Los Lunas High School

Infobox School2
name = Los Lunas High School


motto =
established = 1926
type = Public High School
locale =
grades = 9 to 12
head_name = Principal
head = of Upperclassmen: Claudia Krause-Johnson
head_name2 = Dean
Principal
Principal
Activities
head2 = of Students: Brian Baca
of Prep. Academy: Julie Smith
of Underclassmen: Robert Stevens
Director: Pam Davis
city = Los Lunas
state = NM
country = USA
students = 1,791 (2007-2008)
faculty = 33 Faculty, 109 Teachers
teaching_staff =
athletics = 5A
school_colors = Royal Blue, Orange
school_colours =
mascot = Tiger
free_label = Coordinators:
Registrar:
Counseling:

free = 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/index.html

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.cite news| date= 5 September 2007 | url = http://www.news-bulletin.com/news/74001-09-05-07.html | title=Fewer drop-outs equals crowding at LLHS | format=.HTML| publisher=The Valencia County News-Bulletin | accessdate=2007-09-05]

Los Lunas High School was founded in 1926 as Solomon Luna High School.cite news| date= 15 November 2003 | url = http://www.news-bulletin.com/lavida/35954-11-15-03.html | title = School days | format=.HTML | publisher = The Valencia County News-Bulletin | accessdate=2005-11-05] 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 Los Lunas Middle School. 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 Athleticscite news| date= 7 January 2004 | url = http://www.news-bulletin.com/news/36821-01-07-04.html | title=Athletic facilities to get $1 million in upgrades in Los Lunas | format=.HTML| publisher=The Valencia County News-Bulletin | accessdate=2008-04-21] , and more recently, on Performing Arts.

Los Lunas High School's east side rival will be Valencia High School after the school is fully established; it's county-wide rival will continue to be Belen High School.

Principals

chedule

Los Lunas High School has returned to using block schedule. With this system a student will have have 4 classes per semester and 8 classes in 1 year. The return to the regular block schedule comes after an experiment with a modified block schedule for the 2006-2007 school year.

In the modified block schedule any particular student could have up to 8 classes in one day. Modified block scheduling allowed some classes to be "half-block" and last year-round in oppositon to a "full-block" course which would last 1 semester. The modified block was implemented because some teachers and administrators felt that some courses needed to be year long. Courses offered as half-blocks were core classes such as Math, English, Science and other various electives including Spanish and Yearbook. Marching band remained full-block and concert band was offered as full-block in the spring as well.

Performing Arts

The Los Lunas High School Tiger Band received 3rd Place and Outstanding Brass in class 4A during the 2008 NM Pageant of Bands in Albuquerque, NM.citation| date= 11 October 2003 | url = http://www.marching.com/events/2003/scores/101103.html | title= New Mexico: New Mexico Pageant of Bands, Albuquerque (Wilson Stadium) | format=.HTML | publisher=MARCHING.COM | accessdate=2008-04-21] The bands also received 10th place in finals competition and 7th place in preliminary competition at the 2004 NMSU Tournament of Bands; this was the first time the band placed in the top 10 at this event.citation| date= 23 October 2004 | url = http://www.nmsu.edu/~pride/TOB/2003_Results/2004_Results.htm | title= NMSU Pride MB 2004 Tournament of Bands Results | format=.HTML | publisher=NMSU Pride Band | accessdate=2006-09-05] A band website is located at: [http://web.mac.com/llhsband web.mac.com/llhsband]

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Sports

In 2005 the Football team toppled the top ranked Las Cruces Bull-Dawgs for the first time since 1992.cite news| date= 21 September 2005 | url = http://www.news-bulletin.com/sports/54506-09-21-05.html | title=Finally, Tigers down 'Dawgs | format=.HTML| publisher=The Valencia County News-Bulletin | accessdate=2008-04-21]

Popular Culture

Los Lunas High School's campus and likeness were used to portray the fictional Division II school Los Lunas Collegecite news| date= 24 October 2007 | url = http://www.news-bulletin.com/news/75121-10-24-07.html | title= Get ready for a closeup, LLHS | format=.HTML| publisher=The Valencia County News-Bulletin | accessdate=2008-07-20] in the USA Network original series In Plain Sight episode: High Priced Spread. The Episode aired on Sunday, July 6th, 2008. [http://www.usanetwork.com/series/inplainsight/theshow/episodeguide/episodes/s1_highpricedspread/ In Plain Sight - Episode Guide : High Priced Spread ] ] University Arena, more commonly known as "'The Pit,'" was used to establish shots during the film as all metro collegiate basketball games occur in this arena; however, the scenes were filmed at Los Lunas High School.

References

See also

* Los Lunas, New Mexico
* List of high schools in New Mexico

External links

* [http://www.llschools.net/ llschools.net]
* [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/nm/538/ greatschools.com]
* [http://web.mac.com/llhsband web.mac.com/llhsband]