Sonoma Valley High School Explained

Sonoma Valley High School
Type:	Public
Staff:	52.89 (FTE)
Ratio:	21.31
Students:	1,127 (2022–23)^[1]
Nickname:	Dragons^[2]
Location:	Sonoma, California
Country:	United States

Sonoma Valley High School (SVHS) is a public high school located in Sonoma, California with approximately 1,300 students as of 2017. It was founded in 1891 and held its first commencement in 1894. It moved to its current campus in 1922. Since that time, there have been numerous additions to campus facilities. It is the only comprehensive high school in the Sonoma Valley Unified School District.^[3]

By some accounts, it is about the 25th oldest continuously operating high school in California.^[4]

Awards

Sonoma Valley was named a California Distinguished School in 1994.^[5] The school student newspaper, the Sonoma Dragon's Tale, received first place in Overall Excellence in the Redwood Empire Excellence in Journalism Awards in 2013. Editor-in-Chief Jamie Ballard and Copy Editor Grace Bon also received Outstanding Journalism awards in 2013.^[6]

Notable alumni

• • Tommy Everidge, former professional baseball player and current minor league hitting coach Brian Posehn, comedian and writer
• Tony Moll, former professional football player
• August Sebastiani, winery founder, named to Vintners Hall of Fame^[7]
• Tim Schafer, computer game designer and founder of Double Fine
• Max Simonet, co-creator and host of FishCenter Live on Adult Swim^[8]
• David Ury, character actor and Japanese translation specialist

See also

• Education in the United States
• List of high schools in California

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sonoma Valley High. National Center for Education Statistics. August 19, 2024.
2. Web site: Principal's Message / Overview. 28 April 2023.
3. Web site: About. Sonoma Valley High School. 2009-05-04.
4. Web site: List of oldest schools in California.
5. Web site: Distinguished Schools Data File. August 27, 2010.
6. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130509/ARTICLES/130509501/1033/news?p=1&tc=pg Redwood Empire's top high school journalists honored
7. Web site: La Chertosa Wines - About Us - Celebrating August Sebastiani.
8. Web site: Templeton. David. Sonoma's Max Simonet making big splash on Adult Swim. Sonoma Index-Tribune. Sonoma Media Investments, LLC. 23 February 2017. 29 November 2017.