Ed W. Clark High School

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Type Magnet Principal Jillyn Pendleton Campus Metropolitan Number of students 2,712		Established 1965 Enrollment 2712 Phone +1 702-799-5800 Color Black and Gold

Motto Educating Today... for Tomorrow. Address 4291 Pennwood Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102, USA District Clark County School District Similar Schools Clark County P, Durango High School, Bonanza High School, Valley High School, Chaparral High School Profiles Twitter

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Ed W. Clark High School, opened in 1965, is a nine-month magnet high school that is part of the Clark County School District and is located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ed w clark high school winter concert 12 08 2016

Slogan

"Touchstones for education: Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships"

Magnet programs at Clark High School

Academy of Finance: (A.O.F.)

Academy for Mathematics, Science, Arts and Technology: (A.M.S.A.T.)

Teacher Education At Clark High: (T.E.A.C.H.)

Notable alumni

Bob Beers, State Senator (R-Las Vegas) (Class of 1977)

Nick Bell, former professional football player (Class of 1987)

Laura Dahl, fashion designer

Brian Dallimore, former Major League Baseball player

John Ensign, Senator (R-NV) (Class of 1976)

Robert Gamez, professional golfer (Class of 1986)

Steven Horsford, United States Representative (D-Nevada)(Class of 1991)

Jimmy Kimmel, talk show host, comedian (Class of 1985)

Catherine Cortez Masto, Attorney General, Nevada (Class of 1982)

Ron Merkerson, professional football player

Rory Reid, Clark County Commissioner

Ron Riley, former professional basketball player (Class of 1992)

Ronnie Vannucci Jr., drummer of major label band The Killers

Phil Glover, professional football player (class of 1994)

Louis Prima Jr. "Crown Prince" of Swing, singer, songwriter, trumpet player and leader of his band, The Witnesses. (Class of 1983)

Uhunoma Osazuwa, Nigerian track and field athlete (Class of 2006)

Shaan Patel, Prep Expert founder (Formerly 2400 Expert), Shark Tank contestant (Class of 2007)

Guadalupe De La Rosa, Yale Student, Applied Mathematics, Ivy Representative (Class of 2014). Contact for info re Telenovelas.

Performing arts

Clark High School is home to a number of performing groups, including the orchestra, band, and choir.

There is a beginning orchestra, for any student wishing to learn to play a classical string instrument, and intermediate and advanced orchestras for more experienced players. More proficient musicians may opt to audition for the chamber orchestra, which challenges students with a considerably advanced repertoire.

Once Marching season ends the marching band divides into two bands for the winter and spring seasons: the symphonic band (for intermediate musicians) and the wind ensemble (for advanced musicians). A drumline performs during the winter season, and there is a jazz band which has performed at Disneyland and on KLVX's Inside Education.

The chorus consists of several different groups. These include: All-men, All-women, Jazz, Concert, Advanced, and Chamber choirs.

Clark's full orchestra (consisting of orchestra and band) performed at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2008 and 2012. In March 2015, Clark's chamber orchestra performed at an ASTA national competition at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City. They placed as national and grand champions.

Weekend programs

Las Vegas Gakuen (ラスベガス学園), a Japanese weekend supplementary school, is held every Saturday at Clark High School. It was founded in September 1995.

References

Ed W. Clark High School Wikipedia

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