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Valley High School (New Mexico)

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Type
  
Public high school

Principal
  
Anthony Griego

Campus
  
Suburban

Phone
  
+1 505-345-9021

Mascot
  
Viking

Established
  
1954

Enrollment
  
1,350

Color(s)
  
Maroon and gold

Founded
  
1954

Valley High School (New Mexico)

Address
  
1505 Candelaria Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107, USA

District
  
Albuquerque Public Schools

Valley High School is a public high school in the North Valley area of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools district. The school opened in 1954 and enrolls around 1,800 students.

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Athletics

VHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 5. In 2014, the NMAA realigned the state's schools in to six classifications and adjusted district boundaries. In addition to Valley High School, the schools in District 5-6A include West Mesa High School, Rio Grande High School, Albuquerque High School and Atrisco Heritage Academy High School.

Notable alumni

  • Patti Cohenour, actress
  • Arian Foster, Houston Texans running back
  • Sid Gutierrez, astronaut
  • Minka Kelly, actress
  • Michael Larson, investment manager
  • Bobby Shew, jazz trumpeter
  • Gregory Zanetti, military officer and politician
  • References

    Valley High School (New Mexico) Wikipedia