Mill Valley High School

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Mill Valley High School is located in Shawnee, Kansas, though it is part of the De Soto School District (USD 232). The school began classes in 2000-2001. As of the 2007-2008 school year, its attendance was roughly 950 and growing. The school is much smaller than nearby Shawnee Mission Northwest High School and Olathe Northwest High School, due to De Soto's plan to keep class sizes small. However, with recent increases in attendance, the school district has tried to pass two bonds in the past two years. Both failed, leading to a degree of overcrowding that is a popular topic in student publications and discussion.

Mill Valley High School is currently under the administration of Dr. Joe Novak, along with associate principals Cindy Fouraker and Matt Bohm. The school mascot is JJ the Jaguar.

[edit] Awards

Both of Mill Valley's publications, the 2006 JAG yearbook and the JagWire newspaper, won second place at the National High School Journalism convention, for best of show. More Information
The 2006 Jaguar Robotics Team held the Midwest FIRST Robotics Competition Winner title.
The Quiz Bowl Team has competed at the state level numerous times, including 2006, 2007, and 2008, and also participated in the championship tournament of the U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C. in 2007. More Information
The Science Olympiad team, founded during the 2005-2006 school year, competed at the state level in 2007 and 2008.
The 2006 varsity boy's soccer team placed 3rd in the 5A State competition.