Mojave High School, is a nine-month public

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that is part of Clark County School District located in

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. After a year of sharing a campus at Cheyenne High School on a "double session" schedule where Cheyenne students attended from 6 am to 12 pm and Mojave students attended 1 pm to 7 pm (while Mojave was under construction), the inaugural class, class of 2000, were the only class to not have an upper-class. The school began with only the Freshman class, who became the first graduating class in 2000.

Athletics

Mojave High School offers many different athletic teams including

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, swimming,

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, and

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. They compete in the Sunset 3A Region of the

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Notable alumni

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, basketballer in the WNBA * Ronnie Radke, singer * Max Green, bassist

References

External links

* Clark County School District Educational institutions established in 1996 High schools in Clark County, Nevada Buildings and structures in North Las Vegas, Nevada 1996 establishments in Nevada Public high schools in Nevada {{Nevada-school-stub