Golden Valley High School (Santa Clarita, California)
Golden Valley High School is a school in the William S. Hart Union High School District in Canyon Country, Santa Clarita, California, United States. The school first opened in 2004 with a new campus. The student population is approximately 2,500 in grades 9 through 12. The first class graduated in 2007. The school has been the filming location for many new television shows, including Heroes, House, The Unit, and .
Academics
Golden Valley offers academic programs with emphasis on preparation for higher education. All preparatory courses required by the University of California and many other institutions of higher learning are offered. The school offers clubs and learning organizations established to aid preparation for college, such as the National Honors Society, Club, Speech and Debate, and Key Club. Two Honors Scholars graduated from the school in 2012. To be an honors scholar, one must maintain a 4.0 GPA or above by the end of senior year, but has quickly expanded.
Theatre arts
Golden Valley High School has a theatre arts program. With the newly renovated theatre center, and under the direction of Janie Prucha, two plays are put on each school year. These are generally a comedy during the fall semester, and a musical during the spring semester. The plays are usually very high budget, and are popular among the student population of the district.
TV show
Golden Valley High School airs a daily news show called GVTV on its closed-circuit-television channel: 16. The show is supervised by Charles Deuschle. Every other Friday, an alternative to GVTV was aired, until being cancelled in the 2011–2012 season due to lack of student involvement and enjoyment. The segment was entitled GVTV Take Two. This was a pre-taped show produced by a separate team of students, who took a more humorous approach to school news. GVTV Take Two was reinstated by a new team of students during the 2012–2013 school year. It was cancelled on the 30 November due to including offensive material. Supposedly, some of the teachers could not take a joke so they petitioned for the segment to be cancelled.
Athletics
Golden Valley started its athletics program when the school first opened in 2004. In 2011 the boys' cross country team succeeded in achieving their first state championship in CIF Division II. They also placed 11th at the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon. The boys' track & field team won back-to-back league championships during the 2012 and 2013 seasons, and the girls won their first title in 2013. In 2009 and 2010, the boys' basketball team took the Foothill League title, going 51-10 in those two seasons. In 2013, the girls' golf team took home their first ever Foothill League title. In 2015, the boys' varsity football team won its first league game against Canyon High School, their traditional rivals. In 2016, the girls' tracks team won the Foothill League title.
Junior ROTC
Golden Valley High School currently supports the ROTC program and is the center of participants from all schools in the Hart District area. This program is for students who wish to pursue careers in the military. The program is open to all who sign up. The school is home of the CA-20063rd AFJROTC unit, a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. The CA-20063 uses military techniques to build a cadet-run program where students from three schools in the district meet to develop leadership and physical fitness.
