods', each containing eight chevron-shaped classrooms. This design was borne out of the open classroom concept that was popular during the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the school's early days, classrooms within each pod had no walls, allowing students to participate in any one of several classes occurring at one time. This did not prove successful, and walls were later added to separate the classroom pods by the early 1980s.

In 2008, a new three story building replaced the pods as the new school building, integrating the original gymnasium and fine arts buildings as the only remaining pieces of the original campus.

Arrest incident

On October 26, 2015, a Richland County sheriff's deputy who was serving as Spring Valley's school resource officer was called to a classroom to remove a female student from her classroom. The female student was arrested on a charge called "disturbing schools" for refusing to give up her cell phone and leave the room[1] She was then pulled from the desk by the officer, thrown to the floor and handcuffed. Another female student in the classroom was also charged with disturbing schools after she allegedly yelled and cursed at the officer.[2] The officer was fired after an internal review found that his actions ran counter to sheriff's department policy.[3] The FBI and the US Department of Justice are investigating to determine if the deputy violated the student's civil rights.[4][5]

Band

The Spring Valley Viking Band is the marching band for Spring Valley High School. The first band took the field in 1971, a year after the school's opening. The band has won six South Carolina Band Directors Association 4-A State Marching Championships. They won five straight from 1974 to 1978 and won their sixth in 1983. The band also won three national titles, the De Soto National Title in 1974 and Cherry Blossom National Title in both 1975 and 1978.

Magnet programs

The discovery magnet program is designed for talented students and focuses on science and math, first founded in 1995. These courses are honors level and required for all members of the Discovery program. All discovery members are required to complete two college-level research projects during their sophomore and junior year. The completion of at least four AP courses (one math, one science, two others) is required for graduation from the discovery program.[6][7]

The explorations program is the sister program to discovery. The program focuses on math and science, and is a college-preparatory program, as opposed to an honors program.[8]

Athletics

State championships

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Attorney defends actions of fired school officer Ben Fields". CNN. 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  2. ↑ "Attorney defends actions of fired school officer as 'justified and lawful'". CNN. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Kinnard, Meg (2015-10-29). "Questions remain after deputy fired over tossing teen". msn News. Associated Press. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  4. ↑ Teague, Matthew (2015-10-26). "South Carolina sheriff's deputy on leave after dragging student from her desk". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  5. ↑ Ford, Dana; Botelho, Greg; Conlon, Kevin (2015-10-27). "Spring Valley High School officer suspended". CNN.
  6. ↑ http://www.richland2.org/schools/svh/SVHSubPage.aspx?id=1215[]
  7. ↑ "Discovery Overview - MWyatt". google.com. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Explorations Overview - MWyatt". google.com. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  9. ↑ http://www.scfootballhistory.com/Titles/AllSports.aspx[]
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