Valley High School

Valley High School is a public high school in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools district. The school opened in 1954 and enrolls around 1,800 students. Athletics VHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 5. In 2014, the NMAA realigned the state's schools in to six classifications and adjusted district boundaries. In addition to Valley High School, the schools in District 5-6A include West Mesa High School, Rio Grande High School, Albuquerque High School and Atrisco Heritage Academy High School. Notable alumni Brittney Barreras, former member of the New Mexico House of Representatives Patti Cohenour, actress Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and best-selling author Arian Foster, former running back for the Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins Sid Gutierrez, astronaut Shammara Henderson, judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals Minka Kelly, actress Michael Larson, investment manager Joby Sanchez (class of 2009), mixed martial artist Bobby Shew, jazz trumpeter Gregory Zanetti, military officer and politician References