Great Valley High School
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Great Valley High School is a high school in eastern Chester County. It is located near Malvern
, Pennsylvania
. It is located on the same campus as Great Valley Middle School. It is the only high school
of the Great Valley School District
.
The school teaches grades 9th Grade to 12th Grade.
The school enrolls about 1169 students per year. The student to teacher ratio is about 14:1. During the 2008 Democratic Primaries, President Barack Obama gave a speech in Great Valley's gymnasium.
Great Valley High School is a member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
. Students are subject to guidelines and principles determined by this organization. More locally, Great Valley is a member of the Ches-Mont League
and PIAA's District One region. It used to belong to the now defunct Southern Chester County League. Great Valley's largest athletic rival is the Unionville High School Indians. The high school offers athletics in all high school grades. In addition, it has an intramural program. The school has been to and won various state championships. The most recent girls state championship win was by the lacrosse team in 2002 and 2005. The most recent appearance was in 2006 when the boys soccer team lost in the championship game, but they did win states in 1989, 1990, and 1993. The boys tennis team appeared in the team state championships in 2008 but lost in the semifinals. In 2010, the boys baseball team made their first trip to the state tournament, winning their first game before losing in the quarterfinals. In 2010 the boy's cross country team placed 11th in the state championship meet. In 2011, the 4x400m relay of Great Valley's storied track & field program came in first in the High School Boys Suburban ChesMont 4x400 event in the Penn Relays, with a time of 3:25.51
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Malvern is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,998 at the 2010 census. The main road through the borough is King Street, although the borough is also bordered by Paoli Pike on the south, and is near US 30 on the north. The primary cross street is Warren...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. It is located on the same campus as Great Valley Middle School. It is the only high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
of the Great Valley School District
Great Valley School District
The Great Valley School District is located in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the suburbs of Philadelphia. It is in the Delaware Valley region known as the Main Line, in eastern Chester County, and provides education for the residents of Charlestown, East Whiteland, and Willistown townships, and the...
.
The school teaches grades 9th Grade to 12th Grade.
The school enrolls about 1169 students per year. The student to teacher ratio is about 14:1. During the 2008 Democratic Primaries, President Barack Obama gave a speech in Great Valley's gymnasium.
Academics
Great Valley is constantly ranked amongst the top public high schools in Pennsylvania. For the graduating Class of 2010, the mean SAT verbal 'superscore' was 569, math 578 and verbal 552. 91% of the Class of 2010 decided to formally continue their education, with 79% of the graduating class enrolling in 4 year programs. In the last 3 years, 19 students have been recognized as National Merit Semifinalists and 35 were Commended Students.Athletics Program
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. is one of the governing bodies of high school and junior high school sports for the state of Pennsylvania, United States....
. Students are subject to guidelines and principles determined by this organization. More locally, Great Valley is a member of the Ches-Mont League
Ches-Mont League
The Ches-Mont League is a high school sports league primarily located in Chester County, Pennsylvania in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Currently, the league consists of fourteen high schools, divided into two divisions...
and PIAA's District One region. It used to belong to the now defunct Southern Chester County League. Great Valley's largest athletic rival is the Unionville High School Indians. The high school offers athletics in all high school grades. In addition, it has an intramural program. The school has been to and won various state championships. The most recent girls state championship win was by the lacrosse team in 2002 and 2005. The most recent appearance was in 2006 when the boys soccer team lost in the championship game, but they did win states in 1989, 1990, and 1993. The boys tennis team appeared in the team state championships in 2008 but lost in the semifinals. In 2010, the boys baseball team made their first trip to the state tournament, winning their first game before losing in the quarterfinals. In 2010 the boy's cross country team placed 11th in the state championship meet. In 2011, the 4x400m relay of Great Valley's storied track & field program came in first in the High School Boys Suburban ChesMont 4x400 event in the Penn Relays, with a time of 3:25.51
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