Mill Valley High School

Mill Valley High School is a high school located in Shawnee, Kansas, and is part of the De Soto School District (USD 232). As of the 2013-2014 school year, its attendance is roughly 1,302.Mill Valley is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 5A division and are known as the "Jaguars". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.HistoryThe school began classes in 2000–01. In 2008, the school district proposed and passed two bond issues to expand the school because of ongoing increases in attendance. Construction on Mill Valley began in February 2009. The construction was finished in the summer of 2010. The second expansion of the school building follows a prior extension of the "A" hallway including the construction of a dedicated art wing.Extracurricular activitiesArtsChoral MusicMill Valley's choral program offers a two mixed chorusus, two girls groups, and a mixed ensemble. The Jag Chorale, Mill Valley's advanced mixed chorus, has sung with the Kansas City Chorale, and has received straight one ratings in Male, Female, and Mixed group performance at contest in 2013 and 2014.BandWhile no orchestral program is offered, Mill Valley has three standard bands, the Blue, Silver, and Symphonic Bands, as well as a Jazz Band. Both Blue and Silver bands have received high marks at contests in Kansas and Missouri. During the 2015-2016 school year, Mill Valley created the Symphonic Band, an audition-only ensemble for upper-level musicians.TheatreThe Mill Valley Theatre Department puts on two productions a year, and the department also offers many stage related classes such as Drama I, Drama II, and Stagecraft.