Loading

  • 21 Aug, 2019

  • By, Wikipedia

Western High School (Las Vegas)
Western High School is a public high school under the Clark County School District in Nevada, United States. The school opened in 1960, and was the third high school built in Las Vegas, Nevada, after Las Vegas High School (1931) and Rancho High School (1954). The campus is located at 4601 West Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, Nevada. In March 2011 Western was identified as one of five "persistently" low-performing schools in Clark County, Nevada, eligible for federal School Improvement grants. Under the turnaround model for school improvement Western introduced a curriculum of science, technology, engineering and math.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Western High School
  2. ^ "Western High School: Profile, 2008–2009" (PDF). Clark County (Nev.) School District. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  3. ^ Haug, James (March 9, 2011). "Staff at five schools will have to reapply for their jobs". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  4. ^ Takahashi, Paul (August 31, 2011). "Western High School's goals include more parent involvement, higher expectations". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  5. ^ Harasim, Paul (November 11, 2007). "Western grad flies with elite". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  6. ^ Somers, Cindy (April 19, 1991). "UA lands 4th recruit". Tucson Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. p. 27. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


Stub icon

This Nevada school-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Western_High_School_(Nevada)&oldid=1221135867"