Spring Valley High School (West Virginia)

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Location
Spring Valley High School
Huntington, West Virginia, United States
Information
School district	Wayne County
Principal	Stephen J. Morris
Enrollment	1,085
Type	Public Secondary
Grades	9-12
Mascot	Timber Wolf
Address	1 Timberwolf Drive Huntington, WV 25704
Telephone number	+1 (304) 429-1699
Homepage	http://svhs.wayn.k12.wv.us

Spring Valley High School is a high school located in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wayne County Board of Education system.

1 History
2 Mission Statement
3 Clubs
4 The Bands
5 Partners in Education
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

Created in 1998, Spring Valley High School brought together Ceredo-Kenova High School, Vinson High School, and Buffalo High School.

[edit] Mission Statement

Spring Valley High School will provide a safe, nuturing, challenging, and developmentally appropriate environment that empowers all students, grade nine to adult, to value learning as a life-long pursuit and to enable them to become productive and responsible citizens.

[edit] Clubs

SVHS Marching Band
Quiz Bowl
National Honor Society
HATS
Mu Alpha Theta
Young Republicans
Young Democrats
Spanish Club
Spanish Honors Club
Enviro-Club
HOSA
DECA
Prayer Group
TGIM
Friends of Rachel^[1]

[edit] The Bands

Spring Valley High School has a total of Five different bands. The first band is the Freshman Band. The name speaks for itself- band of Freshmen. The next is the Symphonic Band. This band consists of mainly sophomores, juniors, and few seniors. The Wind Ensemble consists of Juniors, Seniors, and a select few exceptional Sophomores. The award-winning Jazz Ensemble was chosen to play at the West Virginia State Music Convention, the highest recognition a West Virginia jazz band can receive. The award-winning Marching Band is composed of any band member that wants to join. In April 2008 the "Marching Timberwolves" performed in the Spectro-Magic Parade at Walt Disney World in Florida. Directors for these bands are Tom Chaffin and Joe D. Hardin.