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Explore South Valley Junior HIgh and learn about their academics and the Sports Performance Academy!
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South Valley Junior is proud to be A-Rated by the Arizona Department of Education. Take a look inside South Valley Junior High and learn about our Sabercat Family.
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South Valley provides various electives for 7th and 8th-grade students, like Applied Technology & Design 1 and 2. View all electives and course offerings in the Course Database.
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South Valley offers the Student Council, Art Club, Drum Club, Color Guard, Tech, Yearbook, and many other clubs & activities.
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Students have access to the full junior high experience, both academically and socially, attending class with their peers in the morning, and then attending a sports training facility of their choice in the afternoon with transportation available.
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South Valley Junior Athletics participates in the Gilbert Public Schools Superstition Junior High School Conference. Visit the Athletics section to learn more about the four seasons of South Valley athletics.
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Welcome to our Course Database - Easily search through all the courses offered at South Valley Junior High.
Sabercat Announcements
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SVHS News & Events
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South Valley Sabercat, Ryan Cothrun, was recognized by the Gilbert Fire Department and the Air National Guard after he stopped to help an elderly woman with dementia who had wandered miles from home in extreme heat. Ryan was featured in ABC15's Uplifting Arizona. Watch the segment by ABC15's Cameron Polom.
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