Clayton Valley Charter High School (CVCHS) is a comprehensive charter high school located in Concord, California, United States, just under two miles from Clayton. Most of the school's students live in Clayton and the nearby Concord neighborhoods.
As a charter school, CVCHS has both a traditional principal as site leader and an executive director who heads the school district central office as superintendent. It also has a nine-member governing board.
CVCHS houses ClaytonArts Academy. It is the location of the local radio station 90.5 "The Edge" KVHS, which broadcasts mostly hard rock and heavy metal music. Its newspaper is The Talon, which is part of the High School National Ad Network. The current Executive Director is David Linzey, who is currently on administrative leave.
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History
Clayton Valley High School was founded in 1958, as part of the Mount Diablo Unified School District. It served areas of Clayton and Concord as a regular public high school for more than 59 years.
Converting Clayton Valley High School into a charter school was first suggested in 2010. A petition was submitted to MDUSD on June 9, 2011, and the proposal was debated for several months in 2011. Part of the controversy was that CVHS students who did not wish to attend CVCHS would be sent to other MDUSD high schools. The MDUSD Board of Trustees initially approved the proposal, then reversed its decision on November 8, 2011. Supporters of the charter movement filed an appeal with the Contra Costa County Board of Education, which on January 11, 2012, overturned the district's decision and approved the charter. As part of the transition, Clayton Valley High School officially closed on June 30, 2012. Clayton Valley Charter High School's first school year was 2012-2013; that year the school showed marked improvement on the Academic Performance Index and the football team won the divisional title for the first time.
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Athletics
Clayton Valley's teams are the Eagles, known as the Ugly Eagles.
Alumni
- Erin Dobratz, synchronized swimmer, Olympic medallist
- Kara Kohler, rower, Olympic medallist
- Kahlil McKenzie, plays football for the Kansas City Chiefs
- Clyde Mashore (1945 - 2016), professional baseball player
- Damon Mashore, former professional baseball player
- Justin Mashore, Major League Baseball coach
- Scott Sanderson, former professional football player
- Sam Williams, former professional football player
- Bob Thomason, former college basketball coach
References
External links
- Official website
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