Valley Forge High School

{{Short description|Public, coeducational high school in Parma Heights, Ohio, US}}

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| name = Valley Forge High School

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| caption = Official Valley Forge Seal

| streetaddress = 9999 Independence Boulevard

| city = Parma Heights

| state = Ohio

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| zipcode = 44130

| country = USA

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| district = Parma City School District

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| superintendent = Charles Smialek

| established = 1961

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| principal = Janine Andrzejewski

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| teaching_staff = 79.83 (FTE)

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| type = Public, Coeducational high school

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| grades = 9-12

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| conference = Cleveland West Conference

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| rivals = Normandy High School

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| team_name = Patriots{{cite web|url=http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1588|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory|access-date=2010-02-17|author=OHSAA}}

| nickname = Patriots

| colors = Navy Blue, White, Red
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| newspaper = The Battlecry

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| enrollment = 1,452 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3904463&ID=390446301519|title=Valley Forge High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=December 13, 2024}}

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| picture = Valley Forge High School 8-7-22(3).jpg

| homepage = [http://www.parmacityschools.org parmacityschools.org]

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Valley Forge High School is located in Parma Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. It is one of two high schools in the Parma City School District, which is one of the largest school districts in the state of Ohio, serving the cities of Parma, Parma Heights, and Seven Hills.{{cite web|url=http://www.parmacityschools.org/|title=Parma City School District Website|access-date=2007-02-28}} The school's colors are Navy blue, white, and red; its sports teams are known as the Patriots. Valley Forge High School athletic teams compete in the Great Lakes Conference.{{cite web|title=Member Schools|url=http://www.northeastohioconference.org/page.cfm?page=member_schools.cfm|year=2009|publisher=NOC|access-date=20 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416040158/http://www.northeastohioconference.org/page.cfm?page=member_schools.cfm|archive-date=16 April 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

In the 2005 Marching Season, Valley Forge Patriot Marching Band became the first band in the Parma City School District to earn the right to attend and perform at the OMEA Marching Band State Finals in Columbus, Ohio. The band performed as a Class AA band. The band was later presented with a commendation for this achievement by the Board of Education for Parma and Parma Heights.

On March 1, 2008, Valley Forge High School was the site of a town hall meeting by former President Barack Obama. He spoke to a crowd of 1,300 in the high school's auditorium on topics including the foreclosure crisis and health care.