Western High School (Nevada)

Public high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Western High School
Western high school front door
Address

4601 West Bonanza Road Las Vegas, Nevada 89107 United States
Coordinates	36°10′32″N 115°12′12″W / 36.17556°N 115.20333°W / 36.17556; -115.20333
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	"Honor the past, Challenge the future"
Established	1960
School district	Clark County School District
Staff	109.50 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,745 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	25.07
Color(s)	Columbia Blue, Red, White.
Team name	Warriors
Rival	Ed W. Clark High School
Website	schools.ccsd.net/western/

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

Fred Cole (musician), lead singer for the Weeds, The Lollipop Shoppe, Dead Moon
Lawrence Guy, defensive tackle for the New England Patriots
Corinna Harney, Playboy's Playmate of the Month for August 1991 and Playboy's Playmate of the Year 1992
Frank Hawkins, former NFL player
Nicole (Ellingwood) Malachowski, first female pilot for the United States Air Force Thunderbirds
Sean (Allen) McCaw, professional basketball player
Nick Oshiro, drummer for Static-X
Robin Sendlein, former NFL linebacker, Minnesota Vikings & Miami Dolphins
Brett Sperry, gallerist, video game pioneer, and Las Vegas developer
Ronnie Vannucci Jr., drummer for The Killers

References

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

External links

Western High School official website

High schools in and around Las Vegas

Schools in Las Vegas city limits
Zoned high schools	Bonanza Cimarron-Memorial Desert Pines Palo Verde Shadow Ridge Western
Magnet/alternative/independent schools	Adelson Educational Campus Advanced Technologies Academy Las Vegas Academy of the Arts The Meadows School Northwest Career and Technical Academy

Schools in unincorporated Clark County
Zoned high schools	Arbor View Centennial Del Sol Desert Oasis Eldorado Las Vegas Silverado Spring Valley Valley
Magnet/alternative/independent schools	East Career and Technical Academy Faith Lutheran Rancho Southeast Career Technical Academy West Career and Technical Academy

This list is incomplete.
Schools listed in the bottom section are physically located in unincorporated Clark County despite having "Las Vegas, Nevada" postal addresses.

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