!Gustavo E. Mejia Class '95 Rules Baby !! Just as adult gang organization, culture diversity gangs and juvenile delinquents are different so is the time line for the local gangs. But life was great then and now. High School Inc. Class of 1987 - The class with most Freshman ever coming in and the least to Graduate! Plays bass for the Pointer Sisters. The Street was renamed to McFadden after the orange groves were mowed down between Raitt and which is now Fairview in 1957. NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY: The Santa Maria Joint Union High School District is committed to ensuring equal, fair, and meaningful access to employment and education services. thompsonm@chambersk12.org. I graduated from SAV in 1966, was student body vice-president, and can remember less that 5 fights on campus from 63 to 66. There's actually people that care about their education and teachers that are there actually busting their ass trying to help students graduate and get their education. That's right keep it that way. Glenn Warrington, I grew up with your son, Erik. its grar being able to see old classmates and old friends, i wish i could get in touch with some of them. We also had great Basketball players. The weekends usually involved going to the former Orange Drive In and drink and smoke our fill. lives back east.In answer to your query, Ms. Ortiz, Norman Moss and the boys are still around. many of the SouthSiders are locked up after terrorizing the area for many years. Yes, some great musicians and rappers: Remember the Shipp's? I went to Monte vista and Carr then Valley. I loved it and would not be who I am today without the real OC. Hi Steve, I graduated from SAVHS 1980, Everyone called me Big Dave. i was raised on 1917 South Sullivan St. Hi everyone I have a question I just moved from San luis Obispo to Oceano and I have noticed a number of gang tags all sayin "O13" or "Oceano 13" even one on my the other side of my fence in my backyard but anyways are they really something I should worry about? There were a few times that I thought I was going to get my ass kicked but never did. I keep in touch with a few people from Valley back in the day like Norman Moss. Anyone remember a guy named O Brian? 8,411 were here. I graduated from Valley in 1981. If anyone remebers me email me at calirican@verizon.net thanks, sincerely David Melendez class of 84, 1991-1993 1991-1993 1991-1993 1991-1993 1991-1993 1991-1993 1991-1993Falcons n FalconettesI saw someone on the street today that i recognized from Valley, an old crush i had. Which led to me getting the starring roll in the christmas play and all the football players clowning me while I was on stage. My teachers Mr. Murphy who made sure we were paying attention all the time, Mr. Obierruter a.k.a Obie, he was the best, I will never forget all those wonderfull yet troubleing moments at VHS, wishing the best of luck for 'CLASS OF 2007 you guy 'ROCK'. Fountain Valley High School Jan 2023 - Present2 months Fountain Valley High School On-site resident substitute teacher who will fulfill any classroom vacancies throughout the entire. To many people bending politics and the rules. 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. I went to Newport Harbor Hi then Corona Del Mar Hi. Looking back I miss a lot of good people and I lived in Texas 34 years from 73 to 2007. Eeeh reality check YOU DONT OWN SHIT! of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom. BEST FOUR YEARS OF MY YOUNG LIFE. I think they're trying really hard to continue to change that. I don't know if anyone remembers them but we did crazy things around the school. There was a mix of black, hispanic and whites there, with a few Samonans and Vietnamese. It's in South Side terretory. I attended Spurgeon Int. How can i find you and talk about those days. This section shows how much academic progress (also called growth) students at this school are making given where they were last year, compared to similar students in the state. I believe, I know quite a few of you:1. Box 25704 I was in Charles (Chuck) Staudenbaur's Chemistry and Physics classes. I was supposed to attend Saddleback high, I was there for about 2 months my freshman year and could not handle the 'fakeness' of the students so I transferred to Valley where I thought the 'real' people went. Maybe you went to the wrong places if you saw all those negative things.I remb alot of great parties and great sports. Billy Mills. As for me it was great. I was doing a little web surfing looking for a class reunion when I ran across your web comments about VHS. If anyone remembers me, Ma, I'd love to hear from you. 1965 changed that. I was reading some of the negitive experiences former students had with violence but I would rather remember the positive things that happen to me. Want to learn how to stand out to Admissions Officers at your top colleges? Gossip and district trivia are often mentioned. Pre-enrollment Links for parents/ Enlaces de preinscripcin para padres. I then remembered her name, which i had totally fazed out of my mind at one point. Copyright 2002 Michael K. Carlie. You are correct, we had the largest and loudest freshmen class ever. There are also several other bloggers who write for OJ on a variety of topics. I wrote about Mr. Staudenbaur losing his mind and threatening to blow up a class full of students. So many great momories and more to come when I come back. Moved to hot ass Las Vegas. I went there the same years and do not ever remb a gang fight on campus. Im a JR. now in Arroyo Grande, well i remeber this one time when i was a 9th grader a girl got in a big fight on Right & Edinger, that was the biggest fight ive ever been to there were atleast more that 100 students in the streets, her name was Martha i remeber like if it was just yesterday the other girls whose name i dont remember, but she got badly hurt the police went but no one got arrested. Directory should not be relied upon for any purpose and should be used only to contact the LEA. We moved to Mc Fadden St (which was Fairview St back then) in Santa Ana. I went to Santa Ana High for 9th and 10th grade 1977 to 1979, hey well i hve friends and cousins that go to valley and i hear from my cousin that there is still some fights and stuff well i live in garden grove and even my school knows valley is very dangerous to go therewell mostly all my family graduated from SAV. As a matter of fact, I'm attending Valley High School this year and for the past 3 years. This website endeavors to comply with best practices and standards defined by Section 508 of the U.S. Ask the school what it's doing to help students who are behind. U ALL DONT KNOW SHIT ABOUT VALLEY.IM FROM BROWNSIDE LOS HUSTLERS GANG, ME AND MY HOMIES CONTROLED VALLEY AROUND 97-99.THEN WE ALL GOT KICKED OUT PRETTY MUCH.AND TO LIL BLACKY FROM DUK UR STUPID HOMIE, U DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A THUG GANGSTER IS.U MAKE ME LAUGH. Worst thing could happen was a busted nose and a little non-viral bloodshed. I wrote for The Talon (the school paper) and got to write a fictional piece for the April Fool's edition. Hey to all,,I wrote the article on the 18th. I went to SAV for the entre 4 yrs and I had the best experiences in life.. Hey Valley High,I graduated in 1994. I remember great pep-rally's and the kangaroo-court, fun times. Andres Martinez, one of the graduates of the Class of 1984, is currently an English Teacher at Valley and has been for some time. JVD. Did you have a gf then?? Anyone an alumni of Santa Ana Valley High School?Well, I am. Does anyone remember the "COMPS" ? Expect me to be back. We had none of that. Accreditation and Quality Assurance of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in. It was quite a time. Valley High School in Santa Ana, CA serves 2,227 students in grades 9-12. Remember the COMPS, Da Boys, Family Hood and the Convicts? Both started out as party crew but now gangs some other gangs died out such as DOGTOWN, GOLDEN WEST STR, CUBBON STR, LIL BROOK STR, LIL MAFIA and many others. Watts Riots and so on. of students agree that they feel safe at their school. I remember nothing but good times! Valley is packed and will be moving back in the next few days. Jimenez Morales, 17, was not. Kevin Knapp, Site Supervisor x7690. He works for chevrolet. Boogie. If my memory serves me right, I believe our football team of Sophomores and Juniors were also in the CIF Championships that first year coached by the best, Coach Dick Hill, who passed away last October. I have always felt supported and given the resources I needed to reach my goals. Understand what. #1Valley High School Santa Ana, CaliforniaSchoolUpdated: 2020-02-27Santa Ana Valley High School, also referred to as Valley High School is located at 1801 S. Greenville St. in Santa Ana, CA 92704. Great memories!!! ;-). His children all attend SAUSD schools. There was some fights and incidents but it was pretty typical of the city itself. Not only was Vally high a hang out I met great friend their some did not make it I life other did and I glad for them free will I'm not expecting anyone to follow me as some kind of example I got love for everyone of my homeboys gang bangers, drugies what ever they are their a part of life you sure don't do anything to help out with the problem so please mr. or ms. Hey big Block I cant forget about you homeboy does anyone remember that jam cruising bristol thats the homie Block. I would love to get a hold of a yearbook for each of those years. THEN IT BECAME SOUTHSIDE. My friends will probably laugh at my post, but it's all good.-Bonoscbono@sbcglobal.net. Attended many underground raves and I do remember when several of us were in mourning over the death of Kurt Cobain.Acid trips, balloons filled with nitrace..oh those were some good times, Carol - your comment interested me as i also went to Smedly and Valley those same years. Everything else about this school, education-wise, is wonderful. Hi All,I graduated class of "1994" .. We were the first class that started "GLOBAL BUSINESS" with Mr. Bartholio , rememeber that! Theres hotter ladies now. Gang member do not look for revenues from legal aspiration, they just rob, kill, and open meth labs in local neighborhood. I grabbed an empty baggie off the ground and walked every row picking up roaches when I was done I had a Three finger bag of them.Life was good back then!Remember Tiger and his bread bag filled with 50 cent joints? Movies from Bruce Brown in the auditorium. True when I graduated in '87. This has truly been entertaining for me.SAV Graduate of 1979, HEY STEVEWELL I'M A CURRENT STUDENT IN VALLEY AND IT'S PRETTY COOL BUT STILL MANY FIGHTSMAINLY BETWEEN THE VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM AND THE GANGSTERS. the only fights if seen was my own!=). A gallon Red Mountain (horrible wine) cost 99 cents a gallon, station wagons with curtains over the windows, Chris Harvey's dad was mayor of Santa Ana, Al Martinez's dad owned the best car paint shop in town. Come and see!Michael Mossc/o '75Counselor, SAVHS. He's a Falcon, too.VJ Lovero (R.I.P.). I only ask that you remove my name b/c I dont want the crybabies and cowards bugging me right now. Smarter Balanced Scores Relative to U.S. News Expectations. "If it was an accident, she understands things happen, but she doesn't like how no one's telling her anything, no one's giving her answers, no one's giving her the what happened.". We where rank #2 in the county right under Mater Dei. check me out:psykolife@yahoo.compsykolife.commyspace/psykoflavorpeaceRomeo OnePSYKO FLAVOR. I just want to let all the gang banger know that "homie i feel you all it's cool for a while but then it get old" Some times you got to let go and grow up or you'll get stuck on it for life. Underserved students at this school may be falling behind other students in the state, and this school may have significant achievement gaps. Phone: 714-241-6592 Email: info@highschoolinc.org They offer academies like Medical/Dental, Automotive, UCI Anteater, Culinary, and Global Business. He's the current basketball coach at Chapman University.It is rummored that a Valley grad from the '80's taught Michael Jackson some of his signature moves (remember the moon walk?). hi steve!! In 1962 & 63, SAV was a place that no one wanted to go to back then especially if you were a Surfer..!! I know all the hoodsSouth- West- East Santana, 17thStreet their rivals 5th Street. I graduated in 1983. 1801 S Greenville St Santa Ana CA 92704 I too want to Valley (84 thru 87). Here is the general site: http://o-juice.blogspot.com/ If you read down the page, you will see about a dozen Blog entries on any given day. I'll look at my yearbooks and see if I can find you. !Or fresh baked cookies at Valley Villa? | Web Policy These comments are a terrific written history, though somehow I think I'm glad to have gotten in and out before things turned as rough as they apparently did. Issues logging in to your Chromebook/Google account? "So she just wants answers, as any mother. If this is the same Freddy from Diamond/Brooks Street area, he was thrown from the sun roof of a car returning from Vegas some years ago. Let them know about Teachers.io! I've seen many things and some of them are not pretty. I loved my being an alumni of Valley. Class of 1986. But in Valley I got to see many fights go down. We flew our kites without worry of losing them to power or phone lines. Experts advise college-minded students to stay focused through the end of the school year. Valley High was built in 1959 and celebrates its 60th anniversary in the Fall of 2019. I was a grad. Anyways, the area around valley is prety calm now. I still have tons of family in the area down there including some nieces and nephews who've done K-12 in SA schools. I remember Kangaroo Court and Spirit Week. I was a manager on the swim and water polo teams, worked in the Valley Villa, and was an editor for the Essense literary magazine. web page. I would see him sometimes at Immaculate Heart. I remember Mr. Boggie and how he swam my nickname for him was (shamu). Cannot login into Aeries? 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. Valley High School / Overview Valley High School District Home Our Schools Translate Language User Options Preparing All Students for Success in College and Career Loading Loading Loading Ethnic Studies Conference @ Valley In April, Valley hosted the SAUSD Ethnic Studies conference to promote awareness of Ethnic Studies. Yeah, I knew Juice. Memories of living and working in Orange County, California. Funny thingI still keep in touch with my 1st grade teacher from Diamondshe was my teacher in 77-78!Would love to touch base with any other VHS alums from '90 (or the shoulder years '89 or '91).victorVHS1990@yahoo.com, Hi Steve,I graduated in 1993 and I loved it! We had some good parties down at Scotchman's Cove and Little Corona. Every single student is encouraged to succeed beyond high school. It was fun to be the ones to pick the mascot, the colors, the types of clubs and all the fun stuff. Not a lot of violence when I was there, an occacional drive-by was about it. 1 of 10 high schools thanks. estado, discapacidad fsica o mental, sexo, orientacin sexual, gnero, identidad de gnero, expresin de gnero o informacin gentica o asociacin con una persona o grupo con una o ms de estas caractersticas reales o percibidas. of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students. I was a well respected guy and very much connected with the "IN" crowd. Niche requires Javascript to work correctly. Did you have a band uniform under your football uniform for the half time shows? We had a great school, our athletics were the shit back then. 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. I moved out of Califoria in 2001 and currently reside in Glendale, AZ. So everyone out there, please remember that one person can make a difference and please give back to the community. Nearby at Centennial Park, there were students and gang members that died in knife fights.One time a guy got his throat slit while walking though Carr Intermediate School on his way into Valley High.There was also a prankster club there called the "Crack Club". Those were the days,girls, cars, and nothing but time. The Mafioso was convicted.Mr. Stop talking like you lived in South County all your life with a GOLDEN SPOON in your mouth. I graduated from SAV 2004, how times have changed. All Valley Grads: Gary Wing, Drums; Karl Denson, Sax; Melvin Davis, Bass. THEIR QUESADILLAS WITH CARNE ASADA WERE YUMMY AS WELL. I know a bunch of them.They have just finshed remodeling Valley. I am not sure if you are talking about the same SAV from the 80's.. During that time there was a lot of drug use going on, especially marijuana smokers. We used to play football in your front yard.4. I was in JROTC and would get bussed over to SAHS for that class. MATCH TODAY Patriots vs.Falcons | Oxford Academy vs. Santa Ana Valley California High School Volleyball LIVE STREAM NOW!Click Here : https://www.youtube. There were some fights, but it was a great school to attend. I am looking for a yearbook From that year. Hey SteveI graduated from VHS in '80 and played football and track. Santa Ana Valley High School. We Are Connected, We Are Valley Falcons! International Baccalaureate (IB) data provided by International Baccalaureate of North America. It has 1,575 students in grades 7-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 22 to 1. Remember the famous feud between the Hatfields and the McCoy's? I graduated from Saddleback in '81. Valley's environment was engaging and supportive, and it was overall a great place to go to school. to name but a handful. Valley High was built in 1959. 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