Valle Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
Background Valle Catholic was established in 1925 by the Sisters of St. Joseph. It serves residents in Sainte Genevieve County. In 1925, Reverend C. L. Tourenhout asked the Sisters of St. Joseph to organize a high school. They granted the request and opened the school in the stone structure south of the church at DuBourg and Market Streets. It was named Valle High School after Felix and Odile Valle, benefactors to the parish. A standard four-year course of studies was adopted, and Valle was granted accreditation by the state of Missouri.
Academics ACT scores are consistently well above of the national average. Each year, year the graduating class honors those with the highest GPA's; this includes the Top 10 and the selection of a class salutatorian and valedictorian.
Subjects include, but not limited to: Mathematics: Algebra, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, Calculus Science: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Anatomy and Physiology, Physics, Psychology, Sociology History: Civics, Geography, World History, U.S. History, Western Civilization Language Arts: English, World Literature, American Literature, Modern Novels, Mass Media, Writing for Print, Spanish, French, German Fine and Practical Arts: Band (Marching and Concert), Art, Drama, Mechanical Drawing, Architectural Drawing, Web Design, Consumer Issues, Business Basics, Accounting, Economics Religion: Introduction to Catholicism, Understanding the Scriptures, Social Justice, Vocations
Athletics
Valle Catholic has won 28 MSHSAA team state championships in six sports. It has the second most state championships in football of any high school in Missouri with 15.
Sport Classification Years Baseball (5) Class 2 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 Football (15) Class 2A 1981, 1982, 1983 Class 1A 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 Class 1 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019 Softball (1) Class 1 2023 Boys' track and field (2) Class 1 2011, 2012 Girls' track and field (2) Class 1A 1997 Class 1 2012 Girls' volleyball (3) Class 1A–2A 1980 Class 1A 1989 Class 1 2010 Notes and references
External links School Website