Type Public high school Principal Dr. Karen Webb Phone +1 505-292-0090 Number of students 1,843 | Established 1961 Enrollment 1843 Mascot Monarch | |
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Motto "Through relationships, rigor and relevance, we strive:
To create self-sufficient, contributing members of the community
To promote student achievement in academic, artistic and applied disciplines
To develop the skills necessary to enhance each student's future" Color(s) Purple, Silver, and White Address 12200 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112, USA District Albuquerque Public Schools Similar Eldorado High School, Sandia High School, Highland High School, La Cueva High School, Del Norte High School Profiles | ||
Manzano High School is a public high school located in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools system.
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While still sophomores, Manzano's first senior class attended classes at Sandia High School (1959-1960), sharing the facility. The next school year (1960-1961), the Manzano students, now juniors, along with the new sophomore class, started the year at Sandia, and when the new school was ready, moved into Manzano High on December 19, 1960. Seniors in that year were allowed to stay at Sandia, regardless of which district they lived in, and so the new school opened with only sophomores and juniors attending. The first senior class was graduated at the end of the next school year, on June 6, 1962. The school has now been in operation at its original location for over fifty years. The current principal is Dr. Karen Webb.
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Athletics
MHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 2. In 2014, NMAA realigned the state's schools in to six classifications and adjusted district boundaries. In addition to Manzano High School, the schools in District 2-6A include: Sandia High School, La Cueva High School, Eldorado High School and Highland High School.
In 1988, Manzano High School hosted the National Association of Student Councils National Conference which was led in effort by Activities Director/Student Council Adviser, Libby Tilley, who served as Executive Director of the New Mexico Association of Student Councils for roughly 18 years from 1993 to 2011.
In March 2006, the Monarch varsity boys basketball team defeated Alamogordo to win the Class 5A championship. It was Manzano's first state title in boys basketball since 1974.