Antelope Valley Union High School District

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The union high school district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster and their immediate suburbs. The district also recently opened three middle schools (grades 7-8). Two are in Palmdale & one is in Quartz Hill. The district also provides online instruction via their Virtual Academy for grades 7-12. The office of Virtual Academy is in Quartz Hill. The main district office is located in Lancaster. The Superintendent of the A.V.U.H.S.D. is Greg Nehen.

The A.V.U.H.S.D. cares for all high school level education in the metropolitan area. The elementary and junior high education is cared for by the Palmdale School District, Lancaster School District, Westside Union School District, Keppel Union School District, Wilsona School District, or Eastside Union School District depending on where the student lives.

Governing Board

The Antelope Valley Union High School District elects a five-member governing board based on geographical districts. The elections are plurality and are held on a Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years.

Athletic League Affiliation

All eight comprehensive high schools in the Antelope Valley Union High School District compete in the Golden League, a CIF-Southern Section affiliated league.

List of schools

Comprehensive High School in Littlerock

Comprehensive High Schools in Palmdale

Comprehensive High Schools in Lancaster

Early college school

Trade School

Antelope Valley Regional Occupational Program (AV ROP) in Palmdale

Continuation Schools

  • R. Rex Parris Continuation High School in Palmdale
  • Desert Winds Continuation High School in Lancaster
  • Phoenix Continuation High School in Lancaster

Online School

+Virtual Academy grades 7-12 office is in Quartz Hill

Academy Prep Junior Highs

+Soar Prep Academy in Quartz Hill +Palmdale Prep in Palmdale +Knight Prep in Palmdale

See also

External links

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