Durango High School (Nevada)

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Durango High School
Excellence Through Innovation
Location
7100 W. Dewey Las Vegas, NV USA
Information
Principal	Mark Gums
Staff	160
Enrollment	2600
Type	Public
Campus	Suburban
Mascot	The Trailblazers
Color(s)	Purple and Gold
Established	1993
Homepage	www.ccsd.net/schools/durango

Durango High School is a public high school in Las Vegas, Nevada with an enrollment of approximately 2600 students. It is a part of the southwest region of the Clark County School District, which is the fifth largest school district in the United States.

Contents 1 History 2 Extracurricular activities 2.1 Athletics 3 Clubs and performing arts 4 Academics 5 Notable Alumni 6 References

[edit] History

From 1993 until the 2005-2006 school year, Durango followed a 6 period daily schedule. For the 2006-2007 school year, Durango changed to the block schedule. This new schedule consisted of 8 classes with 1, 3, 5 and 7 meeting on an "a" day and 2, 4, 6, and 8 meeting on a "b" day.^[1]

Anually, they would broadcast an episode of "Z-Man & Z-Boy" on the school's tv station, ZTV.

[edit] Extracurricular activities

[edit] Athletics

The main sports rival is Bishop Gorman High School.

[edit] Clubs and performing arts

[edit] Academics

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Kyle Petty^{[citation needed]}
• Joey Fraser^{[citation needed]}
• Kurt Busch
• Kyle Busch
• Cerina Vincent

[edit] References