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West Las Vegas High School

West Las Vegas High School
FieldValue
nameWest Las Vegas High School
logoWest Las Vegas Dons & Lady Dons Logo.png
logo_size150px
streetaddress157 Moreno Street
cityLas Vegas
stateNew Mexico
zipcode87701
countryUnited States
established1947: New Town High
1955: West Las Vegas High
typePublic high school
principalCarla Pacheco
ratio15.58
teaching_staff26.06 (FTE)
enrollment406 (2023–2024)
campusDowntown
colors
Green and Gold
conferenceNMAA, District 2-AAA
mascotDon and Lady Don
rivalRobertson High School
website

1955: West Las Vegas High Green and Gold

West Las Vegas High School}}

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.

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.

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.

Academics

Student body statistics

EthnicityThis SchoolStatewide
Hispanic (of any race)91%62%
White (not hispanic)8%23%
American Indian/Alaskan Native10%
African American2%
Two or More Races2%
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.

WLVHS has won 10 State Championships since 1978.

State ChampionshipsSeasonSportNumber of ChampionshipsYear
SpringBoys, Small Team Tennis3
Girls, Golf11999, 1996
Softball12024
Baseball11978, 1968
Cheer51999, 1996, 2015, 2017, 2018
FallE Sports2
Total8

Notable alumni

  • Teresa Leger Fernandez, attorney and member of the US House of Representatives from New Mexico's 3rd District
  • Ray Leger, educator and former member of the New Mexico Senate

Footnotes

References

  1. "WEST LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. "History".
  3. "National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2022.".
  4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Miguel County, NM". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
  5. "National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2022.".
  6. "NMPED 2020 Family Education Survey. Retrieved March 16, 2022.".
  7. [https://www.nmact.org/file/Section_4_CA.pdf]. Nmact.org. Retrieved on 2018-02-22.
  8. Candidate, The. "Q&A: U.S. House District 3 Teresa Leger Fernandez".
  9. "Ray Leger - Obituary".
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