Del Norte High School (New Mexico)
Del Norte High School is a public senior high school in central northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, established in 1964. The school is situated on a 45.2-acre (183,000 m2) campus (Albuquerque Public Schools District), and has a current enrollment of 1,376 students.[2]
| Del Norte High School | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
5323 Montgomery Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | The Right Way, The Knight Way |
| Established | 1966 |
| Principal | Ed Bortot |
| Staff | 66.45 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,089 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.39[1] |
| Color(s) | Turquoise Black White |
| Athletics conference | NMAA, AAAA Dist. 5 |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Website | http://delnorte.aps.edu |
Academics
School grade
The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) replaced the federal "No Child Left Behind Act" and AYP school rating tests in 2010 with a grading algorithm that uses several testing criteria including student standardized test scores and graduation rates.[3]
| School Year | Grade from NMPED |
|---|---|
| 2010–11 | B |
Student body statistics
| Ethnicity | This School | State Average |
|---|---|---|
| White (not hispanic) | 34% | 29% |
| Hispanic | 54% | 56% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 8% | 11% |
| African American | 3% | 3% |
| Pacific Islander | 1% | 1% |
Reconstruction
Construction of the new main building was completed in May, 2012. During the "A Knight to Remember" event in June, 2012, public tours of the new buildings were given by students and staff.
Athletics
DNHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association 5A-District 2, which also includes Bernalillo High School, Capital High School, Espanola Valley High School and Los Alamos High School.[4]
DNHS has won 11 State Championships from NMAA sanctioned sports and events:
| NMAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Cross Country, Boys | 2 | 1982, 1966 |
| Football | 1 | 1974 | |
| Wrestling | 1 | 2001 | |
| Spring | Co-ed Cheerleading | 1 | 2008 |
| Spring | Baseball | 1 | 1982 |
| Softball | 2 | 1989, 1984 | |
| Track & Field, Boys | 3 | 1990, 1969, 1967 | |
| Total | 11 | ||
Notable alumni
- French Stewart, actor (class of 1982)[5]
- Darren Dalton, actor (class of 1983)[6]
- Mark L. Donald, Navy SEAL combat corpsman, one of the most decorated heroes of the War on Terror (class of 1985)[7]
- Diego Sanchez, NMAA Wrestling State Champion; professional mixed martial artist, Won The Ultimate Fighter 1, currently competing in the UFC's Lightweight Division[8]
- Scott Bamforth, Professional basketball player, school's all-time leading scorer
- Lauren Sánchez, News Anchor and actress (class of 1987)[9]
- Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Best selling author
- Leah Clark, voice actress affiliated with Funimation
In popular culture
Del Norte High School is mentioned in the novel Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan as the high school where the main characters go to school.
References
- "DEL NORTE HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- schooldigger.com
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-07-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) New Mexico State School Grading
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Alignments
- Chrissinger, Craig W. (May 18, 1997). "Actor takes alien over the top". Albuquerque Journal. p. G8.
- IMDB
- Albuquerque Journal
- "Diego Sanchez UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- Gomez, Adrian (January 11, 2019). "Celebrity buzz centers on 2 ABQ natives". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved October 6, 2019.