PVHS Latest News
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Conditioning Begins now
Pinole Valley is poised to be the Wrestling capital of the District and we are looking to reload for the 2024-25 school year. One of the things we love about the sport is that it fits all types. Any size, any shape, any gender, there is a match for you, and coach Armando is the best. A true ambassador to the activity. Meanwhile we have girls volleyball getting ready for their season with conditioning in the gym Tuesday while boys basketball starts their climb back with track time today and gym time on Thursday. Look and listen for more all season long
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Lumachi Scholarship Deadline Approaches
The most important scholarship of the year is coming due. The Shaun Lumachi award goes to the senior who has achieved in the classroom and the school building too. Carrying a strong GPA and having a passion for good citizenship is the first step in competing for this award. The Lumachi family has endowed the school with this grant, and we are rooting for the senior that best exemplifies the characteristics of Shaun's own life. We are looking forward to the award winner being crowned on May 21 on Senior Night. We all win when we do our Lumachi best
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Character Counts
We love working with our service clubs to serve our community. And then there are evenings like this one where we get honored right back. Join the celebration in our black box theater as we recognize the "good characters" in our schools. This is the first of a number of 'award's nights, and one of the most special as we highlight kids who day after day, do the right things
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Make Mine Music
The month ahead started with a great show with Piano Recital night in the choir room. Seven of our keyboard players put on a show for the community amongst them, an original compositon as well. This same night featured our jazz band playing at the District show in El Cerrito which leads to this week's band competition event in Folsom, then it is a bunch of peformances from choir and band, some on campus, but many are on the road, like this weekend's Choir festival in Santa Cruz and our band's championships in Folsom. Some like our Day on the Green outdoors in the city. One way or the other, look forward to music (oh, music Friday in the Quad) every week from now til year's end.
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Be proud, Spartans!
This is the week to celebrate! We have pride in who we are and what we do. So let's start Monday in the most colorful way with a Rainbow day, the rest of the week honors and celebrates other parts of Pride, from style of dress to overall style. Find your own flag this week and make Pride Week last all month. We are looking to be website fabulous by Friday
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Choose your Choice
Leadership does it all. Everything from running rallies, dances and club weeks to creating flyers like the ones you see above. This Wednesday, we urge all Pinole Valley students to make their way to the school library to exercise the right to choose your leaders. The next year of Pinole Valley life depends on your decision. No pressure! Thanks for exercising your fundamental rights to make our school your school!
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Spartans Build Bridges
We have two teams of Spartan Bridge builders going to UC Berkeley this Weekend and we could not be more proud. The Goldfish bridge team of Navdeep, Isabel, Stephanie and Humbert as well as the Apollo bridge team of Nicholas, Zayan, Noah and Olivia. Great work and on display and open to the public to see if they can do the job right while adding style and panache to the work. We will be at Stanley Hall to celebrate our builders. Next week the Spartan engineering team goes to the Robotics finals and will test their creations against Bay Area schools. We love the chance to compete and bond with bridges and robots from all over
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Faith Parsons : Artist of the Day
This German expressionist/ Cubist inspired portrait by Faith Parsons employs heavy lines and bold shapes to create mood and tension. Faith is one of a handful of Senior artists who have been making art for their four years on campus, and has done another stellar piece and this is just another highlight in a high school career full of bright moments. Credit to Mr. Hersh's class where the students find the inspiration and talent to create such fine works
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Baseball makes Senior Day a Celebration
With a 10-0 win over El Cerrito, the Spartans clinch top spot in the TCAL and now try to finish the regular season the same way they started it--perfectly. The girls are ranked #2 in the Bay Area and hope to continue their winning ways deep into the post season. Come out next Saturday to the home field to see the senior girls put a bow on what has been a season to remember, a number of heroes yesterday including pitcher Junior Malan who went the distance to give the Spartans a perfect 6-0 start in league and a near certain berth in the North Coast Section playoffs the week after the regular season ends..
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Spartans go to Elementary School
Our WE Science team goes to local elementary schools to show how cool science is. And they do this, by doing hands on experiments. It gives the little ones a chance to work with the big kid they are going to become while at the same time, allowing our high school students to step into the role of a teacher. Students from Pinole Valley are bringing the best of the hands on work they createcd to dazzle, inspire and instruct our younger scientists to be, to come over and be part of WE when they arrive at Pinole Valley
PVHS Student Resources
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PVHS Spartan Student Store
Click here to visit the Pinole Valley High School Spartan Student Store and get your school gear, order transcripts, purchase boat cruise tickets, and more!
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College and Career Counseling Information
Learn more about College and Career by reading the monthly newsletter where they reflect on what they have done, inform on what they're presently doing and acknowledge what they plan to do next month.
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International Baccalaureate Information
Pinole Valley High School is an authorized International Baccalaureate World School. We have graduated two cohorts of Diploma Program kids and we are excited about the '23-'24 candidates as well. We are in candidacy for becoming a Middle Years Program this year too. Find out more about us and our program by clicking the link above
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Welcome to PVHS--HOME OF THE SPARTANS!
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On August 7, 2024, the WCCUSD Board of Education approved the first school district Antiracism Policy in Contra Costa County and the second in the state of California. Join us in actively fighting against racial injustice wherever we find it: within the curriculum, within educational spaces, and within ourselves, and join us on the road to becoming an anti-racist district.
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VISION
Pinole Valley High School’s vision is to become recognized as a California distinguished school. We will become a vital part of our community—a school that serves our city by sharing our work and talents while utilizing the city and its resources to best serve our students.
MISSION
Pinole Valley High School strives to prepare its graduates to succeed in both the academic and professional worlds. Our high-quality, challenging academic programs enable students to develop the cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral skills necessary to become both lifelong learners and engaged, responsible, and respectful participants in our diverse local and global communities.
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The West Contra Costa Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment) or bullying based on a person’s actual or perceived ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, immigration status, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
For questions or complaints, contact Equity Compliance Officer/Title IX Coordinator: Jose Espinoza, 1108 Bissell Avenue, Richmond, CA 94801, (510) 231-1118, jespinoza2@wccusd.
net and Section 504 Coordinator: Darlene Almeida, 3000 Parker Road, Richmond, CA 94806, (510) 307-4630, dalmeida@wccusd.net.
District Highlights
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Updated Masking Guidance
Currently, all WCCUSD employees and students are required to wear a mask at all times, other than eating, while at school and work. Starting on Thursday, March 3, outdoor masking will no longer be required for WCCUSD students and employees. Students and employees are still required to wear masks indoors. Masks will not be required for students outside during the lunch period.