Onate High School

Oñate High School (OHS) is one of the four traditional public high schools in Las Cruces, New Mexico. As of 2012-2013, the school has over 1,500 students,^[1] and covers grades 9-12. The school is a part of the Las Cruces Public Schools district.

History

Oñate had originally moved into Sierra Middle school in 1988, before the construction of the current building in 1994, and was Las Cruces' Third high school. The school was to be built with a planetarium and largest performing art center out of the three schools. The construction for the building begun in 1992. The school was built to look like a castle, from its brick to its layout, and has a royal theme. The match the theme, black and white were chosen as the schools colors, and the Knight became its mascot.

The name was chosen by a city vote while the school was under construction, and the color teal was added to the school by the cheerleaders in order give the school more color.

Academics

School grade

The NMPED (New Mexico Public Education department) replaced the "No child left behind act" and AYP testing with a new school grading formula, which took effect for the 2010-11 school years. The grade is calculated using many forms of testing, and includes graduation rates.^[2]

Student body statistics

Athletics

OHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 3. In 2014, NMAA realigned the state's schools in to six classifications and adjusted district boundaries.^[3] In addition to Oñate High School, the schools in District 3-6A include: Mayfield High School, Las Cruces High School, Gadsden High School and Deming High School.

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