Ridgeview High School (RVHS) is a public high school located in Redmond, Oregon, United States. Opened in 2012, it is the second high school in the Redmond School District. In athletics the school is a 5A team in the Oregon School Activities Association, competing primarily in the Intermountain Conference with rival Redmond High School.
The high school's attendance boundary includes:[3] Alfalfa,[4] Eagle Crest and Tumalo.[5]
Voters in the school district approved a $110-million bond measure in 2008 to pay for a new high school and other construction.[6] Construction began in 2011 and the school opened in fall 2012. The school took the name Ridgeview in February 2011.[7]
The 280,000-square-foot (26,000 m2) school cost $75 million to build.[6] The two-story structure was designed by Dull Olson Weekes Architects, and built by Skanska USA.[8] The school sits on 55 acres (22 ha) along the Old Bend-Redmond Highway and is designed to handle about 1,400 students.[8] The school's gymnasium can seat approximately 2,000 people, while the auditorium can handle over 600.[8] In addition to the main gymnasium, there is a separate wrestling room.[6] The auditorium includes trap doors on the stage as well as a full-size orchestra pit.[8]
Overall, the building was designed to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standards, with sustainable features such as solar panels.[8] Other features of the building include a kitchen for students in the culinary arts program, a media studio complete with green screen, flexible classroom spaces, medical classrooms, and lab space for jewelry-making.[6][8][9]
The school fields teams in cross country, football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, swimming, wrestling, golf, baseball, softball, tennis, and track and field.[2] The school is in the 5A classification of the Oregon School Activities Association and competes in the Intermountain Conference.[2] Known as the Ravens, the school colors are purple, black and silver.[2] The school's 1,400-seat football stadium is located on campus and has an eight-lane track encircling the field. The Ravens varsity football team won the 2013 OSAA 4A state title in only its second year as a public school.[9] There are also two softball and two baseball diamonds, along with a weight room, wrestling room, gymnasium, and eight tennis courts.[9]