Rancho High School

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Rancho High School
Location
1900 Searles Avenue
North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Information
School district Clark County School District
Principal Robert Chesto
Enrollment

3,550
Type Public, Magnet
Song Rancho Fight Song
Mascot (Curtis The Ram)
Nickname Rancho, The Ranch
Color(s) Green, White
Established 1954
Homepage ccsd.net/schools/rancho

Rancho High School is a high school located at 1900 Searles Avenue in North Las Vegas, Nevada. It is part of the Clark County School District. Opened in 1954, Rancho High School was the third high school founded in the Las Vegas Valley.

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[edit] Magnet Programs

Rancho High School offers two different magnet programs, The Academy of Aviation (Private Pilot Training and Aerospace Engineering) and The Academy of Medicine (Pre-Med, Sports Medicine, Emergency Medical Training and Biomedical Technology). These programs are two of the Magnet Programs offered by the Clark County School District.

The Academy of Aviation offers two 4-year programs for students interested in pursuing courses that can lead to college or careers in the aerospace and aviation industry. The Private Pilot Training program offers curriculum in the fundamentals of flight, space travel and rocketry, as well as the opportunity to earn a Private Pilot License. Aerospace Engineering offers students interested in designing and building airplanes the academic foundation necessary to prepare them for successful entry into an engineering program at the university level. Students in the Aviation Academy may earn up to thirteen college credits.

The Academy of Medicine offers four 4-year college preparatory programs by instructors with extensive professional experience. For students interested in becoming medical doctors or other medical professionals such as veterinarians, nurses, dentists or pharmacists, a Pre-Med program is available. Students in this program will be introduced to anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, laboratory tests and results, and disease diagnosis. The Sports Medicine program offers students interested in athletics a foundation in anatomy, athletic training and injury evaluation. For students interested in learning life-saving techniques that can be used in an emergency situation, the Medical Academy offers an Emergency Medical Technician program where students can become a certified EMT-Basic. Through the Biomedical Technology program, students are introduced to the unique field of research and the basic skills commonly employed in the biotechnology laboratory. Students participate in DNA extraction, genetic engineering techniques, basic tissue culturing and cloning.

[edit] Athletics

Rancho High School offers many different sports, including volleyball, baseball, football, cross-country, swimming, tennis, golf, soccer, wrestling, bowling, cheerleading and dance, and has many traditions that go along with each individual sport.

[edit] "The Bone Game"

The Bone Game is the rivaly game between Rancho and it's rival, Las Vegas High School. Every time these schools meet in any athletic event, emotions run high, however the Bone Game usually refers to the football match between the two schools. The location of this game alternates to either school every year.

The oldest tradition in Nevada High School football is the rivalry between Rancho High School Rams and the Las Vegas High School Wildcats. The annual game is played for “Sir Herkimer's Bone” also known as “Sir Herk” When the Wildcats won the first game of the series in 1957, the Herkimer Bone tradition began. The “Bone” is actually a large cow bone proposed by the Rancho Lettermen’s Club as the annual trophy for the Rancho-Las Vegas football game. The father of a Rancho player owned a butcher shop and several members of the lettermen’s club went to the butcher shop got the bone and boiled it in water for a full day. One end of the bone fell off during boiling so they glued it back on and one of the guys painted it silver to hide the crack. Since then, it has been preserved in bronze. The first “Bone” game ended in a 13-13 tie. Each school agreed to keep “The Bone” for one semester; however, some Rancho students stole “The Bone” from Las Vegas during the semester the Wildcats were supposed to keep it. Since then it has been agreed that the “Bone” trophy is kept by the winning school for one year.

[edit] Results

Las Vegas HS victories shaded in ██ red. Rancho HS victories are shaded ██ green.

# Date Winning team Losing team Series
1 1957 Las Vegas 21 Rancho 12 LVHS 1-0
2 1958 Las Vegas 13 Rancho 13 LVHS 1-0-1
3 1959 Las Vegas 7 Rancho 0 LVHS 2-0-1
4 1960 Rancho 20 Las Vegas 0 LVHS 2-1-1
5 1961 Rancho 7 Las Vegas 0 Tied 2-2-1
6 1962 Rancho 16 Las Vegas 14 RHS 3-2-1
7 1963 Las Vegas 21 Rancho 12 Tied 3-3-1
8 1964 Rancho 27 Las Vegas 6 RHS 4-3-1
9 1965 Las Vegas 18 Rancho 6 Tied 4-4-1
10 1966 Las Vegas 28 Rancho 6 LVHS 5-4-1
11 1967 Las Vegas 47 Rancho 19 LVHS 6-4-1
12 1968 Rancho 40 Las Vegas 14 LVHS 6-5-1
13 1969 Rancho 27 Las Vegas 18 Tied 6-6-1
14 1970 Rancho 34 Las Vegas 8 RHS 7-6-1
15 1971 Rancho 36 Las Vegas 2 RHS 8-6-1
16 1971 Las Vegas 10 Rancho 7 RHS 8-7-1
17 1972 Rancho 20 Las Vegas 13 RHS 9-7-1
18 1973 Rancho 29 Las Vegas 14 RHS 10-7-1
19 1974 Rancho 29 Las Vegas 14 RHS 11-7-1
20 1975 Rancho 28 Las Vegas 6 RHS 12-7-1
21 1976 Las Vegas 19 Rancho 14 RHS 12-8-1
22 1977 Las Vegas 31 Rancho 6 RHS 12-9-1
23 1978 Las Vegas 28 Rancho 0 RHS 12-10-1
24 1979 Las Vegas 20 Rancho 16 RHS 12-11-1
25 1980 Las Vegas 26 Rancho 0 Tied 12-12-1
26 1981 Rancho 12 Las Vegas 10 RHS 13-12-1
# Date Winning team Losing team Series
27 1982 Rancho 30 Las Vegas 21 RHS 14-12-1
28 1983 Rancho 21 Las Vegas 0 RHS 15-12-1
29 1984 Rancho 14 Las Vegas 9 RHS 16-12-1
30 1985 Rancho 39 Las Vegas 19 RHS 17-12-1
31 1986 Rancho 32 Las Vegas 21 RHS 18-12-1
32 1987 Rancho 24 Las Vegas 17 RHS 19-12-1
33 1988 Las Vegas 24 Rancho 15 RHS 19-13-1
34 1989 Las Vegas 18 Rancho 3 RHS 19-14-1
35 1990 Rancho 28 Las Vegas 7 RHS 20-14-1
36 1991 Rancho 34 Las Vegas 7 RHS 21-14-1
37 1992 Rancho 32 Las Vegas 28 RHS 22-14-1
38 1993 Rancho 33 Las Vegas 6 RHS 23-14-1
39 1994 Rancho 22 Las Vegas 0 RHS 24-14-1
40 1995 Rancho 13 Las Vegas 10 RHS 25-14-1
41 1996 Las Vegas 21 Rancho 0 RHS 25-15-1
42 1997 Las Vegas 16 Rancho 14 RHS 25-16-1
43 1998 Las Vegas 41 Rancho 7 RHS 25-17-1
44 1999 Las Vegas 65 Rancho 13 RHS 25-18-1
45 2000 Las Vegas 31 Rancho 0 RHS 25-19-1
46 2001 Las Vegas 17 Rancho 14 RHS 25-20-1
47 2002 Las Vegas 34 Rancho 14 RHS 25-21-1
48 2003 Las Vegas 41 Rancho 6 RHS 25-22-1
49 2004 Las Vegas 49 Rancho 14 RHS 25-23-1
50 2005 Las Vegas 55 Rancho 12 RHS 25-24-1
51 2006 Las Vegas 49 Rancho 14 Tied 25-25-1
52 2007 Las Vegas 37 Rancho 0 LVHS 26-25-1

[edit] New facility

The old campus was torn down in June of 2006 after over 50 years of being the main location for the school. In August of 2006 construction of a new 75 million dollar (overbudgeted to over 100 million), indoor, mall-style school was completed and the students moved in. It was erected on the site of the old football field. After the campus was completed, construction began on a new football field and track. Construction was completed in 2007.

[edit] Alumni

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