West Las Vegas High School
Public high school in Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States
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West Las Vegas High School (WLVHS) is a public senior high school in Las Vegas, New Mexico and the only such high school in the West Las Vegas Schools District. Founded in 1947, it is the oldest high school in the city.[2]
1955: West Las Vegas High
| West Las Vegas High School | |
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| Location | |
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157 Moreno Street , 87701 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1947: New Town High 1955: West Las Vegas High |
Principal | Carla Pacheco |
Teaching staff | 26.06 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 406 (2023–2024)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.58[1] |
| Campus | Downtown |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
Athletics conference | NMAA, District 2-AAA |
| Mascot | Don and Lady Don |
| Rival | Robertson High School |
| Website | hs |
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
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 | 2 | 2024,
2026 |
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| Baseball | 1 | 1978, 1968 | |||
| Cheer | 5 | 1999, 1996, 2015, 2017, 2018 | |||
| Fall | E Sports | 2 | 2023,
2024 |
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| Total | 8 | ||||
Notable alumni
- Ambrose Castellano, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
- Teresa Leger Fernandez, attorney and member of the US House of Representatives from New Mexico's 3rd District [8]
- Ray Leger, educator and former member of the New Mexico Senate[9]
- Simon Romero, international correspondent for The New York Times