Pojoaque Valley High School is a public high school in
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Santa Fe County, New Mexico
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. It is located on the
Jacona Campus, which is outside of the Jacona
census-designated place
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.
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Jacona CDP map
It serves the Pojoaque Valley in New Mexico. Its colors are kelly green and white. Their mascot is the
Elk
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.
Service area
It serves
Cundiyo,
Cuyamungue,
Cuyamungue Grant,
El Rancho,
Jacona,
Jaconita,
Nambe,
Pojoaque
Pojoaque (; Tewa: Pʼohsųwæ̨geh Ówîngeh/P'osuwaege Owingeh ’òhsũ̀wæ̃̀gè ʔówîŋgè, Po’su wae geh, which translates to “water gathering place”, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. ...
,
San Ildefonso Pueblo
San Ildefonso Pueblo (Tewa: Pʼohwhogeh Ówîngeh ’òhxʷógè ʔówîŋgè"where the water cuts through"
) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, and a federally recognized tribe, established c. 13 ...
,
Tesuque Pueblo, most of
El Valle de Arroyo Seco, most of
Peak Place, a portion of
La Tierra
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Cast
*Claudia Islas as Lucía
* Ernesto Alonso as Don Antonio
* as Hilario
*Enrique Lizalde as Alvaro
*Lucía ...
, and a portion of
Tano Road.
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Athletics
Pojoaque Valley High School is a NMAA District 2-AAAA school along with Espanola Valley High School
Places called Espanola or Española include:
* Espanola, Florida, United States
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* Española Island, one of the Galápagos Islands
* Española, New Mexico, United States
* Espanola, Ontario, Canada
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, Los Alamos High School
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, Moriarty High School
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History
Its year of establishment was ...
and Taos High School
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The distr ...
.
PVHS competes in 12 NMAA sport and activity events. PVHS has won 21 state championships in 3A.
Notable alumni
* Javier Gonzales , 42nd mayor of Santa Fe
* Ben Lujan, speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2001 to 2012
* Ben Ray Luján
Ben Ray Luján ( ; born June 7, 1972) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from New Mexico since 2021. He served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2021 and the assistant House Democratic leade ...
, U.S. senator, former congressman from New Mexico's 3rd congressional district
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; former member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
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* Brenda McKenna, member of the New Mexico Senate
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* Carl Trujillo, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
) is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature.
There are 70 members of the House. Each member represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, ...
* Jim Trujillo
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, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
) is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature.
There are 70 members of the House. Each member represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, ...
References
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Public high schools in New Mexico
Schools in Santa Fe County, New Mexico