Los Lunas High School
| Los Lunas High School | |
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Los Lunas, NM United States |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Established | 1926 |
| Principal | of Upperclassmen: New hire approx. June 2009 |
| Dean Principal Principal Activities |
of Students: Brian Baca of Prep. Academy: Julie Smith of Underclassmen: Robert Stevens Director: Pam Davis |
| Faculty | 33 Faculty, 109 Teachers |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Number of students | 1,791 (2007-2008) |
| School color(s) | Royal Blue, Orange |
| Athletics | 4A |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Coordinators: Registrar: Counseling: |
Prep. Academy: Dusty Price Cindy Giron Freshmen: Rhonda Flores Sophomores: Pete Bustamante Juniors: Etta Delgato Seniors: Natalie Siaz, Jamie Wilson |
| Website | http://www.llschools.net/schools/Llhs |
Los Lunas High School is a high school (grades 9 - 12) in Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico. In 2003 it had some 2,383 students. The school's student count before US Labor Day in September 2007 was 1,791.
Los Lunas High School was founded in 1926 as Solomon Luna High School. It was named for Solomon Luna, the most prominent political and financial leader of the area at the time. The school was created to ease travel to Belen High School in southern Valencia County. Solomon Luna High School was consolidated into the Los Lunas Public Schools in 1945 and later renamed to "Los Lunas High School."
The aging main building of old Soloman Luna High School still stands, and currently serves as the administration offices of the Los Lunas School District. An engraving above that building's main doors continues to read "Soloman Luna High School."
Los Lunas High School is known for its emphasis on Athletics, and more recently, on Performing Arts.
Los Lunas High School's rival within its school district rival is Valencia High School which has its first full graduating class in 2010. The main in-county rival is and will continue to be Belen High School.
For the 2010-11 through 2013-14 school years, the Tiger athletic teams are set to compete in Class 4A in a district that includes local rivals Belen and Valencia.
Rex Hennington was hired as principal at Los Lunas High School in Spring 1998. Before LLHS he was an assistant principal at Los Lunas Middle School. Prior to being employed by Los Lunas Public Schools, Hennington was a football coach at Clovis, Las Cruces, Belen, and Hobbs High Schools. Principal Hennington died in April 2007 after a short battle with cancer.
Gina Sallie was named principal in the Spring of 2003 when Rex Hennington became district Athletic Director. Sallie was popular with students and was instrumental in changing several key policies at Los Lunas High School.
Los Lunas High School's 2006-2007 principal, Dr. Dan Webb, of Pasadena, CA, brought changes to the school including a ban of all electronics from school grounds. Webb was also behind a controversial proposal to separate approximately 300 "at-risk" students, "voluntarily," from the general school population in the hope of earning their high school diploma. This proposal received critical feedback from the community as it would have created a "double standard" allowing some students to graduate with only 23 of the required 30 credits.
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