The Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD) is a public school district located in Napa County, California. It was the first school district to purchase a plug-in hybrid diesel school bus.[3] The school district, founded on 1965, serves the cities of Napa, American Canyon, and Yountville. During the 2018–19 school year, it served 17,849 students.
Schools
NVUSD has 18 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 5 high schools, an independent studies school, and adult education.
| School | Napa | Vintage | American Canyon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Napa | Napa | American Canyon |
| Year opened | 1897 | 1972 | 2010 |
| School colors | Blue, Yellow | Burgundy. Gold | Black, gold |
| School mascot | Grizzly | The Crusher | Wolves |
- Middle schools
- Harvest Middle School
- Harvest Middle School is an English-Spanish immersion school. In spring 2022 Harvest Middle School is to close and River is to become the new English-Spanish school.[4]
- River Middle School
- Celeste Akiu served as principal of River Middle School until 2018, when Peter Hartnack replaced her.[5] The school was supposed to move into its current facility, the former Salvador Elementary School, in 2018, but there were construction delays.[6] It finally moved into its current location in 2020.[7] In 2022 River Middle will take the English-Spanish immersion program from the closed Harvest Middle.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Napa Valley Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "About NVUSD". www.nvusd.org. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ "California's new hybrid school bus". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ a b Yune, Howard (April 23, 2021). "Napa's Harvest Middle School to close after 2021-22 year; River school to become English-Spanish academy". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Huffman, Jennifer (March 29, 2019). "New River principal aims to be a role model for students". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Brinkerhoff, Noel (October 17, 2018). "Opening of Napa's new River School campus postponed". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Huffman, Jennifer (January 15, 2020). "Napa's relocated River Middle School gets rave reviews from students". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
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