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West Las Vegas High School

West Las Vegas High School
Address
Map
157 Moreno Street

Las Vegas
,
New Mexico
87701

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1947: New Town High
1955: West Las Vegas High
PrincipalCarla Pacheco
Enrollment407 (2018–19)[1]
CampusDowntown
Color(s)   
Green and Gold
Athletics conferenceNMAA, District 2-AAA
MascotDon and Lady Don
RivalRobertson High School
Websitehs.wlvs.k12.nm.us
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]

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

Ethnicity This 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%
Asian 0% 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
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Spring Boys, Small Team Tennis 3 2009
Girls, Golf 1 1999, 1996
Softball 1 2024
Baseball 1 1978, 1968
Cheer 5 1999, 1996, 2015, 2017, 2018
Fall E Sports 2 2023,

2024

Total 8

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. ^ [1]. 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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