Next time I'm in town on business, am I going to miss it if I turn left off Edinger onto S. Greenville? GO FALCONS! by Downey Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Watch Later Santa Ana Valley High School Downey High School I graduated in 1998 and I loved it! I guess things have changed alot since then, but I have great memories of Valley in the mid 6o's I would love to hear from anyone who went to Valley back then my email address is lesharona@juno.com. Valley's violent reputation was so well known in the early 1980s, that my parents refused to enroll me there. Class of '91! Now alot of people go to the Block of Orange. It ranks 2020 out of 2666 schools in the state of CA, with enrollment of 0 students. We were the first class to attend all three years at Valley. Some are giving back!Freddie's Dead. I have always felt supported and given the resources I needed to reach my goals. I had only 2 months left when my family decided to move to Fresno. Raymond Washington a 15 year old high school youth founded blue bandana gang called the Crip and attempted to preserve the Panther aura. Loud Mouth, and many other rockabilly girlz. Someone needs to make a movie about us !!!! The neighborhood looked the same. Teens should limit screen time and caffeinated drinks before bed, experts say. Thanks.. Hey Steve,,,, Way back when,,,,Who remembers the week-end dances at the Rendezvous Ballroom, American Legion Hall, Harmony Park,The Hole, The Rythum Rockers Band, Dick Dale, The Venturas, The Vasilions, Chantays, Crickets,etc. First published on March 19, 2021 / 1:34 PM. They offer academies like Medical/Dental, Automotive, UCI Anteater, Culinary, and Global Business. Valley High School isranked #9,702 in the National Rankings. I'll drop by in another 44 years to see how it's changed. From the Sunset Gold our Amber Hue.Blue for ValorGold for WorthWe Go Forth throughout the EarthValley High we sing thy praiseFor now, and all our days. Used with permission. Ok, I just got back from Hong Kong. I'm a senior right now and trust me there's plenty of smart bright people attending this school. Hey SteveI graduated from VHS in '80 and played football and track. My Coach was Charlie Phillips (Mr.Fungo Phillips). Valley High School is ranked 1,121st !Those from class 95 who remember the good old days keep on touch at ya_te_encontre@yahoo.comLater. Which led to me getting the starring roll in the christmas play and all the football players clowning me while I was on stage. THATS RIGHT 2 ALL THE HAMOS(SHORT 4 SAMOANS) FRM. Want to learn how to stand out to Admissions Officers at your top colleges? These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government. My best friend was murdered by some foolz for being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Hi Steve: I attended Valley HS 1964-66, when we only had a 3 yr. HS class. Go Falcons!!!! Well my last day at VHS i will never forget getting out of six period the fire alarm went of, well someone set a trash can on fire at the boys bathrooms, the whole building seemed like it was gonna go up in smoke luckily it didnt. Santa Ana vs. Costa Mesa High-School Girls Basketball Hosted By Kings tv sports. Remember the words from the Alma Mater?we go forth throughout our days? This is not a reference to a popular song from the blaxploitation films of the '70s. Based on student and parent reviews of clubs and activities. have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement coursework and exams. I, too, remember the knifing murder at Carr (I believe I was in 7th or 8th grade when it happened) and it occurred early during the school day and many classrooms were locked down while the police combed the campus for suspects.Given all of that, these incidents were isolated from the general student body and limited to those involved in the gangs (F-Troop, United Browns, Delhi are the ones I remember offhand). He was an aspiring actor and went to a lot of on-set tv show tapings. Married 20 years to high school sweetheart who was Da'Boys prez at one time (thank God he now knows Jesus!). I heard him say so while I was sitting in the audience at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Have friends that come up to visit. But he invited me to come back and speak to his class after I had been away at university for a couple of years. I went there the same years and do not ever remb a gang fight on campus. Sadly, I can confirm that much of what Steve wrote is true. It has 2,227 students in grades 9-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 22 to 1. Living in Oregon now and greatly miss those days. I am looking for class of 82 year book from the school, willing to pay. Id like to say whats up to all my old friends on South Sullivan st. hey stevei graduated in 1995 and at that time there sure was a lot of gang bangers. Orange County School District Employee David Escobar Arrested at Saddleback High School On Suspicion of Child Molestation SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA (February 26, 2023) - A Saddleback High School safety officer identified as David Escobar was arrested following two allegations of child sexual molestation. Went to SAV from 1966-1969 as did anonymous on may 18th. I made sure to be friendly with the Samoans as they seemed a little more rough around the edges than the Latinos.I have to say that I had a really great time while at VHS. The California School Directory and related public school and district data files (collectively referred to as the "Directory"), contain information about California schools, districts, and school/district administrators that is voluntarily self-reported by local education agencies (LEAs) to the California Department of Education (CDE) as a Golden west street, South Side, Troopers, Little Mafia, Da Boyz, Meco Side, Townsend Street, Delhi, Alley Ratts, But mainly Golden West and South Side. wassup to all my fellow Santa Ana Valley Class mates 84 to 87.I'm glad i was able to grow in and environment that was at some time a little rough but it just made me realize and showed me how to survive in the real world..I made it thru Valley playin sports.. Football and track kept me out of trouble most of the time..I made it to state in track and was proud to represent where I came from..Played a couple years in the NFL Washington Redskins and the NY Jets..Valley played a big part in my life to now..If i had to do it over I would Proud to say One of my good friends now a MD graduated from SA Valley..DR Robert Espinoza big ups dawg..We made the best of what we were dealt withGod bless all of you Class of 87..Paul Peters ppalace247@yahoo.com, Paul you are a legend and a great falcon but how can someone be in the band and play football at the same time. Pete. Does anyone know what happened to the Cochino Boyz, man those guys were wabs. 1801 S. Greenville St., Santa Ana, California| (714) 241-6410. Besides the traditional gangs of Delhi, F-troop, South Side, and a few others, there were many party crews that eventually turned into gangs. Just minor fights and what not but I believe that the things that happen at Valley, happen at any other school. pic.twitter.com/38GQ7biyuz, Katherine Berger, Principal1801 South Greenville Street. The teachers taught me a lot of skills that I still use today. THIS IS STRAIGHT CLASS OF ROYAL 90s. Especially comparing what was then a just-beginning blend of socioeconomic-geographic-international-cultural origins, hormone-driven assertiveness, and ethnic juice with what is now.The essential difference between us then and what exists now, I suppose, is the caliber of weapons. It was predominately hispanic and samoan. I agree with some of the comments that "The OC" is not what we see on TV, the show needs to go down to the barrio to see what's really happening. Haga clic aqu para los prximos eventos. Does anyone remember Veronica orozco? There were very few fights as I remember. LOL @ this blog..mani am 1 of the 7 siblings that went to Valley..class of 89, 92, me "95"..and so on. Valley High School is It was quite a time. How about The Righteous Brothers, Bal Week? California Department of Education campus for the first time in many years. All schools have their lil wannabes and stuff. Remember the famous feud between the Hatfields and the McCoy's? i just remember mr hernandez. Mr. Kirwan was a turkey. I loved everything that Valley offered, I cherish my experiences there. Although I lived off of St. Gertrude Pl. Over 1,000 and only 330 graduated.6. Vietnam was just getting started. Valley High School 2022 Rankings Valley High School is ranked #9,702 in the National. I went to John Adams and Carr. The Santa Ana Unified School District said they were saddened by Jimenez's loss in a statement they released Friday. I remember Mr. Stooker the German teacher. Damnall I gotta say that it was weird how i got to this website unintentionally.I was reading a lot of the comments posted up and a couple of them took me back in time.I went to valley 2003-2004, my freshment and the beginning of my sophomore year.All I gotta say is that those were the best years of my life.although I did mess around a lot I was living life to the fullest.The homies and I ditched a lot and had fun it was wrong but at the time we didn't care. We never saw Termite ever again. Bonnie Fachio,What year did you graduate? Hi all fellow Valley High alumni. I remember seeing him on the floor mumbling and spitting out blood from his mouth. This is a great web site! Now I own my own business and live a pretty good life, but I will always be proud to be a Falcon!! Lots of speculation about VHS closing for good is out there. So then in the 1970-80 LA gangs, just 35 miles away from SAV, crawled its way into Orange County. We flew our kites without worry of losing them to power or phone lines. I was involved with F-Troop/East Side Santana. I personnally attended only my freshmen year before moving to Anahiem, but I had very good memoreis of the school. Orange County really grew when the 5 Interstate from San Diego, Santa Ana, and Las Angles opened in 1956 making it easy to go to Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, and The Angles Stadium. I graduated in the class of 66. Back in those days there wasn't a gang for every street in the neighborhood. Photo Editor for the Los Angeles Times. FAVORITE TEACHERS WUZ MRS. WHITAKER,MRS.BLUEL,& CRAZY AS MRS.LEE. ), Chuck Niles of KKJZ knew Albert! I went to Diamond, actually lived on the block that Diamond was on. The total minority enrollment is 100%, and Proficient in Mathematics (district average), Subject Proficiency Comparison(Reading vs. Robbie Boyd almost returned an interception back for a touchdown in the Rose Bowl. There are several AP courses and opportunities to take the SAT and ACT. Valley High School in Santa Ana, CA serves 2,227 students in grades 9-12. The baddies who need to intimidate others into silence about the corruption they practice, predictably hate freedom of speech, and fear this blog. There were some fights, but it was a great school to attend. In 2003 the SAVHS water polo team played against Western high school (my grandsons was a senior and played for Western) and Valley won in triple overtime, WOW, what a great game. I have friends who are imprisoned for a long time. You may know my friends, Craig Bryant, Big Dave, Watha English, Tim and Russell Harris, Tookie and Myron, Mikhail, Pasha, my girlz from Tustin High Michaelann. Hi Steve and thanks for this website. I don't remember any of the negative things I've read here, our memories are great, it was a good time and place to grow up.Lynda from the Class of 1962! And they leave behind the ones that are not doing very well, the English learners. Loved and miss the school very much. thanks, Greetings Everyone!Victor here from the great and mighty VHS Class of 1990. Some of my black friends got envolved with the "Black Panthers" and things changed. VALLY HIGH SCHOOL HOLDS MANY MEMORIES ESPECIALY IN THE HANDBALL COURTS WHERE EVERYTHING HAPPENED? THEN IT BECAME SOUTHSIDE. Futi the Hamo, I know all of your shout-outs and probably you too.3. Copyright 2002 Michael K. Carlie. -juan iglesias. We where rank #2 in the county right under Mater Dei. How Valley High School performed nationally and statewide out of 17,843 nationally ranked schools and 1,603 schools ranked in California. We do what we choose to do.Some have chosen to be the best.I would encourage any reader to do do two things:1. NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY: The Santa Maria Joint Union High School District is committed to ensuring equal, fair, and meaningful access to employment and education services. Welcome to Valley High School, Home of the Falcons! I remember fights but not too many and fewer at school. HEY STEVE, I WENT TO VALLEY IT WAS ONE OF MY MANY SCHOOLS THAT I HAD TO ATTEND. The band was at it's peak during my tenure at Valley and I was very proud to be a part of it. I have native-american blood but I do not need to advertise it. would love to share some memories with you re: classmates and teachers. lives back east.In answer to your query, Ms. Ortiz, Norman Moss and the boys are still around. Well,you got one of the really ollllld ones, here one of the first graduating class, 1962. The Mafioso was convicted.Mr. I remembered the joke I pulled on Mrs. Rhone giving her a weed on valentines day. For inquiries related to Section 504, please contact: Bianca Barquin, Assistant Superintendent, K-12 Teaching and Learning and District Section 504 Coordinator, 1601 E. Chestnut Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92701, or by phone at (714) 558-5656 or via email at Bianca.Barquin@sausd.us. Thomas Gordon, Sean Hill and Claudio all have entries about SAUSD. I think they're trying really hard to continue to change that. On the corner of McFadden and Bristol was a Richfield gas station and my dad filling the car tank with less then 2 bucks. i miss the times in valley high school.i miss school and my friends but i move to corona i am gratuating on 07.irene delgado. Not true. Oh yeahSanta AnaOne thing that will stick out forever is cruisin down Bristol and eating at good 'ol Me-n-Edsso bomb,,oh yeah..and an all beef burrito from El Tapatia! Does this school offer opportunity for all its students, or leave some behind? The report listed 42 separate crime categories, but just to name a few were categories that include alcohol, conspiracy, contributing to minors, counterfeiting, court order violations, curfew violations, domestic abuse, fraud, narcotic possession, narcotic use, probation violation-adult, probation violation-juvenile, receiving stolen property, reimprisonment of parolee, school, status offenses, suspicious circumstance, theft, traffic, trespassing, gang assaults carjacking, and rape. Santa Ana Valley High School Class Of 1963, Santa Ana, CA Santa Ana Valley High School Class Of 1963 What's New User Forums In Memory Sign In Not a member? Sacramento, CA 95814, Contact Us | FAQ Yeah Juice is my homeboy "Hugo Santana" He is a cool person. hay im still going to valley right now and im having the best time of my life.i'm a jr now and loving it,its been fun.i graduat in 2007.i dont relly think valley is that violent at all. Remember Bristol st. Cruising that was the shit. of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom. But Ranier Lopez's studio is in the Santa Ana Lofts.Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo attended Valley I'm told. I remember nothing but good times! It pretty much stays at the top of the menu. If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, immediately contact the Districts Discrimination, Equity and Title IX Compliance Officer Mr. Salvador Reynoso at 2560 Skyway Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93455, (805) 922-4573 or, Los programas, las actividades, las prcticas y el empleo de SMJUHSD prohben la discriminacin, incluido el acoso discriminatorio, la intimidacin y el acoso por motivos de raza o etnia, color, ascendencia, nacionalidad, origen nacional, identificaciones de grupo tnico, edad, religin, matrimonio, familia o padres reales o percibidos. During that time there was a lot of drug use going on, especially marijuana smokers. 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