About Us
                   The Pleasant Valley High School

            Located in Brodheadsville, Pleasant Valley High School houses approximately 1,800 students in grades 10-12.  Comprehensive programs offer students options to pursue college and university programs, careers, vocational and the military upon graduation.  Pleasant Valley High School is a member of the Mountain Valley Conference which provides the avenue for co-curricular activities and interscholastic competition.  Features outlined in the high school program:  A Performance-Based Academic Curriculum with quality college preparatory and Advanced Placement programs,  career preparedness through applied techniques in Tech Prep and School to Work planning, and a choice of 27 vocational-technical programs offered by the Monroe County Technical Institute. High School programs include:  A Student Assistance Program referral known as the SHARE Team with educators trained to direct students with emotional concern or substance abuse issues to community agency workers within the district.  Peer Listeners and Peer Mediation promote “students helping students.” 
          Additionally, the high school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities available to all students.  Non-athletic offering include, Band, Marching, Jazz, Pep,  Leo Club, Cheerleading for Football, Basketball, and Wrestling; Chess, Chorus, Varsity Chorale, Class Officers, Drama Club, Drill Silk’s, Foreign Language Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Career Apprenticeship Aides, Intramural sports, Jazz Band, Junior States of America, Majorettes, Mock Trial, National Art Honor Society, National Honor Society, German Honor Society,  Music Honor Society, Scholastic Scrimmage, School Newspaper, Show Choir, Ski Club, Spring Musical, Stage Crew, Student Government, Key Club, Tutoring, Yearbook and Government Intern Program.  Pleasant Valley High School participates in a full slate of interscholastic sports including the following:  Boys’ Football, Girls’ Field Hockey, Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer, Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country, Boys’ and Girls’ Tennis, Boys’ and Girls’ Golf, Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball, Boys’ Wrestling, Golf, Boys’ Baseball, Girls’ Softball, Girls’ Volleyball and Boys’ and Girls’ Track.  Active Parent involvement includes a Parent Advisory Committee, All Sports Club, Band Parents and Chemical Free Party Committee.    

Physical Plant
          Pleasant Valley High School has 93 classrooms dedicated to serve 1,800 students.  Several rooms have specific assignments:  1 Gymnasium (seats 2, 400), 1 Gymnasium  (seats 650), 1 auxiliary gym, 1 weight room, 8 science laboratories (4 rooms connected with operational greenhouse), 1 band room with practice rooms, 1 music room with practice rooms, 1 library, 5 art rooms, 3 industrial technology shops, 3 family and consumer life science rooms, 5 business and computer rooms, 2 computer centers with approximately 90 computer stations with Internet access, 5 special education support rooms, a visual media TV studio and a distance learning lab.  There are 2 cafeterias with a seating capacity of 325 and 190 and 2 auditoriums that seat 12,89 and  520 students.  The remaining classrooms seat an average of 30 students.  The physical plant enables the staff to carry out the mission of achieving academic excellence.  The commitment by the Board of Education and the local community to improve facilities allows the faculty to implement the graduation requirements set forth in Chapter 4 and NCLB.  The high school facilities, improved standards, and a highly trained staff provide students with opportunities to learn and to prepare for adult life.

Professional Personnel
         Pleasant Valley High School employs highly qualified staff, dedicated to meet the needs of a diverse student population.  Serving nearly 1,800 students in grades 10-12, the 112  faculty and staff possess---bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees and administrative certificates.  Two school nurses and 5 guidance counselors are included in the faculty total.  Individual and small group counseling, crisis intervention, appropriate referral and follow up are available to students.  Other students services from guidance include scheduling, college placement, foreign exchange information, career exploration and vocational placement and scholarship information.   Additionally, 4 administrators support students, faculty, and auxiliary personnel.  The principal and assistant principal’s possess their masters degrees.
          These professional employees are deeply committed to quality instruction and a strong curriculum.  Through intensive block scheduling and extensive staff development the faculty incorporates critical classroom instructional techniques designed to meet the needs of all students.  Cooperative learning, peer analysis, independent practices, and group interactions highlight several methods used by the classroom teacher.  The high school curriculum reflects sound practices in academic development.  Age appropriate activities with specified student learning performance outcomes support graduation requirements

High School Graduation Requirements
          Each student must register for a minimum of eight (8) credits per year.  Promotion from one grade to the next and graduation is based on satisfactory completion of individual courses for a total of 28.50 credits as follows:
 

 High School Grading
 A = 92-100      B = 83-91      C = 74-82      D = 65-73      F = Below 65
Honors/AP classes are weighted with 9 points.  Class rank is calculated by averaging all grades earned in grades 9-12.

 Pleasant Valley High School   SAT Profile of College Bound Seniors

Advanced Placement Scores     2005-2006 Percent of 11^th/12^th graders scoring 3 or above

PSSA Performance Data

 Post-Graduate Activities (505 graduates)
 Four-Year College                      58%
 Two-Year College                 26%
 Armed Services                     6%
 Work                                   10%