School is closed on Friday, September 3rd and will resume on Tuesday, September 7th, after Labor Day. We will be on Adjusted Tuesday schedule.   Back to School Night, Wednesday, September 15th, 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Bring a flashlight, if possible since the campus has some dark spots.     September 11th is the Men's Tennis Car Wash at Monte Vista from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. $10 per vehicle.              Picture re-takes and make-ups will be on Wednesday, September 15th, during the school day.
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School Profile
Monte Vista High School
 
Principal: Janet Terranova
3131 Stone Valley Road
Danville, CA 94526
925-552-5530 (phone)
925-743-1744 (fax)
 
Monte Vista High School is a comprehensive, National Blue Ribbon, fully WASC-accredited 9-12 public school of more than 2000 students. The school is located in the Town of Danville, in the San Ramon Valley, approximately 35 miles east of San Francisco.
 
 
 
 
 

2009-10 SCHOOL PROFILE

MONTE VISTA HIGH SCHOOL

A California Distinguished School - A National Blue Ribbon School

3131 STONE VALLEY ROAD, DANVILLE, CA 94526
(925) 552-5530 FAX: (925) 743-1744 CEEB CODE: 050727
Website: www.mvhigh.net
 
 
 
Principal: Janet Terranova Assistant Principals: Joy Brahmst John Paul Ballou Adam Jennings
 
 
Counselors:
A-E Patricia Whalen pwhalen@mvhigh.net
F-Ke Janelle Mincy jmincy@mvhigh.net
Kf-Md Christina Byers cbyers@mvhigh.net chaberl@mvhigh.net
Me-Sam Karolyn Palmer kpalmer@mvhigh.net
San-Z Patricia Lamson plamson@mvhigh.net
 
Support Counselors:
Nora Fisher
nfisher@mvhigh.net
Carolyn Procunier
cprocunier@mvhigh.net
 
College/Career Center Advisor:
Cathy Haberl
 
School:
Comprehensive 9-12 public high school
~ Total Enrollment: 2213 ~Class of 2010 = 546
~ Accreditation: Western Association of Secondary Schools & Colleges
~ School Day: Six periods required, seventh period (“A” period) optional.
 
 
Community:
Monte Vista High School is a comprehensive, four time State-Distinguished, fully WASC accredited, National Blue Ribbon, 9-12 public high school. The school is located in the town of Danville, in the San Ramon Valley, approximately 35 miles east of San Francisco. The community is made up primarily of professional and upper management residents. The student enrollment includes 75% Caucasian, 15% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 2% Filipino, 1% African American, and 2% all others, including Native American, Cambodian, Guamanian, and Pacific Islander.
 
 
Faculty: The faculty includes: Teachers 103 Administrators 4 Classified 28
Counselors 7 Speech Therapists 1 Para-Prof. 12
Librarian 1 Psychologists 2 Nurse 1
 
 
Graduation Requirements:
English
40
Health
5
Mathematics
(including Algebra)
20
Visual and Performing Arts/World Language/
Technology (10 credits in 2 fields)
20
Social Studies
35
 
 
Science
20
Electives
80
Physical Education
20
Total Credits Required:
240
 

 

 

Grading System: Based on 4.0 Scale - (Rank in class is not computed by District Policy)

A = Excellent C = Average F = Failure I = Incomplete
B = Good D = Passing N = Not Enrolled P = Pass
 
Class of 2009 College Placement: 99% attended 2-4 yr college/university (75% = 4-year, 24% = 2-year)
 
Grade Distribution: Grade point average is weighted and includes all courses taken in grades 9-12. Advanced Placement & Honors courses are weighted on a 5.0 scale for the Class of 2009.
 
 
 
 
School ~ API base score of 888 in 2009 and API ranking of “10”
Recognition: ~ Rated by Newsweek magazine as among “The Top 2% of High Schools in the Nation and Top 100 high schools
in California” and named as one of “America’s Best High Schools”
~ Students scored in top 10% in California in Standardized Tests
~ U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School
~ A California State Distinguished High School in 1987, 1989, 1999 and 2009
~ “California’s Top Performing Public Schools” by Consumer’s Research Council of America ‘02-‘03
~ 1st Place - State Championships: Speech and Debate Team, 2004-2006. Seven State Champions since 2000,
including the Congress State Champion 2003,2005 and 2009, National School of Excellence in Debate
~ 1st Place Davis Regional Robotics Competition 2007
~ Western Regional Robotics Forum 2006 – California Robot Games “Gracious Professionalism Award”
~ 1st Place Choral Directors Association (ADCD) Golden State Choral Competition 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
~ 2008 California Association for Music Education (CMEA)/Pearson Scott Foresman/Silver Burdett Choral Educator
~ 2009 NorCal Champs – Girls Basketball
~ 2008-2009 North Coast Section (NCS) Champions: Girls Tennis, Water Polo, Basketball Swimming, Lacross
~ 2008-2009 North Coast Section (NCS) Champions: Boys Tennis
~ 2008 Elmer Brown Award – NCS Top Performing Athletic/Academic School
Testing Profile
SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) Mean Score: ACT (American College Testing) Mean Score:
Class
Critical Reasoning
Math
Writing
 
Class
English
Math
Reading
Science
Composite
2008-09
573
603
582
 
2008-09
26.1
27.2
26.4
25.1
26.3
2007-08
566
593
577
 
2007-08
25.3
26.4
25.6
24.6
25.6
2006-07
554
582
552
 
2006-07
24.9
25.9
25.5
24.2
25.2
 
 
Advanced Placement Examination 2008
# of Students = 426
# of Exams = 755
Score of 3
23%
Score of 4
32%
Score of 5
37%
 
 
National Merit:
Year
Semi-Finalists
Finalists
Scholars
Commended
2010
5
Pending
Pending
40
2009
18
16
3
24
2008
19
19
4
33
 
 
 
 
 

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COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSES

Fine Arts

Lab Science

World Language

English

Math

Treble Choir

Biology

French 1, 2 & 3

English 9

Algebra 1

Concert Choir

Accelerated Biology

German 1,2 & 3

English 10

Geometry

Chamber Singers

Anatomy & Physiology

Spanish 1, 2 & 3

English 11

Algebra 2

Jazz Ensemble

Chemistry

Japanese 1, 2, 3

Women’s Literature

Pre-Calculus

Orchestra

Physics

Amer Sign Lang 1, 2, 3

Expository Writing

Calculus

Dance 2, 3, 4, 5

Art of Video Production

Biotechnology

 

 

English 12

Journalism
Statistics

Wind Ensemble 2

 

 

Shakespeare

 

Symphonic Band

Science

Social Studies

Literary Analysis /Film

Technology/Voc. Applied Art

Theatre Arts 1, 2, 3

Integrated Physical Sci.

World Geography

Speech & Debate 1

Computer 2

Adv. Play Production

Geology

World History 2/3

Speech & Debate 3

Java Programming

Art 1, 2

Forensic Science

US History

Adv. Speech & Debate

VS. Net Programming

Exploratory Applied Design

American Government

Lit./Music & Movement

HTML Programming

Adv. Art 5

 

Economics

Expository Read/Writing

Intro to Business Econ

Photography

 

Psychology

SDAIE English

Dev. Psych of Children

Adv. Photography

 

Sociology

 

Sports Medicine

Architectural Design

Adv. Arch. Design

 

Law

 

Advanced Sports Medicine

Robotics

Graphic Design

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONORS & ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES*
Social Studies
Art
Lab Science
Foreign Language
English
Math
AP US History
AP Music Theory
Honors Chemistry
Honors French 4
AP English Language
Honors Trig/Math Anal
AP European History
AP Studio Art
Honors Physics
AP French Language
AP English Literature
AP Calculus AB
AP Government
 
AP Environ Science
AP French Literature
 
AP Calculus BC
AP Economics
 
AP Biology
Honors German 4
 
AP Statistics
AP Human Geography
 
AP Chemistry
AP German
 
AP Comp Science A
 
 
Honors Anatomy &
Honors Spanish 4
 
AP Comp Science AB
 
 
Physiology
AP Spanish Language
 
 
 
 
 
AP Spanish Literature
 
 
 
 
 
Honors Japanese 4
 
 
 
 
 
AP Japanese
 
 
Total Honors Courses: 8 Total Advanced Placement Courses: 23
 
*Advanced Placement Classes have limited enrollment, due to class size and entrance exam. “H” and “AP” designate HONORS & AP courses on the transcript.
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