Western High School | |
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Western high school front door
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Address | |
4601 West Bonanza Road Las Vegas, Nevada 89107 |
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Coordinates | 36°10′32″N 115°12′12″W / 36.17556°N 115.20333°WCoordinates: 36°10′32″N 115°12′12″W / 36.17556°N 115.20333°W |
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School type | Public high school |
Motto | "Honor the past, Challenge the future" "Once a warrior, always a Warrior" |
Established | 1963 |
School district | Clark County School District |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 2,245 |
School colour(s) | Columbian Blue, Red, White. |
Team name | Warriors |
Rival | Ed W. Clark High School |
Website | http://schools.ccsd.net/western/ |
Western High 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.