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Type
  
Public high school

Enrollment
  
449

Color(s)
  
Mascot
  
Don and Lady Don

Principal
  
John Bustos

Campus
  
Downtown

Phone
  
+1 505-426-2300

Number of students
  
449

West Las Vegas High School

Established
  
1947: New Town High1955: West Las Vegas High

Address
  
179 Bridge St, Las Vegas, NM 87701, USA

District
  
West Las Vegas Public Schools

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West Las Vegas High School (WLVHS) is a public senior high school in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It is a part of the West Las Vegas Schools District. Founded in 1947, it is the oldest high school in the city.

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It is located in the center of town, next to the Harold K Brandt Baseball Field.

The mascot of WLVHS is the Don, their colors are Green and Gold. Enrollment at the school current stands at 520.

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Athletics

WLVHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association, a AAAA school, in District 2. Their district includes: Pojoaque Valley High School, Robertson High School Taos High School, and St. Michaels High School.

WLVHS has won 5 State Championships since 1978.

Distinguished Alumni

Vera Jo Bustos (Class of 2007)

Vera Jo is currently the Director of Basketball Operations for The University of New Mexico Lobos.

Bustos spent the 2011-12 season playing professional basketball in Thessaloniki, Greece for Apollon Kalamarias.

Previously, Bustos was a stand-out basketball player at Adams State from 2007-to-2011. During her time in Alamosa, Colo., Bustos not only became the school's all-time scoring leader with 1,859 points but became the school's all-time leader in minutes played (3,805) and games started (105). In her four years, Bustos averaged 17.5 points per game and set records for most points in a game (36), most three-pointers in a game (8) and most points in a half (27).

The Las Vegas, N.M. native received numerous honors and awards at Adams State:

  • WBCA Division II All-American Honorable Mention (2009–10, 2010–11)
  • Five-time RMAC Player of the Week (2010–11)
  • Women's Div. II Honorable Mention All-American (2010–11)
  • Daktronics All-American Ballot (2008–09, 2010–11)
  • NCAA Central Regional Championship All-Tournament Team (2010–11)
  • Daktronics All-Central Region First Team (2008–09, 2010–11)
  • Banker's Classic Tournament MVP (2008–09, 2010–11)
  • Chuck Stephens Classic Tournament MVP (2010–11)
  • RMAC Pre-Season Player of the Year (2010–11)
  • RMAC West Division Player of the Year (2008–09, 2009–10)
  • Div. II Bulletin All-American Team Honorable Mention (2009–10)
  • Daktronics All-Central Region Second team (2009–10)
  • All-RMAC First Team (2008–09, 2009–10)
  • Pre-Season All-RMAC team West Division. (2008–09)
  • RMAC Freshman of the Year (2007–08)
  • RMAC West Division Freshman of the Year (2007–08)
  • Bustos graduated from Adams State with a double major in Exercise Science and Sports Psychology, and she earned her Master's Degree in Sport Administration in 2014 from Adams State.

    A stellar player at West Las Vegas High School, Bustos owns the school record for most rebounds (935) most points (2,098), most assists (536), most steals (331) and games started (125).

    References

    West Las Vegas High School Wikipedia


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