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Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 | 11:40 p.m.
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The Las Vegas High football team recorded its second shutout in three weeks Friday night, blanking Chaparral 46-0.
The Wildcats have only surrendered three points in the last three weeks to open Northeast Division play 3-0. Hassan Henderson passed for three touchdowns in the win, including a pair of scoring strikes to Travon Langston.
“We still have some things we need to work on,” Las Vegas coach Chris Faircloth said. “We had our quarterback play his best game, as far as his poise and doing what we ask of him.”
Danny Jaime, Cameron Rogers and Farrell Victor each added touchdowns.
The Wildcats’ Oct. 22 game against Canyon Springs will likely decided the Northeast title. Both teams are 3-0 in league play.
Chaparral High School has seen better days.
Once among the top performing schools in the Clark County School District, Chaparral High is undergoing changes to counter dismal test scores and the lowest graduation rate in the district.
The campus located near East Flamingo Road and U.S. 95 is one of five turnaround schools not meeting the expectations outlined in No Child Left Behind.
Chaparral is now looking to clean up its reputation, touching every aspect of the school from restrooms to test scores.
Changes weren’t received well by students who openly protested the cuts to faculty and the new order that banned the use of cell phones and music players during the school day.
Under stricter rules, tardy students are locked out of classrooms, bathroom breaks during class time aren’t allowed and the lunch hour was pushed back to 1:40 p.m.
Superintendent Dwight Jones told students he’s not settling for half successes.
“Right now, 50 percent of the kids in this school don’t graduate high school. Is that acceptable to you? Think about that. Right now, some of the friends that you’re with aren’t going to graduate. Is that OK? That’s unacceptable to me. I think you guys ought to kick all of us out.”
- Year built:
- 1971
- Mascot:
- Cowboys
- Principal (Year Hired):
- David Wilson (2011)
- Enrollment:
- Approximately 2,250
- School Report Card:
- 2010-2011
Compiled by Gregan Wingert
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