• Dr. Glenda George, Assistant Principal, selected as High School Assistant Principal of the Year for South Carolina by SCAS
• Named 2008-09 Top Athletic Program of the Midlands by The State Newspaper
• Josh Drews selected as 2009 SC Art Educator of the Year
• Hunter Bagnal selected as a Scholastic All American by USA Swimming
• Delana Dameron, 2003 graduate, winner of SC Poetry Initiative's annual SC Poetry Book Award
• Spring Valley has a record high 100 Advanced Placement Scholars for 2008-09.  There are 10 AP National Scholars; 45 AP Scholars With Distinction; 18 AP Scholars With Honor and 27 AP Scholars.     Click link to view list of all AP Scholars. 
• Ryan MacAdams chosen as student athletic trainer for the North in the North/South All Star Football Game 
• Girls Varsity Basketball Team wins 2009 State 4A Championship with a 53-22 victory over Orangeburg/Wilkinson, cappint off a 28-1 season
• AFJROTC won the 2009 Overall Championship Trophy at the Wolfpack Warrior Air Force JROTC Invitational.  Cadets Lara Marcus and Leonardo Rivera won 1st Place in Duo Fancy Award
• 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. 
• Anne Long selected as South Carolina State Coach of the Year for 2008-09 by the National Federation of High School Coaches
• SV students Soorya Avali, Shannon Baker, Travis Byrd, Anurag Deeconda, Luke Rhym and Mckenzie Rickman were identified as 2009 National Merit Semi-finalists. David Cooke, Andrew Ewing, David Han, Ji-Hoon Kim, Anne Niehaus, Sally Rausch and Thomas Williams were identified as Commended Students by National Merit Program
• SVHS Chamber Orchestra received Superior Rating at National Orchestra Festival, the most prestigious and competitive orchestra competition in the country. SVHS was the only orchestra from SC selected to perform and they came in 4th in the nation.
• HSAP test results - 86.4% pass rate for both tests on their first attempt,  92.9% students passed ELA on the first attempt for all grades, and 90.1% students passed math on the first attempt for all grades.
• May, 2008 AP Test results - 251 Spring Valley students (the highest number ever) had an 86% pass rate.  550 exams were taken with an average score per test of 3.77 (the highest in the last 3 years).
•     Click link to see list of all perfect SAT and ACT scores.        
• AFJROTC Drill Team wins the Air Force State Championship for the 24th consecutive year, placing 1st in ten events and 2nd in two events.  They also won the 2008 U.S. VFW National Drill Championship, winning Overall Championship, All-Girls Junior National Championship and Special Judges Award. Cadets Eron Fayson and Marcus Lara placed first nationally in the Masters Level Dual Exhibition (Fancy) Armed Event. 
• Spring Valley was recognized by Siemens Foundation and the College Board  as one of the top 50 high schools in the United States based on "Spring Valley's commitment to providing its students opportunities to explore the AP Program and its staff's dedication to student success."  Spring Valley was named the Siemens AP School of the Year for South Carolina. 
• Recognized by Newsweek Magazine  06-07, 07-08 and 08-09 for being among the top 4% of high schools nationally 
• 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 
• $42,305,894 total scholarships awarded to graduates of the class of 2009.  37 Palmetto Fellows, 109 Life Scholarships and 77 Hope Scholarships

   View additional 2009-10 Accolades here  

 View 2008-09 Accolades here