Jurupa Valley High School
Jurupa Valley Valley High School is a public high school in Jurupa Valley, California. The school was established in 1989, as part of the Jurupa Unified School District, and the first class graduated in 1992. Located near the junction of the Ontario (I-15) and Pomona (State Route 60) freeways, it is one of four high schools in the district, the others being Rubidoux High School, Patriot High School, and Nueva Vista High School, a continuation school.
As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,608 students and 65.46 classroom teachers, for a student-teacher ratio of 24.56.
Sports
The official school colors of Jurupa Valley High School are navy blue, silver, & white. The Jurupa Valley High School mascot is the jaguar.Jurupa Valley High School offers sports including male and female football, Waterpolo, soccer, tennis, basketball, girls volleyball and golf.
Most of the sports at JVHS participate in the River Valley League.
The cheer squad of 2004 - 2005 took national champs at the Sharp competition in Hawaii. The squad of 2006 - 2007, took national champs once again. Under the direction of Monica Werwee. The cheer squad also took national champs 3 years in a row at the Sharp competition in Las Vegas, Nevada. Under the direction of Natalie Franco.
The first winning game was by the Frosh Football team in September 1989 against Elsinore High School.
Garry Gorrel received the Iron Man award in 1990.
Bruce Vanderhorst received the Iron Man award in 1992.
Publications
The JVHS yearbook is a full-color, award-winning annual.Performing arts
JVHS offers many Performing Arts programs including Choir, Theatre, Band, and ColorguardThe JVHS Choir department consists of five choirs:
- Women's Ensemble
- Show Choir
- Concert Choir
- Treble Choir
- Chamber Singers
- Theater one
- Theater two
- Advanced Theatre
- Stagecraft
As well as an Improv team
The JVHS Marching band and Colorguard also known as Jurupa Valley Silver Brigade and Colorguard consist of:
- Concert band
- Marching band
- Colorguard
- Winterguard
Notable alumni
- Rafael Martin – baseball player
- Brian Stokes – baseball player
- Raymond McNeil – football player
- Brian Parvizshahi – political consultant
- Heather Sten – Photographer
- Kevin Holding – Photographer
- – professor
- Holly Fine – film producer
- Brian Harris - California State Teacher of the Year Finalist and National Alliance of Black School Teacher of the Year