San Ramon Valley High School is a four-year

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located in the

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neighborhood of Danville, California,

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. It is a part of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. It is a National Blue Ribbon school from the

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as well as a

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. Its rival is Monte Vista High School.

Advanced Placement Courses

San Ramon Valley High School offers 22 Advanced Placement courses to their students. Those who take these classes are given a weighted grade point for the class when calculating their GPAs. The AP classes offered at San Ramon Valley include: * Biology * Chemistry * Calculus AB * Calculus BC * Computer Science A * Computer Science Principles * European History * English Language * English Literature * Environmental Science * French Language and Culture * Government and Politics Comparative * Government and Politics US * Human Geography * Microeconomics * Music Theory * Physics C * Psychology * Spanish Language and Culture * Statistics * Studio Art * US History

Athletics

San Ramon Valley High School offers 23 sports across the Fall, Winter, and Spring sports seasons. These teams compete in the East Bay Athletic League and play teams in close by cities. Their league is EBAL ( East Bay Athletic League). The sports played at San Ramon Valley include: * Baseball * Cross Country * Competitive Cheer * Football * Men's/Women's Basketball * Men's/Women's Golf * Men's/Women's Lacrosse * Men's/Women's Soccer * Men's/Women's Tennis * Men's/Women's Volleyball * Men's/Women's Water Polo * Softball * Swimming and Diving * Spirit Leading * Track and Field * Wrestling

Native American remains unearthed

On July 8, 2009, construction workers unearthed the remains of a

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Native American while working on the new gymnasium, temporarily halting construction. Archaeologists claim the main camp was located away and that finding skeletal remains such a distance from the camp was unusual; however, similar remains were discovered during repairs of the nearby I-680 freeway. Following an archaeological dig, the remains of more than two dozen Native Americans were found on the site, which may have served as a mortuary complex. The remains were re-buried in the Ohlones Indian Cemetery in Fremont.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,077 students enrolled in 2017-2018 was: *Male - 48.9% *Female - 51.1% *Native American/Alaska Native - <0.1% *Asian - 7.8% *Black - 0.1% *Hispanic - 9.4% *Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - <0.1% *White - 74.4% *Multiracial - 6.7% 4.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Notable alumni

* John F. Baldwin Jr. – U.S. Representative * Scott Bauhs – distance runner for

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, NCAA Division II 5k (2008), 10k (2007) and cross country champion (2008) *

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'' * Chris Carter – former NFL wide receiver * Kevin Davidson – NFL player * John Gesek – football player for

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and 2-time

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champion * Roy Helu – Former NFL running Back * Guy Houston – former member of the

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* J. J. Koski – Wide Receiver for

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* Bob Ladouceur – former head coach for De La Salle High School football team * Jason Lucash –

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; won NBA championship with Lakers and is currently the head men's basketball coach at Utah Valley University * Colin Mullan – race car driver, currently racing in GT4 America Series with

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* Casey Pratt –

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* Omar Samhan – professional basketball player; played in NCAA Sweet 16 in 2010 for

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* Brandon Schantz –

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* Nate Schierholtz – former

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References

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San Ramon Valley High School

San Ramon Valley Unified School District
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