Sierra Vista High School (Nevada)

Sierra Vista High School is a nine-month public high school located in Spring Valley, Nevada, United States. Sierra Vista is a part of the Clark County School District. The current principal is Dr. John Anzalone.

Administration

Principal

John Anzalone

Vice Principals

• Ron Isaacs
• Chris Hendly
• Shirley Jiminez

Athletic Director

• Cate Callisto

Dean of Students

• Tamara Stuart
• Eric De Young

Principal history

• Bob Garis (2001-2003)
• Emil Wozniak (2004-2007)
• Shawn P. Boyle (2008-2015)
• John Anzalone (2015 - )

Athletics

Sierra Vista High School competes in the Sunset 4A Region.

• Fall sports: Boys & Girls Cross Country, Football, Girls Golf, Boys & Girls Soccer, Boys & Girls Tennis, and Girls Volleyball.

• Winter sports: Boys & Girls Basketball, Boys & Girls Bowling, Girls Flag Football, and Wrestling.

• Spring sports: Baseball, Boys Golf, Softball, Boys & Girls Swimming and Diving, Boys & Girls Track and Field, and Boys Volleyball.

Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association State Championships

• Baseball – 2016
• Volleyball – 2016
• Robotics - 2014,2015, 2016, 2017
• Bowling - 2016

Extracurricular awards

• Sierra Vista was approved in February 2016 to be the first public high school in CCSD history to receive solar panels and LED lights. They are currently undergoing construction.
• Sierra Vista's robotics team has gone to five world championships - three in the VEX Robotics Competition and two in FIRST Robotics Competition. They are currently the Nevada State Champions with their best robot going 11-0 at the Nevada State Championship. It biggest success happened in the 2017 Competition Season, winning 19 awards.

Robotics

There are two robotics platforms at Sierra Vista High School the VEX Robotics Competition and the FIRST Robotics Competition. In 2017 the FIRST Robotics Team competed at the FIRST Championship and were Division Finalist. The VEX Robotics Team won 19 awards in 2017, including the Tournament Champions of Nevada. The VEX Robotics also competed at the VEX Robotics World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, where they won the Community Award.

World Championship Bids (VEX)

• 2017 (2 Robots Qualified) (Nevada Tournament Champions, Tournament Skills Champions )
• 2016 (Tournament Skills Champions.)
• 2014 (Excellence Award)

World Championship Bids (FRC)

• 2015 (Rookie-All Star @ LV Regional)

Band

The band program is led by Melissa Bushee. The bands offered are: Marching band, Winter Percussion, Winterguard, Jazz band, and Concert Band. The Sierra Vista Wind Ensemble has achieved multiple Superior ratings at various festivals in and around Clark County. The Marching Band currently consists of roughly 125 members, including Drum Majors Nikolas Veradej, and Amelia Prowant and Colorguard Captains Ashton Acopiado and Elizabeth Renee Armiger. The Winter Drumline program, begun in 2015, and is led by Percussion Instructors Dominic Maglalang, Noah Ganon, Michaelangelo Henegan, and Melvin Chicas. The Sierra Vista Winter Colorguard is led by Liana Ham with additional instruction by Brittany Ames and Taylur Haynie.

The school's marching band won the 2007 Bands of America Regional Championships held in Flagstaff, Arizona. SVHS was the first Nevada high school to win the regional championship.^[1]

Notable alumni

• Chris Carter, baseball player
• Sophia Omotola Omidiji, Professional Women's Soccer Player

Feeder Schools

• Tony Alamo Elementary School
• Mark L. Fine Elementary School
• Judith D. Steele Elementary School
• Wayne Tanaka Elementary School
• Robert L. Forbuss Elementary School
• William V. Wright Elementary School
• Kathy L. Batterman Elementary School
• Lawrence & Heidi Canarelli Middle School
• Wilbur & Theresa Faiss Middle School

References

External links

• Sierra Vista High School
• Clark County School District

Coordinates: 33°13′16″N 117°14′28″W / 33.2211°N 117.2411°W / 33.2211; -117.2411