Valley Catholic School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Valley Catholic School
| image = Valley Catholic School - Beaverton, Oregon.JPG
| imagesize = 250px
| streetaddress = 4275 Southwest 148th Avenue
| city = Beaverton
| state = Oregon
| zipcode = 97078
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|45|29|20|N|122|49|47|W|type:edu_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
| former_name = St. Mary of the Valley Academy
| type = Private, Coeducational
| religion = Roman Catholic
Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon
| accreditation = Northwest Accreditation Commission{{Cite web|url=https://www.cognia.org/services/accreditation-certification/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428081525/https://www.cognia.org/services/accreditation-certification/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 28, 2020|title=Accreditation & Certification|website=cognia.org}}
| president = John Matcovich
| head = Dr. Sara Bruins, Dr. Jennifer Gfroerer, Dr. Yvonne Ayesiga, Amber Ploussard
| head_name = Principals
| grades = Pre-Kindergarten–12
| enrollment_as_of = 2016–2017 academic year
| motto =
| motto_translation =
| rival =
| nickname = Valiants{{cite web|url=http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/ValleyCatholic/|title=OSAA - Error|work=osaa.org|access-date=2015-06-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330004122/http://www.osaa.org/schools.aspx/ValleyCatholic|archive-date=2017-03-30}}
| colors = Royal blue and white {{color box|royalblue}}{{color box|white}}
| conference = OSAA Cowapa League 4A-1
| newspaper =
| established = 1903
| website = {{url|http://www.valleycatholic.org/}}
}}
Valley Catholic School is a private Roman Catholic school in Beaverton, Oregon, United States, within the Archdiocese of Portland.
The pre-K-12 school is a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon. Until 1991, it was an all-girls school and was named St. Mary of the Valley Academy (colloquially known as "St. Mary's"), but at the start of the 1991–1992 school year boys were admitted for the first time, and the school was renamed Valley Catholic School.{{cite news|last=Holley|first=David|title=With fewer answering the call, sisters are rare in classrooms|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=December 21, 2008}}
Valley Catholic has been accredited through the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools since 1965.
Enrollment
Total enrollment for the high-school program was 256 in fall 1984,{{cite news|last=Thompson|first=Carla|title=Non-public schools check enrollment|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=September 18, 1985|page=B4|edition=West Metro}} 243 in fall 1985, 230 in 1992, and 330 in 2014. Enrollment for grades 7 through 12 was 375 in fall 1998.{{cite news|last=Gaynair|first=Gillian|title=Friends struggle to absorb two deaths|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=October 8, 1998|page=C3}}
Athletics
The school's athletic nickname is the Valiants. In the fall of 2010, Valley Catholic moved from the West Valley League to the Lewis and Clark League. In fall 2014, the high school sports program moved from being a 3A program in the Oregon School Activities Association's Lewis and Clark League, to a 4A program in OSAA's Cowapa League.{{cite news|last=Vance|first=Miles|title=Valley Catholic looks ahead to challenges in Class 4A Cowapa|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=July 2, 2014|page=A8|orig-year=published online June 27|url=http://highschoolsports.oregonlive.com/news/article/6023340736273022212/valley-catholic-looks-head-to-challenges-in-class-4a-cowapa-league/|access-date=2017-03-28}}
Valley Catholic has won two 3A State Titles in Boys' Basketball in 2007 and 2014.[http://www.osaa.org/docs/bbx/records/boyschamps.pdf Final results] osaa.org Valley Catholic also won back-to-back 4A State Titles in Women's Volleyball in 2018 and 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.osaa.org/docs/vbl/records/volleyballchampions.pdf|title=OSAA - Error|website=www.osaa.org|accessdate=22 December 2023}}
=State Championships=
- Boy's Basketball: 2007, 2014
- Boy's Cross Country: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2023
- Boy's Golf: 2018
- Boy's Tennis: 2001
- Boy's Track and Field: 2024
- Dance: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023 (Traditional), 2023 (Jazz), 2024 (Traditional), 2024 (Jazz), 2025 (Traditional), 2025 (Jazz)
- Girl's Basketball: 2013
- Girl's Soccer: 2013, 2014, 2017, 2022
- Girl's Track and Field: 2014
- Softball: 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Volleyball: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
=Activities=
The school's dance team, the Charisma, took home state titles at the OSAA Dance and Drill State Championships in 2010,[http://www.osaa.org/docs/dnc/records/2010.pdf Final results] osaa.org 2011,[http://www.osaa.org/docs/dnc/records/2011.pdf Final results] osaa.org 2012,[http://www.osaa.org/docs/dnc/records/2012.pdf Final results] osaa.org 2013,[http://www.osaa.org/docs/dnc/records/2013.pdf Final results] osaa.org 2015,[http://www.osaa.org/docs/dnc/records/2015.pdf Final results] osaa.org 2016,[http://www.osaa.org/docs/dnc/records/2016.pdf Final results] osaa.org 2018,[http://www.osaa.org/docs/dnc/records/2018.pdf Final results] osaa.org 2022,[http://www.osaa.org/docs/dnc/records/2022.pdf Final results] osaa.org 2024 and in 2025.
Notable alumni
- Aparna Brielle, actress{{cite news|first=Kristi|last=Turnquist|title=Portland native Aparna Brielle on playing a brainy student in NBC's 'A.P. Bio'|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=April 5, 2018|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2018/04/portland_native_aparna_brielle.html |access-date=2018-04-23}}
- Daniel Hardy, American football player{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4365629/daniel-hardy |title=Daniel Hardy Statistics |website=espn.com |publisher=ESPN |access-date=24 November 2022}}
- Seema Mody, news anchor and reporter{{Cite news|first= Borama|last=Jennifer |authorlink= |title= 10 Things You Didn't Know About Seema Mody |newspaper=tvovermind.com|date= |url=https://www.tvovermind.com/seema-mody/ |accessdate=}}
- Mariel Zagunis, multi-metal olympic fencer {{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/usa-fencing/athletes/Mariel-Zagunis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214162917/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-fencing/athletes/Mariel-Zagunis |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 14, 2014 |title=MARIEL ZAGUNIS |website=Team USA |publisher=United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee |access-date=11 December 2019}}
References
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Category:Catholic secondary schools in Oregon
Category:Educational institutions established in 1903
Category:High schools in Washington County, Oregon
Category:Education in Beaverton, Oregon
Category:Private K–12 schools in Oregon
Category:Schools accredited by Cognia
Category:Buildings and structures in Beaverton, Oregon
Category:1903 establishments in Oregon
Category:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
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