West Mesa High School (WMHS) is a

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senior high school in

Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding i ...

, located on the city's West Mesa. It is a part of the

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 ...

. The school colors are scarlet,

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and

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, and their mascot is the

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Academics

Student body statistics

Films shot on Campus

* The 1971 drama '' Making It'' was filmed in the summer of 1970. * The 2008 comedy ''

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'' was filmed from September through October 2007. * The 2011 musical drama '' Lemonade Mouth'' was filmed in the spring of 2010.

Athletics

WMHS competes in the

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(NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 5. In 2014, the NMAA realigned the state's schools in to six classifications and adjusted district boundaries. In addition to West Mesa High School, the schools in District 5-6A include:

Albuquerque High School Albuquerque High School is a public high school near Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public Schools district. Enrollment at AHS stands at 1,741. AHS was named the 43rd best high school in the stat ...

, Rio Grande High School, Valley High School and

Atrisco Heritage Academy High School Atrisco Heritage Academy High School (AHAHS), better known as Atrisco Heritage, is a public high school in unincorporated Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, with an Albuquerque postal address. It is located on the area's West Mesa. I ...

. WMHS has captured 12 State Championships, most in AAAA.

Notable alumni

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(1968), rock drummer *

Jordan Espinosa Jordan Andrew Espinosa (born November 8, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist competing in the flyweight division. He is most notable for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Espinosa wrestled with the West Mesa High S ...

, state champion wrestler; current mixed martial artist for the UFC * Sandy R. Jones, former member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission * Damacio Page, state champion wrestler; current mixed martial artist, formerly for the WEC and the UFC * Steven Michael Quezada (1981), actor, writer, producer, comedian, and politician * Al Unser Jr. (1980), race car driver * Joey Villasenor (attended) mixed martial artist

Footnotes

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