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Del Norte High School is a
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.
Albuquerque Public Schools
{{authority control High schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico Public high schools in New Mexico
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high school
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in central northeast Albuquerque
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, New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
, established in 1964. The school is situated on a campus (Albuquerque Public Schools
Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) is a school district based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1891, APS is the largest of 89 public school districts in the state of New Mexico. In 2010 it had a total of 143 schools with some 95,000 students, ...
District), and has an enrollment of 1,376 students.
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.Student body statistics
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 andLos Alamos High School
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.
DNHS has won 11 State Championships from NMAA sanctioned sports and events:
Notable alumni
*French Stewart
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, actor (class of 1982)
* Darren Dalton
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Life and career
D ...
, actor (class of 1983)
* Mark L. Donald, Navy SEAL combat corpsman
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, one of the most decorated heroes of the War on Terror (class of 1985)
* Diego Sanchez
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, NMAA Wrestling State Champion; professional mixed martial artist
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, Won The Ultimate Fighter 1
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, currently competing in the UFC
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's Lightweight Division
* Scott Bamforth
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Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays at the shooting guard positi ...
, Professional basketball player, school's all-time leading scorer
* Lauren Sánchez
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, News Anchor and actress (class of 1987)
* Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
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Early life
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, Best selling author
* Leah Clark
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, voice actress affiliated with Funimation
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In popular culture
Del Norte High School is mentioned in the novelKilling Mr. Griffin
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by Lois Duncan
Lois Duncan Steinmetz (April 28, 1934 – June 15, 2016), known as Lois Duncan, was an American writer, novelist, poet, and journalist. She is best known for her young-adult novels, and has been credited by historians as a pioneering figure in th ...
as the high school where the main characters go to school.
References
External links
*Albuquerque Public Schools
{{authority control High schools in Albuquerque, New Mexico Public high schools in New Mexico