Yucca Valley High School

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Yucca Valley High School is in the town of Yucca Valley, California. The school has 1,690 students in grades 9–12. The principal is Carl R. Phillips. The school is part of the Morongo Unified School District. The official mascot is the Trojan and the school colors are black and gold.AcademicsA variety of academic courses are offered at YVHS, with classes such as Field Ecology and Acting. YVHS teaches Spanish, French, German, and Latin, and it is one of the few high schools in California to offer Latin as a second language. But that individual has to take two years of French or Spanish to take German or Latin.A Career Pathways program allots over three-hundred job shadow opportunities for students every year. Pathways students also are offered internships and they are awarded a scholarship based on the hours completed in their internship.HistoryA school newspaper, Carpe Diem, was published until about 1995. It was resumed during the 2006-7 school year. It was published as part of a journalism class. The local paper contributed to it. The paper again suspended publication in 2007.Extracurricular activitiesArtsYucca Valley High School offers opportunities for students to express themselves artistically and culturally. In addition to music classes and art classes, YVHS has a marching band and an Art Club.Theatre CompanyThe YVHS Theatre Company, a theatrical organization on campus, produces three performances a year.