Victor Valley High School
| Victor Valley High School | |
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| Address | |
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16350 Mojave Drive Victorville, California United States |
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| Information | |
| Established | 1915 |
| School district | Victor Valley Union High School District |
| Principal | Nancy Noyer |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Kelly green and white |
| Athletics conference | Desert Sky League |
| Team name | Jackrabbits |
Victor Valley High School is located in Victorville, California, United States. It is the oldest high school in the Victor Valley Union High School District (VVUHSD).
The original campus was located at the former Victor Valley Junior High and former University Preparatory School on Forrest Avenue in Old Town Victorville, until the current campus was built in 1952. It was the first of two high schools in Victorville, with the second being Silverado High School, completed in 1996. While in the same town, both schools are very different in appearance and reflect the time period when they were built. Victor Valley High has a very small-scale appeal with large trees shading the entire campus, whereas Silverado High has much more modern architecture.
Visible from the homeside of Ray Moore Stadium is the Victorville "V," which was placed on a hill as a landmark for the original location of the High School on Forrest Ave. Keith Gunn, then high school football coach and later principal, spearheaded the project in the 1930s, with the cement being donated by Southwestern Portland Cement Company. The Keith Gunn Gymnasium is named in his honor, while the floor is dedicated to local legendary basketball coach Ollie Butler.
The grassy area in the middle courtyard of the school is the "Senior Lawn", where only seniors are allowed. The courtyard is painted every year by the seniors to reflect their class.
Victor Valley High School fields several teams in the Desert Sky League, including football, basketball, baseball, softball, wrestling, soccer (men's and women's), volleyball, swimming, tennis, track & field, cross country, and golf. Fencing is a competitive team, but not a member of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF).
Several league championships have been won over the years in the Golden League, San Andreas League, and the Desert Sky League. In 1987, the wrestling team was the California State Champions. The school has won six California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIF-SS) Championships. The first in 1981 was won by the women's C\cross country team in the CIF-SS 2A Division, and the remainder were won by the wrestling team. Though not a sanctioned CIF sport, the fencing team has won the California High School Championships numerous times, including six straight wins from 2006-2012.
1987 was the greatest year athletically for the Jackrabbits and arguably any school in the High Desert, with the football team playing in the CIF-SS Finals, the basketball team playing in the CIF-SS Semi-Finals, the track and field team having the CIF-SS 2A Champion in the 110 high meter and 300 meter intermediate hurdles, the tennis team winning the San Andreas league title, and the wrestling team winning the CIF State Title.
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