Goleta Valley Junior High School is a public
junior high school
Middle school, also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school, is an educational stage between primary school and secondary school.
Afghanistan
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in
Goleta, California
Goleta ( ; ; Spanish for "schooner") is a city in southern Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It was incorporated as a city in 2002, after a long period as the largest unincorporated populated area in the county. As of the 200 ...
, just northwest of
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara (, meaning ) is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States excepting A ...
. It serves a student body of approximately 785 students in 7-8 grades, and employs roughly fifty-five teachers as part of the
Santa Barbara School Districts.
Goleta Valley Junior High School ("GVJH" or simply "GV") is a
National Blue Ribbon School
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.
Goleta Valley Junior High Home Page
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Notable alumni
* Asmita Kumar, scientist
* David Woodard, conductor
* Katy Perry
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, singer
References
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Schools in Santa Barbara County, California
Goleta, California
Public middle schools in California
1964 establishments in California