Del Valle High School (Del Valle, Texas)
Encyclopedia
Del Valle High School is a public high school located in the Del Valle
community in unincorporated
Travis County, Texas
, United States
and is part of the Del Valle Independent School District
. The high school serves the communities of Austin
, Creedmoor
, Garfield
, Mustang Ridge, Pilot Knob
, Elroy
, Webberville
, and Hornsby Bend. Being the new high school of the district, the campus is still growing and also recognized by TEA
(Texas Education Agency) for the 2008-2009 school year, and affiliated with Austin Community College
.
was built, Del Valle High School and all other DVISD schools were relocated to their current locations. In 2000, the new high-school was built on its present site, and in 2007 the district passed another bond-issue, which money was used to relocate the Del Valle Opportunity Center, a new elementary and middle-school were built, and a ninth-grade academy, which is annexed to the high school.
Community Outreach Coordinator, and the student G-Force members.
. It introduces students to the U.S. school-system and provides them with intense background knowledge in core content areas.
Del Valle, Texas
Del Valle is an unincorporated community in southeastern Travis County, Texas, United States. It is about miles southeast of Downtown Austin, and is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area...
community in unincorporated
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
Travis County, Texas
Travis County, Texas
As of 2009, the U.S. census estimates there were 1,026,158 people, 320,766 households, and 183,798 families residing in the county. The population density was 821 people per square mile . There were 335,881 housing units at an average density of 340 per square mile...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and is part of the Del Valle Independent School District
Del Valle Independent School District
Del Valle Independent School District is a public school district with its headquarters in the Edward A. Neal Administration Building in the Del Valle community and in unincorporated Travis County, Texas ....
. The high school serves the communities of Austin
Austin
Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas.Austin may also refer to:-In the United States:*Austin, Arkansas*Austin, Colorado*Austin, Chicago, Illinois*Austin, Indiana*Austin, Minnesota*Austin, Nevada*Austin, Oregon...
, Creedmoor
Creedmoor, Texas
Creedmoor is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 211 at the 2000 census, and 188 in the 2005 census estimate.-Geography:Creedmoor is located at , about 15 miles south of Austin....
, Garfield
Garfield, Texas
Garfield is a census-designated place in Travis County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 1,660.-Geography:Garfield is located at , 12 miles east of downtown Austin....
, Mustang Ridge, Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob, Texas
Pilot Knob is a small unincorporated community in southern Travis County, Texas, United States....
, Elroy
Elroy, Texas
Elroy is a small unincorporated community in southeast Travis County, Texas, United States with a population of 125. It will be the future site of a brand new Formula One race track which will host the 2012 US Grand Prix....
, Webberville
Webberville, Texas
Webberville is a village in Travis County, Texas . Its population was 336, according to a 2008 census estimate.Comprising settlements dating back to 1827, Webber's Prairie was formally established by retired physician John Ferdinand Webber in 1839...
, and Hornsby Bend. Being the new high school of the district, the campus is still growing and also recognized by TEA
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B...
(Texas Education Agency) for the 2008-2009 school year, and affiliated with Austin Community College
Austin Community College
The Austin Community College District is a regional community college district with eight campuses and 12 centers located in and around the city of Austin, Texas, United States....
.
History
In 1956, Del Valle Junior-Senior High School was built to serve grades seven through ten, and grade eleven was added 1957,and a mascot and colors were chosen. During that year, grade twelve was added as was the Cardinal field. Eventually, a new junior-high school was built and served grades seven and eight and an athletic and physical-education field was approved for both the junior high and high school. As time went on, other common school districts kept joining the Colorado Common School District, a.k.a. Del Valle Independent School District (DVISD), and when the Austin-Bergstrom International AirportAustin-Bergstrom International Airport
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is a mixed-use commercial airport located southeast of the central business district of Austin, Texas, United States. It covers and has two runways and three helipads.The airport began passenger service on May 23, 1999...
was built, Del Valle High School and all other DVISD schools were relocated to their current locations. In 2000, the new high-school was built on its present site, and in 2007 the district passed another bond-issue, which money was used to relocate the Del Valle Opportunity Center, a new elementary and middle-school were built, and a ninth-grade academy, which is annexed to the high school.
Freshman Academy
The Freshman Academy is the high-school's ninth-grade center which was formed to support incoming Freshmen. The academy aids students in all academic areas. It also offers summer freshman parent/student orientation, a ninth-grade wing, academic teaming, freshman awards, freshman celebration parties, tutorials, and additional administrators.The Go Center
The Go Center is a place were students find information and guidance in making college and career choices. It consists of the school's college and career counselors, ACCAustin Community College
The Austin Community College District is a regional community college district with eight campuses and 12 centers located in and around the city of Austin, Texas, United States....
Community Outreach Coordinator, and the student G-Force members.
Freshman Academy
The Freshman Academy Program is a one-year, intensive language instructional program aimed at helping students acquire fluency in the English LanguageEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. It introduces students to the U.S. school-system and provides them with intense background knowledge in core content areas.