▁four - year ▁institutions . ▁ ▁The ▁five - year ▁average ▁for ▁scholar ship ▁mon ies ▁received ▁is ▁$ 2 . 7 5 ▁million . ▁Spring ▁Valley ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁ranked ▁by ▁News week ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 0 0 ▁high ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁for ▁four ▁consecutive ▁years . ▁ ▁Spring ▁Valley ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁ranked ▁one ▁of ▁America ' s ▁best ▁high ▁schools ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁by ▁News week . ▁ ▁Spring ▁Valley ' s ▁Key ▁Club ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁respect ed ▁high ▁school ▁service ▁organizations ▁anywhere . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁ranked ▁" Best ▁in ▁the ▁World " ▁six ▁times ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁win ▁count less ▁awards . ▁ ▁The ▁Spring ▁Valley ▁Deb ate ▁Team ▁is ▁consist ently ▁ranked ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 ▁in ▁The ▁Rock land ▁County ▁Championships . ▁ ▁Spring ▁Valley ' s ▁co - ed uc ational ▁athlet ic ▁program ▁consists ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁separate ▁teams . ▁ ▁The ▁Micro bi ot ics ▁program ▁received ▁newspaper ▁and ▁television ▁coverage . ▁ ▁Intel ▁Science ▁Tal ent ▁Research ▁Sem i - Final ist ▁and ▁Ron ▁Brown ▁Final ist . ▁ ▁Spring ▁Valley ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁Science ▁Olymp i ad ▁for ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁Mart y ▁App el : ▁Class ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 6 ; ▁public ▁relations ▁and ▁sports ▁management ▁executive , ▁television ▁executive ▁producer , ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁books .