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Del Norte High School (New Mexico)

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Type
  
Public high school

Principal
  
Jo Sloan

Mascot
  
Knights

Founded
  
1964

Established
  
1964

Athletics conference
  
NMAA, AAAA Dist. 5

Phone
  
+1 505-883-7222

Colors
  
Black, Turquoise, White

Del Norte High School (New Mexico)

Motto
  
The Right Way, The Knight Way

Address
  
5323 Montgomery Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, USA

District
  
Albuquerque Public Schools

Similar
  
Sandia High School, La Cueva High School, Eldorado High School, Manzano High School, Highland High School

Del Norte High School is a public senior high school in central northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, established in 1964. The school is situated on a 45.2-acre (183,000 m2) campus (Albuquerque Public Schools District), and has a current enrollment of 1,376 students.

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School grade

The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) replaced the federal "No Child Left Behind Act" and AYP school rating tests in 2010 with a grading algorithm that uses several testing criteria including student standardized test scores and graduation rates.

Reconstruction

Construction of the new main building was completed in May, 2012. During the "A Knight to Remember" event in June, 2012, public tours of the new buildings were given by students and staff.

Athletics

DNHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association 5A-District 2, which also includes Bernalillo High School, Capital High School, Espanola Valley High School and Los Alamos High School.

DNHS has won 11 State Championships from NMAA sanctioned sports and events:

Notable alumni

  • French Stewart, actor (class of 1982)
  • Darren Dalton, actor (class of 1983)
  • Diego Sanchez, NMAA Wrestling State Champion; professional mixed martial artist, Won The Ultimate Fighter 1, currently competing in the UFC's Lightweight Division
  • Scott Bamforth, Professional basketball player, school's all-time leading scorer
  • Lauren Sánchez, News Anchor and actress (class of 1987)
  • Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Best selling author
  • Leah Clark, voice actress affiliated with Funimation
  • Babbs Bunny, cartoon character Looney toons
  • Jackson Thomas, 2016 NAIA Cross Country National Champion with a time of 23.50. 2016 NAIA Mile Indoor National Champion. 2016 Rim Rock Cross Country Classic 8k Champion with a time of 23.49.
  • Del Norte High School is mentioned in the novel Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan as the high school where the main characters go to school.

    References

    Del Norte High School (New Mexico) Wikipedia