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Valencia High School
Location
500 North Bradford Avenue
Placentia, CA 92870
Information
TypePublic
Established1933
School districtPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
PrincipalChris Herzfeld
Grades9-12
Number of students2,543 (2022-23)[1]
Color(s)   
Athletics conferenceEmpire League
MascotTiger
NewspaperEl Tigre
YearbookTesoros
Websitevhstigers.org

Valencia High School is a high school in Placentia, California under the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District.

Many of Valencia's buildings, including the auditorium and cafeteria, were built during the Great Depression by the WPA.[citation needed]

As of 2024, the school serves a student body of approximately 2,500 students living in southern Placentia and northeast Anaheim. Beginning in the summer of 2010, Valencia underwent a series of renovations and construction projects, including a new 17-classroom building, modernized school breezeway and administration building, and new bleachers at Bradford Stadium. A modernized "quad" was also among the list of projects, serving as a center of campus life and a common location of school activities. Funding for these improvements was provided by Measure A, which was approved by local voters in 2008.[2]

Valencia is the International Baccalaureate (IB) magnet school in PYLUSD. The school's website claims it is one of the best IB programs in Orange County, CA.[3] The school also hosts an advanced technology program called Val Tech, in which students must complete an internship during the summer between their junior and senior years.[4]

The school's mascot is the Tiger, and its team colors are blue and gold.

Kraemer Middle School is near the campus, with a long, narrow parking lot separating the two.[citation needed]

Athletics

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The boys' tennis team won the 2012 and 2015 CIF Championships.[5] The girls won CIF three years in a row (2006, 2007, 2008). The girls also won CIF in 2015.[6] Also, boys' and girls' basketball dominated the Empire League in the 2008–09 season. Boys' cross country has dominated the Empire League since 1999, achieving a perfect score of 15 in 2015 for Empire League Finals, and qualifying for Division 1 State Championships during the 2016 season. The boys varsity water polo won Empire League in 2015 as well. The boys varsity swim team also won Empire League titles in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, and lately in 2021.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Valencia High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Measure A". Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  3. ^ "School Overview – About Us – Valencia High School". www.vhstigers.org. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  4. ^ "Val Tech Program – Academics – Valencia High School". www.vhstigers.org. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  5. ^ "VHS has a CIF Boys' Tennis championship". Valencia High School. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  6. ^ "Girls' Tennis CIF-SS Division 3 Champions In 2015". Valencia High School. 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
  7. ^ "Hector Ambriz Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  8. ^ "Chris Draft". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  9. ^ "Joe Garten NFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "Pair of Late Upsets Highlight Conclusion of 2024 U.S. Open Cup First Round". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  11. ^ "Anthony Chavoya Career Stats - US Open Cup". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
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