Valley (Junior High School) Athletic League serves Cupertino, Los Altos, Mountain View-Whisman, and Sunnyvale School Districts.

The Valley Athletic League is proud to serve the Cupertino, Los Altos, Mountain View-Whisman, and Sunnyvale School Districts. Each district has their own registration/enrollment process for After School Sports. Please contact your school's Athletic Director if you are unsure about your school's process. This after school sports league provides opportunity for our community athletes to experience a variety of sports, interscholastic competition, team play and sportsmanship. Overview The VAL After-School Sports League allows the participants to experience inter-school competition, team play and sportsmanship. It is the goal of this league to provide an inter-school athletic program to as many students as possible. The program offers sport-specific instruction and reinforces the principles of self-esteem building, self-discipline and conscientious sportsmanship by student-athletes, coaches, referees, parents and administrators. During the 2016-2017 school year, there will be 11 schools participating in the VAL. This includes schools in Los Altos, Mountain View, Cupertino, Sunnyvale and San Jose. We are pleased with our continuing relationship with these schools, as it has provided us with a wide base of competition for our after school sports league. Click the name of the school below if you would like to go to that school's homepage. Click the Athletic Director's name if you would like to send him/her an email. School Athletic Director(s) Blach Intermediate School Pat Koren and Steve Kane Columbia Middle School Miali Reynoso Crittenden Middle School Marco Arce Cupertino Middle School Jina Button Egan Junior High School Christy Eustice and Can Huynh Graham Middle School Jeff Harter and Merlene Saunders Hyde Middle School Sue Smith Kennedy Middle School Larry Blair and Wade Nakamura Lawson Middle School Gil Vasquez and Todd Butler Miller Middle School Brian Yoshikawa Sunnyvale Middle School TBD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Awards Coordinator: Steve Kane League Chairman: Jeff Bernstein

Cupertino, Santa Clara, Good schools, Convenient location for under $750,000

Now that the high-balance conforming loan limit has dropped from $729,750 down to $625,000, many homebuyers have now reduced their search criteria to $750,000 homes.

$625,000 <-- max loan without going into Jumbo loan territory
+ $125,000 <-- 20% = minimum down payment to get conventional loan without MI
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= $750,000

What is the best real estate you can buy in the South Bay for $750,000? That depends on your priorities.

If your priorities are:
-- Single Family Home (no monthly HOA fee)
-- Good Schools (good API for elementary, middle, and high school)
-- Convenient to employment in the South Bay

then here are some choices:
-- Cupertino Sedgwick Elementary (API 936), Hyde Middle (API 858), Cupertino High Eichler house. This is a good option if you don't mind Eichler homes and just want the best schools you can afford for a single family home. As of this writing, homes are available on 10160 Calvert Dr, 10601 Johnson Ave, 10335 Moretti Dr, and 10550 Sterling Bl for under $750,000.

-- Santa Clara Sutter Elementary (API 902), Buchser Middle (API 799), Santa Clara High (API 772). This is a good option if you don't like Eichlers and care more about elementary than middle school.

-- Santa Clara Braly Elementary (API 854), Peterson Middle (API 863), Wilcox High (API 777). This is a good option if you plan to live at the house longer term for both elementary and middle school. 533 Sequoia Dr just came on the market and 826 Lusterleaf Dr is still available under $750,000.

Good schools, Convenient location for under $750,000