Cumberland Valley High School

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{{Infobox school

|name=Cumberland Valley High School

|logo= Cumberland Valley High School District Logo.png

|established=1954

| district =Cumberland Valley School District

|type=Public

|principal= Jesse Rawls Jr.

|location= 6746 Carlisle Pike

|city= Mechanicsburg

|county = Cumberland County

|state = Pennsylvania

|country = United States

|staff = 169.99 (FTE)

|ratio = 18.32

|enrollment = 3,114 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4207110&ID=420711001701|title=Cumberland Valley HS|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 22, 2024}}

|team_name = Eagles

|colors = {{color box|red}} {{color box|black}} {{color box|white}}

|website=http://www.cvschools.org/

}}

Cumberland Valley High School (CV) is a public high school located in Silver Spring Township, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,{{cite web|url=http://www.ccpa.net/DocumentView.aspx?DID=6748|title=Silver Spring Township Zoning Map|publisher=Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|access-date=2024-09-09}} - Compare with full street location and address. with a Mechanicsburg postal address.{{cite web|url=https://hs.cvschools.org/|title=Home|publisher=Cumberland Valley High School|access-date=2024-09-09|quote=6746 CARLISLE PIKE MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050}} Founded in 1954, it is located in the Cumberland Valley School District. In the 2019–2020 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, the school had 2,809 pupils enrolled in the ninth to twelfth grades. The school employed 150.75 full-time equivalent teachers yielding a student:teacher ratio of 18.66:1. The mascot is an Eagle.

The Cumberland Valley High School serves the four townships of Hampden, Middlesex, Monroe and Silver Spring in Cumberland County. It also includes the New Kingstown census-designated place and a portion of the Schlusser census-designated place. The area included in the school system extends from a place just outside of Carlisle Borough to Camp Hill.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42041_cumberland/DC20SD_C42041.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cumberland County, PA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-10-17}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42041_cumberland/DC20SD_C42041_SD2MS.txt Text list] This area is suburban and is located fifteen miles west of Harrisburg.

The combined junior-senior high school opened in September 1954 to 800 students. The school has steadily grown since that time. This is evident by the size of only the class of 2027, which amounts to about 827 students. All schools in the district, except for Monroe Elementary, have been re-built or remodeled due to significant student population growth.

Seven elementary schools and two middle schools funnel into the high school. The middle schools are: Mountain View Middle School and Eagle View Middle School.

The library (known as IMC, stands for "Instructional Materials Center" {{cite web|title=CV Library Services|url=http://www.cvschools.org/high_school.cfm?subpage=384|access-date=2014-05-04|archive-date=2015-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212033/http://www.cvschools.org/high_school.cfm?subpage=384|url-status=dead}} ) is a learning center providing books, magazines, daily newspapers, audiovisuals, and CD-ROMs. Students use computers to access library resources, the Internet and to do word processing and graphical analysis. They also have interlibrary loan privileges with other libraries in the state. The school has offered the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme since 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibo.org/en/school/006463|title=Cumberland Valley High School|publisher=International Baccalaureate Organization|access-date=March 26, 2022}}

The Performing Arts Center, known as the PAC, is much more than a traditional auditorium. It rivals many professional theaters, with its large 1,500 seat audience capacity, including an orchestra level, mezzanine, and balcony, a large stage with a sunken orchestra pit that elevates to increase the stage area, and professional light and sound capabilities. Students have opportunities to participate in and provide crew and tech support for many vocal and instrumental concerts, plays, and an annual musical that is always a sell out.

Extracurriculars

A wide variety of activities, clubs, and sports are offered to the students and community. In particular, the [https://sites.google.com/cvschools.org/cv-science-olympiad/home Cumberland Valley] Science Olympiad team has seen great success in recent years, earning their first-ever state championship in April 2022. Varsity, junior varsity, and freshman athletic activities are under the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association. Cumberland Valley High School hosts PIAA State Championships for several sports including football, field hockey, among many others. They also host multiple all-star games. Due to this, they renovated their stadium to add artificial turf, new LED lighting, a new track, and a jumbotron.

=Sports=

The District funds:

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;Boys:

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;Girls:

  • Girls Basketball - AAAAAA
  • Girls Competitive Spirit - AAA
  • Girls Cross Country - AAA
  • Field Hockey - AAA
  • Girls Golf - AAA
  • Girls Indoor Track and Field - AAAA
  • Girls Lacrosse - AAA
  • Girls Soccer - AAAA
  • Softball - AAAAAA
  • Girls Swimming and Diving - AAA
  • Girls' Tennis - AAA
  • Girls Track and Field - AAA
  • Girls Volleyball - AAAA
  • Girls Water Polo - AAAA
  • Girls Wrestling - AAAA

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{{cite web | url=http://www.piaa.org/schools/directory/details.aspx?ID=11101 | title=Cumberland Valley High School - PIAA }}

Notable alumni

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References