Valley Catholic School

Valley Catholic School
Valley Catholic School
Address
	4275 Southwest 148th Avenue; Beaverton, Oregon 97078; United States
Coordinates	45°29′20″N 122°49′47″W / 45.48889°N 122.82972°W
Information
Former name	St. Mary of the Valley Academy
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon
Established	1903
President	John Matcovich
Principals	Dr. Sara Bruins, Dr. Jennifer Gfroerer, Dr. Yvonne Ayesiga, Amber Ploussard
Grades	Pre-Kindergarten–12
Enrollment	1,000 (2016–2017 academic year)
Color(s)	Royal blue and white
Athletics conference	OSAA Cowapa League 4A-1
Nickname	Valiants
Accreditation	Northwest Accreditation Commission
Website	www.valleycatholic.org

Valley Catholic School is a private Roman Catholic school in Beaverton, Oregon, United States, within the Archdiocese of Portland.

The school is a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon. Until 1991, it was an all-girls school and was named St. Mary of the Valley Academy (colloquially known as "St. Mary's"), but at the start of the 1991–1992 school year boys were admitted for the first time, and the school was renamed Valley Catholic School.^[4]

Valley Catholic has been accredited through the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools since 1965.^[1]

During enrollment, students can apply for VCES Valley Catholic Elementary School, VCMS Valley Catholic Middle School, and VCHS Valley Catholic High School.

Enrollment

Total enrollment for the high-school program was 256 in fall 1984,^[5] 243 in fall 1985,^[5] 230 in 1992, and 330 in 2014.^[3] Enrollment for grades 7 through 12 was 375 in fall 1998.^[6]

Athletics

The school's athletic nickname is the Valiants. In the fall of 2010, Valley Catholic moved from the West Valley League to the Lewis and Clark League. In fall 2014, the high school sports program moved from being a 3A program in the Oregon School Activities Association's Lewis and Clark League, to a 4A program in OSAA's Cowapa League.^[3] Valley Catholic has won two 3A State Titles in Boys' Basketball in 2007 and 2014.^[7] Valley Catholic also won back-to-back 4A State Titles in Women's Volleyball in 2018 and 2019.^[8]

Activities

The school's dance team, the Charisma, took home state titles at the OSAA Dance and Drill State Championships in 2010,^[9] 2011,^[10] 2012,^[11] 2013,^[12] 2015,^[13] 2016,^[14] 2018,^[15] and 2022.^[16]

Notable alumni

Aparna Brielle, actress^[17]
Daniel Hardy, American football player^[18]
Seema Mody, news anchor and reporter^[19]
Mariel Zagunis, multi-metal olympic fencer ^[20]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Accreditation & Certification". cognia.org. ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "OSAA - Error". osaa.org. Archived from the original on March 30, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Vance, Miles (July 2, 2014) [published online June 27]. "Valley Catholic looks ahead to challenges in Class 4A Cowapa". The Oregonian. p. A8. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
^ Holley, David (December 21, 2008). "With fewer answering the call, sisters are rare in classrooms". The Oregonian.
^ ^a ^b Thompson, Carla (September 18, 1985). "Non-public schools check enrollment". The Oregonian (West Metro ed.). p. B4.
^ Gaynair, Gillian (October 8, 1998). "Friends struggle to absorb two deaths". The Oregonian. p. C3.
^ Final results osaa.org
^ "OSAA - Error" (PDF). www.osaa.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
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^ Turnquist, Kristi (April 5, 2018). "Portland native Aparna Brielle on playing a brainy student in NBC's 'A.P. Bio'". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
^ "Daniel Hardy Statistics". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
^ Jennifer, Borama. "10 Things You Didn't Know About Seema Mody". tvovermind.com.
^ "MARIEL ZAGUNIS". Team USA. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

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[naas-1] "Accreditation & Certification". cognia.org. ^{[permanent dead link]}

[osaa-profile-2] "OSAA - Error". osaa.org. Archived from the original on March 30, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

[oreg-2014jul2-3] Vance, Miles (July 2, 2014) [published online June 27]. "Valley Catholic looks ahead to challenges in Class 4A Cowapa". The Oregonian. p. A8. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

[oreg-2008dec21-4] Holley, David (December 21, 2008). "With fewer answering the call, sisters are rare in classrooms". The Oregonian.

[oreg-1985sep18-5] Thompson, Carla (September 18, 1985). "Non-public schools check enrollment". The Oregonian (West Metro ed.). p. B4.

[oreg-1998oct8-6] Gaynair, Gillian (October 8, 1998). "Friends struggle to absorb two deaths". The Oregonian. p. C3.

[7] Final results osaa.org

[8] "OSAA - Error" (PDF). www.osaa.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

[9] Final results osaa.org

[10] Final results osaa.org

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[12] Final results osaa.org

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[16] Final results osaa.org

[oreg-2018apr-17] Turnquist, Kristi (April 5, 2018). "Portland native Aparna Brielle on playing a brainy student in NBC's 'A.P. Bio'". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

[Daniel_Hardy-18] "Daniel Hardy Statistics". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2022.

[19] Jennifer, Borama. "10 Things You Didn't Know About Seema Mody". tvovermind.com.

[teamus-zagunis-20] "MARIEL ZAGUNIS". Team USA. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

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