The school was built in 1991, with an adjacent four portable classrooms, in North Las Vegas, a rapidly growing suburban middle class community. As of the 2006–2007 school year, the school's ethnic ratio was 29.7% White, 33.3% African American, 29.8% Hispanic, 6.4% Asian/Pacific Islander and 0.7% Native American. The male/female population was 53.2%/46.8%, and 14% of the students were IEP (students with disabilities). At that time, Cheyenne had a 59.2% graduation rate.[3]
Cheyenne High School implemented a number of programs in the 2007–2008 school year that can be accredited to then principal Dr. Jeffrey J. Geihs. These programs include:[3]
Standard Student Attire (SSA), also known as school uniforms, is intended to decrease disciplinary issues, create a safer campus and promote more efficient student learning.
Pull-out tutoring – Non-proficient juniors and seniors who are in jeopardy of not passing their proficiency exam receive tutoring for the proficiency test during the school day, instead of staying late, coming early, or getting help elsewhere.
Educational Exchange Program - The school is one of only ten in the US to have this program, which is soon to include Algeria and Russia.
Smaller Learning Communities - This program began in the 2009–2010 school year. It includes four houses, each with its own motto. This is meant to provide a better chance to match students up with the right assistant principals, counselors, and teachers.
United States ArmyJROTC's first year was 2009–2010, and it was conducted by Sgt. Major Schoolfield.
Desert Shields Marching Band began in the 1991–1992 school year, under the direction of Mr. Valenzuela. It was then conducted by, Daniel Haddad until 2014. To which then it was conducted by Joseph Brueckmann from 2014–2016. The current Director of Bands, as of 2016, is Siobhan Fergiels.
Athleticsedit
Fall sports
Cross country
Football
Women's volleyball
Tennis
Women's golf
Winter sports
Basketball
Wrestling
Bowling - 2008-2009 Academic State Champs, boys and girls
cheyenne, high, school, nevada, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, cheyenne, high, school, nevada, news. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cheyenne High School Nevada news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cheyenne High School is a high school in North Las Vegas Nevada United States Cheyenne High SchoolAddress3200 W Alexander DriveNorth Las Vegas Nevada 89032United StatesCoordinates36 14 01 N 115 10 59 W 36 23363 N 115 18316 W 36 23363 115 18316InformationTypePublic high schoolMottoDedicated to ExcellenceEstablished1991 33 years ago 1991 School districtClark County School DistrictPrincipalDr Zachary Robbins 2 Teaching staff89 00 FTE 1 Grades9 12Enrollment2 110 2017 18 1 Student to teacher ratio23 71 1 Color s Navy blue and Vegas gold MascotDesert ShieldWebsitewww wbr cheyennehs wbr orgThe school was built in 1991 with an adjacent four portable classrooms in North Las Vegas a rapidly growing suburban middle class community As of the 2006 2007 school year the school s ethnic ratio was 29 7 White 33 3 African American 29 8 Hispanic 6 4 Asian Pacific Islander and 0 7 Native American The male female population was 53 2 46 8 and 14 of the students were IEP students with disabilities At that time Cheyenne had a 59 2 graduation rate 3 Contents 1 Notable programs 2 Athletics 2 1 Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association 3 References 4 External linksNotable programs editCheyenne High School implemented a number of programs in the 2007 2008 school year that can be accredited to then principal Dr Jeffrey J Geihs These programs include 3 Standard Student Attire SSA also known as school uniforms is intended to decrease disciplinary issues create a safer campus and promote more efficient student learning Pull out tutoring Non proficient juniors and seniors who are in jeopardy of not passing their proficiency exam receive tutoring for the proficiency test during the school day instead of staying late coming early or getting help elsewhere Educational Exchange Program The school is one of only ten in the US to have this program which is soon to include Algeria and Russia Smaller Learning Communities This program began in the 2009 2010 school year It includes four houses each with its own motto This is meant to provide a better chance to match students up with the right assistant principals counselors and teachers United States Army JROTC s first year was 2009 2010 and it was conducted by Sgt Major Schoolfield Desert Shields Marching Band began in the 1991 1992 school year under the direction of Mr Valenzuela It was then conducted by Daniel Haddad until 2014 To which then it was conducted by Joseph Brueckmann from 2014 2016 The current Director of Bands as of 2016 is Siobhan Fergiels Athletics editFall sports Cross country Football Women s volleyball Tennis Women s golf Winter sports Basketball Wrestling Bowling 2008 2009 Academic State Champs boys and girls Women s soccer Winterline Spring sports Track Baseball Softball Boys volleyball Swimming Men s golf Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association edit Cross country girls 1996 1997References edit a b c Cheyenne High School Principal s Message a b 1 Archived October 13 2008 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cheyenne High School Nevada amp oldid 1206808416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
