Crescent Valley High School, also known as CV, is a four-year public secondary school in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. Opened in 1971 in a rural location north of the city, it is one of the two traditional high schools of the Corvallis School District. Academics Courses are sometimes shared with Corvallis High School. In 2008, 79% of the school's seniors received their high school diploma. Of 243 students, 192 graduated, 39 dropped out, 1 received a modified diploma, and 11 are still in high school. In 2010, a student at the school was honored as a Presidential Scholar, one of three from Oregon. There have been two other Presidential Scholars from this school in the past ten years. Reputation and ratings According to the 2006-2007 School Report Card, the average SAT score of CV students is higher than both the Oregon state SAT average and the national SAT average (with 66% participation). In 2007, the school met AYP targets set by the No Child Left Behind Act for the first time since the act's legislation. The school has won the Oregonian Cup, which recognizes "overall excellence by schools in academics, activities and athletics," in the 2000-2001, 2006-2007, and 2007-2008 academic years. The school received a silver ranking from U.S. News & World Report's 2010 "America's Best High Schools" survey. Athletics State championships Boys Soccer 1996, 1978 Boys Tennis Team: 2013, 2014 Girls Swim Team: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 2019 Girls Cross Country: 1987 Girls Basketball: 1978, 2022 Chess: 1981, 2012 (Co-champions with Clackamas, Willamette, and La Salle), 2013, 2014 Wrestling: 2019 Girls Soccer: 2018, 2019 Activities Band State champions: 2009 Orchestra The Corvallis Camerata is a combination of both Corvallis high schools. State champions: 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 Mt. Hood Symphony festival winners: 1989, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2011 Choir State champions: 2009 Robotics The CV Robotics team is a FIRST Robotics Competition team founded in 2002. Their team number is 955. PNW Regional Winner: 2013, 2015 FIRST Championship Qualification: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Industrial Design Award: 2013, 2014 Chess National champions: 1979 State champions 1981 Crescent Crier newspaper Gold Crown, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 1981 Alumni Meghna Chakrabarti (1993) National Journalist, Public Radio host (On Point, Here & Now), Podcast host (Modern Love) Steve LaVietes (1992), Oscar winner—Best Technical Achievement 2012 Chris Botti (1981), Trumpet player Robert Garrigus, golfer Dave Johnson (1981), Olympic decathlete