High School Medium Hip Hop in 2022; in 2020, they won first and second place in various competitions; and in 2019, they won several first place prizes. Newspaper The InvestiGator has been named the best high school newspaper in Nevada for 20 of the past 25 years, including eight years in a row from 2004 to 2011. The publication most recently won the award in 2019. Student Council The Green Valley High School Student Council has won the Silver Star Award every year since 1993. The council has also been recognized as a National Gold Council of Excellence in 2008 and 2009. Academics In 2010, Green Valley High School was ranked 859 in Newsweek Magazine's list of the nation's top 1,000 high schools in terms of college preparation. It also appeared on the list in the preceding four years. Scott Panik won the 2007 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Choir teacher Kimberly Ritzer became a semifinalist for the 2021 GRAMMY Music Educator Award. Notable alumni Tyrell Crosby, National Football League player, Detroit Lions Chad Hermansen, Major League Baseball player Dave Krynzel, Major League Baseball player Brandyn Dombrowski, National Football League player, San Diego Chargers Connor Fields, 2016 Olympic BMX Gold Medalist Tana Mongeau, Youtuber and Musician. Feeder schools Selma F. Bartlett Elementary School James I. Gibson Elementary School Lorna J. Kesterson Elementary School Nate Mack Elementary School Estes M. McDoniel Elementary School Jim Thorpe Elementary School Harriet Treem Elementary School Francis H. Cortney Junior High School Barbara & Hank Greenspun Junior High School Thurman White Middle School References Buildings and structures in Henderson, Nevada Clark County School District Education in Henderson, Nevada Educational institutions established in 1991 High schools in Clark County, Nevada Public high schools in Nevada 1991 establishments in Nevada