Palo Verde High School
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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]
The school site includes a College of Southern Nevada (CSN) High Tech Center and an adjacent Parks and Recreation facility.[3]
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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
- Jack Howell – Major League Baseball player[6]
- Cassie Jaye – actress and filmmaker[7]
- Brandon Kintzler – Major League Baseball pitcher[8]
- Gerard Lawson – National Football League player[9]
- Brittany Martin Porter – television producer
- Cody Miller – Olympic swimmer for the United States
- Matt Polster – footballer, Victoria Highlanders, Chicago Fire, Rangers F.C., United States U23, United States
- Ryan Reeves – WWE professional wrestler, known as Ryback[10]
- Erica Sullivan – Team USA Olympic swimmer
- Brendon Urie – lead singer of Panic! at the Disco[11]
- Jessie Vargas – professional boxer
- Brent Wilson – bassist of Panic! at the Disco
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Norwood, Robyn (1 October 1990). "Howell Stands-Up by Her Man : Baseball: Kelly, wife of Jack Howell, says being a comedian helps family cope with the Angel third baseman's worst season". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to Palo Verde High School at Wikimedia Commons
- Palo Verde High School
- Clark County School District
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