West Las Vegas High School

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West Las Vegas High School
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Address
West Las Vegas High School
157 Moreno Street

,
87701

Information
Type Public high school
Established1947: New Town High
1955: West Las Vegas High
PrincipalCarla Pacheco
Enrollment407 (2018–19) [1]
CampusDowntown
Color(s)  
Green and Gold
Athletics conference NMAA, District 2-AAA
MascotDon and Lady Don
Rival Robertson High School
Website hs.wlvs.k12.nm.us
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West Las Vegas High School

West Las Vegas High School (WLVHS) is a public senior high school in Las Vegas, New Mexico and part of the West Las Vegas Schools District. Founded in 1947, it is the oldest high school in the city. [2]

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The mascot of WLVHS is the Don, and the school's colors are Green and Gold. As of 2022, enrollment at the school is 413 students. [3]

The boundary of the school district, effectively that of the high school, includes western Las Vegas and Pueblo, Ribera, San Jose, Sena, Tecolote, and Villanueva. [4]

Academics

Student body statistics

EthnicityThis School [5] Statewide [6]
Hispanic (of any race)91%62%
White (not hispanic)8%23%
American Indian/Alaskan Native<1%10%
African American<1%2%
Two or More Races<1%2%
Asian0%1%

Athletics

WLVHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association as a AAA school in District 2. Their district includes: Raton High School, Robertson High School, Santa Fe Indian School, Santa Fe Preparatory School and St. Michaels High School. [7]

WLVHS has won 10 State Championships since 1978.

State Championships
SeasonSportNumber of ChampionshipsYear
Spring Boys, Small Team Tennis 32009
Baseball 11978, 1968
Girls, Golf 11999, 1996
Cheer 51999, 1996, 2015, 2017, 2018
Total8

Notable alumni

Footnotes

  1. "WEST LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. "History". www.wlvs.k12.nm.us. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  3. "National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2022".
  4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Miguel County, NM" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  5. "National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2022".
  6. "NMPED 2020 Family Education Survey. Retrieved March 16, 2022" (PDF).
  7. . Nmact.org. Retrieved on 2018-02-22.
  8. Candidate, The. "Q&A: U.S. House District 3 Teresa Leger Fernandez". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  9. "Ray Leger - Obituary". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.

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