| Las Cruces High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1755 El Paseo Rd. Las Cruces, New Mexico 88005 |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1954 |
| School district | Las Cruces Public Schools |
| Principal | Jed Hendee |
| Assistant principals | Anthony Chavez, Gina Rivera, Lorraine Paz, Bobby Campos |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,300 (September 2009) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red , Blue
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| Mascot | Bulldawgs |
| Communities served | south and west Las Cruces, Mesilla, Talaveras, Mesilla Park, University Park, Tortugas |
| Feeder schools | Lynn Middle School , Zia Middle School |
| Rival schools | Mayfield High School, Oñate High School |
| Athletic conference | New Mexico Activities Association, District 3-5A |
| Website | http://lascruces.lcps.k12.nm.us/ |
Las Cruces High School is the oldest high school in the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico. LCHS opened in 1954 and serves approximately 2,300 students from grades 9-12.[1]
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Although the school's official history dates only to the formation of Las Cruces Public Schools in 1954, LCHS is considered the successor to the former Las Cruces Union High School, which was located at the corner of Alameda and Picacho Avenues near downtown Las Cruces. LCHS inherited the Bulldog mascot and school colors from the former school, which served as a unified high school for the several smaller school districts that existed in the area before being consolidated to form LCPS. The present campus on El Paseo Road opened in 1956, at which point the old LCUHS building was converted to house Alameda Junior High School. AJHS itself closed its doors in the early 1980's and the old building sat vacant for several years before being extensively renovated to house the Third Judicial District Court. The New Mexico Activities Association considers LCUHS and LCHS to be the same school and credits LCHS with all state titles won by the previous school.
The current campus has undergone numerous renovations and expansions since opening its doors in 1956. Among the more recent additions to the campus a vocational arts building was constructed in 1993, a new classroom wing and central hallway were built in 1997, the music wing was renovated and a new band facility added between 1996 and 1998, the cafeteria was renovated and a commons area added in 2000, and another new classroom wing opened in 2002.
The Las Cruces Bulldawgs compete in the New Mexico Activites Association's Class AAAAA, the largest classification for high schools in New Mexico. LCHS is a member of District 3AAAAA with crosstown rivals Mayfield High School and Oñate High School, as well as Alamogordo High School and Gadsden High School. LCHS enjoys a particularly heated and passionate rivalry with Mayfield, the city's second-oldest public high school, with the annual football clash between the schools routinely attracting more than 20,000 fans. LCHS and MHS have combined to win 11 of the past 16 New Mexico state championships in football, with the annual year-end game between the schools almost invariably determining the district title. In 2002 LCHS and MHS played each other in the state championship game, and the schools met again in the state playoffs in 2008, with the Bulldawgs victorious on both occasions.
Baseball (5) - 1952, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963 [2]
Basketball (Boys) (7) - 1941, 1945, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1975, 1976 [3]
Cross Country (Boys) (1) - 1972 [4]
Football (6) - 1959, 1975, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008 [5]
Soccer (Boys) (2) - 2004, 2007 [6]
Soccer (Girls) (2) - 2003, 2005 [7]
Swimming & Diving (Girls) (1) - 1983 [8]
Tennis (Boys) (2) - 1995, 1996 [9]
Tennis (Girls) (2) - 1996, 1997 [10]
Track & Field (Boys) (1) - 1962 [11]
Volleyball (5) - 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001 [12]
Wrestling (2) - 1964, 1966 [13]