Palo Verde High School
Palo Verde High School is a high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The school was built in 1996 with an adjacent 10 portable classrooms located in Summerlin, a rapidly growing suburban community in the western portion of the City of Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County. The origin of the school's name comes from the surrounding palo verde trees. The school's ethnic ratio is 59.4% Caucasian; 17.1% Hispanic; 11.5% Asian/Pacific Islander; 11.4% African American and 0.6% Native American.[2]
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333 South Pavilion Center Drive Las Vegas, Nevada 89144 | |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1996 |
| Locale | Summerlin |
| School district | Clark County School District |
| Teaching staff | 111.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 3,082 (2020-21)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 27.77[1] |
| Color(s) | Black Green Silver |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | Palo Verde High School |
The school site includes a College of Southern Nevada (CSN) High Tech Center and an adjacent Parks and Recreation facility.[3]
Interior of the school
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Notable alumni
- Elle McLemore - Broadway Actress
- Arianny Celeste – Model and UFC Octagon Girl[5]
- Daniel Bellinger - American football player
- Saalim Hakim – American football player
- Cassie Jaye – Actress and filmmaker[6]
- Brandon Kintzler – Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs[7]
- Gerard Lawson – Retired NFL player, formerly with the Philadelphia Eagles[8]
- Cody Miller – Team USA Olympic swimmer
- Erica Sullivan – Team USA Olympic swimmer
- Matt Polster – Footballer, Victoria Highlanders, Chicago Fire, Rangers F.C., United States U23, United States
- Brittany Martin Porter – television producer
- Ryan Reeves – WWE professional wrestler, known as Ryback[9]
- Brendon Urie – Lead singer of Panic! at the Disco[10]
- Jessie Vargas – Professional boxer
- Brent Wilson (musician) - Former bassist of Panic! at the Disco
References
- "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Palo Verde High School". nces.ed.gov.
- "Student Teacher Ratio Palo Verde High School - Las Vegas, Nevada - NV". Greatschools.net. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- "Palo Verde High School". Paloverde.org. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- "Palo Verde Athletics". Archived from the original on January 18, 2008.
- "Arianny Celeste News, Pictures, and Videos". TMZ. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- "Cassie Jaye: The New School of Hollywood". www.jeffhightower.com.
- Locher, John. "Palo Verde Product resurrects his career". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- Keefer, Case. "Former Palo Verde star ready for camp with the Browns". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- "See how the Rock rolls, and Ryback gets back". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- Weatherford, Mike (June 17, 2011). "Las Vegas' Panic! at the Disco playing House of Blues after weathering lineup changes". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
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