Fountain Valley High School

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Fountain Valley High School
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Address
Fountain Valley High School
17816 Bushard Street

Fountain Valley
,
California
92708

United States
Coordinates 33°42′16″N117°57′44″W / 33.70441°N 117.96217°W / 33.70441; -117.96217
Information
Type Public high school
Established1966;58 years ago (1966)
School district Huntington Beach Union High School District
PrincipalPaul Lopez
Teaching staff121.93 (FTE) (2022–23) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment3,180 (2022–23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio26.08 (2022–23) [1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Gold, blue and red    
Athletics conference CIF Southern Section
Sunset League
Team name Barons
Rival Edison Chargers
NewspaperBaron Banner [3]
YearbookRaconteur
Website fvhs.com

Fountain Valley High School (FVHS) is a public high school in Fountain Valley, California. It is a part of the Huntington Beach Union High School District.

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History

Fountain Valley was established in 1966. It is notable for its rivalry with Edison High School, particularly during the American football season when both schools compete in the "Battle of the Bell". [4]

For the first few years after opening, the school had a larger student population than any other high school west of the Mississippi with approximately 4,300 students. [5] Due to the large student body, school days were split into two shifts, mornings for underclassmen and afternoons for upperclassmen. [6] Over the years, enrollment decreased due to various factors, including the opening of Edison High School in 1969. [7]

The athletic teams are known as the Barons and the school colors are red, blue and gold. The school had to renovate some of its buildings, which were sinking, starting in 2002. These renovations yielded new portable buildings in an area that was previously a parking lot. In 2006, these semi-permanent portable buildings were replaced with permanent facilities. In March 2011, the track and football field were renovated. The dirt track was replaced by a synthetic track and the field was replaced with new natural grass. [8] The field has since been replaced by imitation grass and turf.

The school's marching band, called the "Royal Regiment", represented California at Ronald Reagan's 1981 inaugural parade. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" was played by the marching band as hostages were released from the American embassy in Tehran. [9]

In fall 1996, a scene from the 1997 film Wag the Dog was filmed at FVHS during a basketball game and used the 1997 graduating class as extras.

In March 2005, the school drumline and band was filmed in Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" music video. [10]

In April 2007, the school was recognized as a California Distinguished School for the second consecutive time.

The school is known for its vocal music program including the advanced choir, called the "Troubadours", which has performed at conferences and conventions.

Leadership

List of principals: [11]

Academics

Advanced placement

Fountain Valley High School has an advanced placement (or AP) program which allows high school students to study college-level course work. A wide range of AP courses in every subject area are offered at the school.

Athletics

The school currently[ when? ] competes in the Sunset League and is a part of the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIF). Before 1974, the school competed in the Irvine League. The school fields all of the following sports: boys' baseball, basketball, cross country running, American football, golf, soccer, swim, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo and wrestling. On the girls' side, Fountain Valley fields the sports of basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and water polo. In the past, there were gymnastics and badminton teams.

Fountain Valley High School has won 18 CIF Team Championships[ citation needed ]

Fountain Valley has had two coaches and one athlete enshrined in the CIF hall of fame: Carol Strausberg (basketball coach), Ron LaRuffa (baseball coach) and Shirley Babashoff(swimmer).[ citation needed ]

The school also holds Five Counties Wrestling Championships, which is one of the biggest tournaments in the US. The wrestling team has won 29 League Champion titles (Irvine 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974) (Sunset 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021). The American football game against rival Edison High School on December 11, 1980, was the fourth-highest attended game in state history with 28,968 fans in attendance. [4] It was held at Anaheim Stadium, now known as Angel Stadium.

Notable alumni

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