Spring Valley High School : Columbia, SC


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Dr. Greg Owings one of three finalists for SC High School Principal of the Year by SCASA
Dr. Glenda George, Assistant Principal, selected as High School Assistant Principal of the Year for South Carolina by SCAS
Anurag Deeconda and Soorya Avali scored a perfect 2400 on the SAT.
Named 2008-09 Top Athletic Program of the Midlands by The State Newspaper
At the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, Eric Shine, Anurag Deeconda, Nancy Zhong and Kekeli Dawes were selected as finalists. Anurag Deeconda - 1st place and $2,000 scholarship, Eric Shine - 3rd place and $1,000 scholarship. Emily Bakaj, Jake Farell, Sean Noh, Lauren Roth, and Ming Wong were semifinalists
$42,305,894 total scholarships awarded to graduates of the class of 2009. 37 Palmetto Fellows, 109 Life Scholarships and 77 Hope Scholarships
Josh Drews selected as 2009 SC Art Educator of the Year
Hunter Bagnal selected as a Scholastic All American by USA Swimming
Spring Valley has a record high 101 Advanced Placement Scholars for 2008-09. Click link to view list of all AP Scholars.
Merritt Cates won Scholastic Art Award's Gold Key Award, American Visions Award and Silver Key Award
Sarah Land earned the top spot of Concertmaster (1st Violin, 1st Chair) of the top All-State Orchestra
Girls Varsity Basketball Team wins 2009 State 4A Championship, capping off a 28-1 season. Coach Anne Long selected as SC Coach of the Year for 2008-09 by the National Federation of High School Coaches. Coach Long reached milestone 700 game wins in February, 2010
AFJROTC won the 2009 Overall Championship Trophy at the Wolfpack Warrior Air Force JROTC Invitational. They also won the Air Force State Championship for the 24th consecutive year, and the 2008 U.S. VFW National Drill Championship.
SVHS was recognized by the Kauffman Foundation as one of ten high schools in the nation experiencing consistent student success at a high level in science, math and technology competitions.
Andrew Ewing, Luke Rhym and Mckenzie Rickman earned perfect 800 on the Math section of the SAT. Click to view list of all perfect SAT/ACT scores.
2009 National Merit Semi-finalists: Soorya Avali, Shannon Baker, Travis Byrd, Anurag Deeconda, Luke Rhym and Mckenzie Rickman. National Merit Commended: David Cooke, Andrew Ewing, David Han, Ji-Hoon Kim, Anne Niehaus, Sally Rausch and Thomas Williams
SVHS Chamber Orchestra received Superior Rating (4th place) at National Orchestra Festival. SVHS was the only orchestra from SC selected to perform
HSAP test results - 86.4% pass rate for both tests on their first attempt, 92.9% students passed ELA on the first attempt, and 90.1% students passed math on the first attempt
Spring Valley was recognized by Siemens Foundation and the College Board as one of the top 50 high schools in the U.S. and was named the Siemens AP School of the Year for SC
Recognized by Newsweek Magazine in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009 as one of the top 1000 high schools in the nation
Palmetto Gold Award recipient for five years
Red Carpet Award recipient
37 National Board Certified Teachers
22 Athletic State Championships/16 All-American Athletes/Six played or playing in the NFL/2-Time Olympic Gold Medalist in Track
9 Presidential Scholars
48 National Merit Finalists/16 National Merit Achievement Finalists in the last decade

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	2010 NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS SOORYA R. AVALI ANURAG DEECONDA LUKE H. RHYM MCKENZIE A. RICKMAN 2010 PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR FINALISTS SOORYA R. AVALI TRAVIS M. BYRD SALLY A. RAUSCH LUKE H. RHYM MCKENZIE A. RICKMAN THOMAS WILLIAMS 2010 Student Council Officers were elected March 4th. Click here for a list of the new officers. Spring Valley 2009 SAT Scores Top National Average by over 90 points! Verbal = 520, Math = 556, Writing = 509, SVHS Total = 1585 Richland Two Total = 1482 SC Average Total = 1445 National Average Total = 1493 Richland Two Has Big Shoes To Fill If you would like to participate in the search for the new Richland Two Superintendent, click on the link to the Superintendent Search Survey and Community Forum SPRING VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION To get the latest Foundation and Auction news and updates visit the links listed here:www.supportspringvalley.org and www.facebook.com/SupportSpringValley SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL WINS 2008-09 CAROLINA FIRST PALMETTO'S FINEST AWARD. Melinda Anderson, Cheryl Guy, Dr. Glenda George, Dr. Greg Owings, Neshunda Walters, Linda Silvernail and Dr. Steve Hefner at the Palmetto's Finest Award Ceremony. ! Dr. Greg Owings named one of three finalists for SC Secondary School Principal of the Year by SCASA Dr. Glenda George named Assistant Principal of the Year by SCASA Spring Valley is proud to announce that Dr. Glenda George, Assistant Principal for Curriculum was selected by SCASA as the SC Assistant Principal of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding leadership and is based on three main criteria of Collaborative Leadership, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, and Personalization. To review the information presented at the AP Parent Information Night, click on this link: AP Parent Presentation For Swine Flu Advisory - CDC Information for Parents, click here . To reach faculty members or administrators by email or phone, search the Faculty Directorylink. Need driving directions to Spring Valley? Click on the Directions link. The Parent Portal is a new feature on our website. It will keep parents up-to-date with their child's education by providing easy and secure access to grades, classes and more. Visit the linked site to register. Check out our MagnetProgram Clickto learn about our Discovery and Explorations Magnet programs! For a listing of Discovery Class 2009 Accomplishments click here . For Explorations 2009 Accomplishments, click here . Arts Academy To learn more about the Spring Valley Arts Academy for music, theater, visual arts and dance,click here