almost every subject. There are over 27 elective classes offered to students including concurrent enrollment at Northern New Mexico College. Students of EVHS are on an individualized four–year otherwise known as the "Next–Step plan" due to standards-based curriculum set up by the district and state. Since 2011, a student is required 24 credit hours to graduate from EVHS, previously only 23 were needed. Awards Torch award EVHS Students who have earned a 3.5 GPA yearly and involved in extracurricular activities (including athletics), can apply and are considered for the award. The Torch award is the most prestigious honorary award of its kind at EVHS. The award was created by former principal Bruce Hopmeier in 2005. State testing NMPED state assessment The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) replaced the "No Child Left Behind Act" and AYP testing with a new school grading formula, which took effect for the 2010–11 school year. The grade is calculated using many forms of testing, and includes graduation rates. Administration and student body Principals Student statistics Extracurricular activities Athletics program Española Valley High School competes in the New Mexico Activities Association, they are classified as a 5A school in District 2 along with: Albuquerque Academy, Capital High School, Del Norte High School and Los Alamos High School. Throughout its history, Espanola Valley competed in 4A (until early 2014), capturing three state championships in various sports, and eleven individual state champions. In 2007, the school set a New Mexico High School record for major NCAA scholarships for 10 graduating seniors. In 1989 and 2002 the school was voted by the NMAA with the Sportsmanship Award. Boys basketball The Sundevils captured the state title in the 2011 season as the #2 seed, defeating Goddard High School (55–52). In 2016, EVHS won its second basketball title, defeating rival Capital High School (36–34) as the #4 seed. Rivalries EVHS has maintained a rivalry with Los Alamos High School in most competitive sports since opening. Other rivals include Capital High School for basketball. State championships {| class="wikitable " width= |+ ! colspan="4" | NMAA State Championships |- ! Season !! Sport !! Number || Champions |- |Fall || Cross Country, Girls || align="center"|1 || 1992 |- | rowspan="3"|Winter || Basketball, Boys || align="center"|2 || 2016, 2011 |- | Spirit/Cheer || align="center"|1 || 1995 |- | Bowling, Boys || align="center"|1 || 2022 |- | align="center" colspan="2"|Total || align="center"|5 |- |} Music