Robert McQueen High School
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Robert McQueen High School is a public secondary school
in Reno, Nevada
, USA. It is part of the Washoe County School District
.
. During his tenure from 1955–1991, Dr. McQueen headed UNR's scholarship program, served as department chair and dean, and was appointed to Nevada's first psychological board of examiners. Dr. McQueen served on the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees from 1969–1990, during which the district built several new schools, including Reed and McQueen . He also negotiated the purchase of McQueen's 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) site from the Bureau of Land Management for just one dollar.
When the school opened in 1982, adjoining Seventh Street and Robb Drive were only dirt roads extended out to allow access to the school. Some remarked the school was "in the middle of nowhere" as it was more than a mile from other buildings. Since then, the construction of numerous subdevelopments has resulted in overcrowding problems. The building was designed for an enrollment of 1,600; in 2009/10 more than 1,800 were enrolled. In order to mitigate overcrowding concerns and comply with local fire regulations, several modular classrooms have been added to the campus.
In 2010, Newsweek
listed McQueen as the 740th best school in the United States using the ratio of number of AP exams taken to graduating students as its criterion.
Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association
State Championships
Current Director: Rick Moffit
2010/11 Fiesta Bowl Parade, Phoenix, AZ (Class B National Champion; Field Show, Fourth Place in the Nation; 2010 Graeagle July 4 Parade; 2010 Reno Rodeo Parade; 2009 Graeagle July 4 Parade; 2009 Reno Rodeo Parade, First Place; 2009 Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, CA; 2008 Graeagle July 4 Parade; 2008 Reno Rodeo Parade, First Place; 2007 Reno Rodeo Parade, First Place; 2007 American Legion National Convention, Non-Competitive; 2006 Fiesta Bowl Parade, Phoenix, AZ (Class B National Champion; Field Show, Fifth Place in the Nation); 2005 Presidential Inaugural Parade, Washington, DC; 2003 Hollywood Christmas Parade, Los Angeles, CA
CHOIR
Current Director: Maribeth Burt
ORCHESTRA
Current Director: Kenny Baker
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
, USA. It is part of the Washoe County School District
Washoe County School District
The Washoe County School District is a public school district providing public education to students in Washoe County, Nevada, including the cities of Reno, Sparks, Verdi, Incline Village, and Gerlach. As of September 2006, the school district had 63,098 students enrolled. It is the second...
.
History
The school was named for Dr. Robert McQueen, emeritus professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, RenoUniversity of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...
. During his tenure from 1955–1991, Dr. McQueen headed UNR's scholarship program, served as department chair and dean, and was appointed to Nevada's first psychological board of examiners. Dr. McQueen served on the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees from 1969–1990, during which the district built several new schools, including Reed and McQueen . He also negotiated the purchase of McQueen's 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) site from the Bureau of Land Management for just one dollar.
When the school opened in 1982, adjoining Seventh Street and Robb Drive were only dirt roads extended out to allow access to the school. Some remarked the school was "in the middle of nowhere" as it was more than a mile from other buildings. Since then, the construction of numerous subdevelopments has resulted in overcrowding problems. The building was designed for an enrollment of 1,600; in 2009/10 more than 1,800 were enrolled. In order to mitigate overcrowding concerns and comply with local fire regulations, several modular classrooms have been added to the campus.
In 2010, Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
listed McQueen as the 740th best school in the United States using the ratio of number of AP exams taken to graduating students as its criterion.
Athletics
- The Lancers compete in the High Desert LeagueHigh Desert LeagueThe High Desert League is one of two divisions in the Northern Nevada 4A Region for high school athletics. The 4A level is the large school classification, which has schools with enrollments of 1,200 and higher. The other division is the Sierra League...
, which belongs to the Northern Nevada 4A RegionNorthern Nevada 4A RegionThe Northern Nevada 4A Region is a part of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, governing the northern half of Nevada for high school athletics. The Northern 4A league is the large-school level, which has schools with enrollments of 1,200 and higher. The region is split into two...
. McQueen competes in the 4A level, which is the large school category. In 2008, rivals.com named them the 75th Best Football Team in the nation. They beat Palo Verde High SchoolPalo Verde High SchoolPalo Verde High School is a high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.The school was built in 1996 with an adjacent 10 portable classrooms located in Summerlin, a rapidly growing suburban middle class to affluent community in the western portion of the City of Las Vegas and unincorporated...
in a rematch of the 2001 state semi-final game on December 6, 2008 with a score of 13-12 for the Nevada 4A High School Football Championship. They finished ranked 48th in the nation by Rivals.com.
Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association
Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association is the governing body of athletic programs for high schools in the state of Nevada...
State Championships
- Basketball (Girls) - 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
- Football - 1990, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008
- Soccer (Girls) - 2003
- Softball - 2005, 2006
- Swimming (Girls) - 1995
- Track and Field (Boys) - 2010
- Track and Field (Girls) - 2010
Music
MARCHING BANDCurrent Director: Rick Moffit
- The marching band has won the state championships fourteen times.(1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
- The band has played in the following parades:
2010/11 Fiesta Bowl Parade, Phoenix, AZ (Class B National Champion; Field Show, Fourth Place in the Nation; 2010 Graeagle July 4 Parade; 2010 Reno Rodeo Parade; 2009 Graeagle July 4 Parade; 2009 Reno Rodeo Parade, First Place; 2009 Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, CA; 2008 Graeagle July 4 Parade; 2008 Reno Rodeo Parade, First Place; 2007 Reno Rodeo Parade, First Place; 2007 American Legion National Convention, Non-Competitive; 2006 Fiesta Bowl Parade, Phoenix, AZ (Class B National Champion; Field Show, Fifth Place in the Nation); 2005 Presidential Inaugural Parade, Washington, DC; 2003 Hollywood Christmas Parade, Los Angeles, CA
CHOIR
Current Director: Maribeth Burt
- The Robert McQueen High School Choir performed in Carnegie HallCarnegie HallCarnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
in 2007 and June 2009. - McQueen's Core Jazz vocal ensemble won the "Best in Nevada" award at the UNR Jazz Festival in 2005.
- McQueen's Core Jazz choir also had a concert tour of 5 cities in China for the World Choir Games, held in Shaoxing, China, July 2010.
ORCHESTRA
Current Director: Kenny Baker
- The McQueen Orchestra with Kenny Baker has played at the ASTAAmerican String Teachers AssociationThe American String Teacher's Association is a professional organization based in the United States for music teachers. It is the largest such national organization in the US for string teachers. It promotes learning to play string instruments in the next generation of American students, and...
National Conference in 2010 in Santa Clara, California
Publications
- The Excalibur — monthly school newspaper, inducted into the National Scholastic Press Association'sNational Scholastic Press AssociationThe National Scholastic Press Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 for high school and secondary school publications in the United States. The association is membership-based and annually hosts high school journalism conventions across the country...
Hall of Fame in the fall of 2004, making it the only student publication in the state to be inducted. It won a NSPA Newspaper Pacemaker in 2009. - "McQueen TV" — closed circuit telev ision station (daily broadcast news show) and video production facilit y
- Chrysalis — annual literary magazine
- CaxtonWilliam CaxtonWilliam Caxton was an English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. As far as is known, he was the first English person to work as a printer and the first to introduce a printing press into England...
— yearbook, awarded the national Silver Crown award in 2006 and the NSPA Yearbook Pacemaker in 2008.
Demographics
In 2009, the school's total enrollment was 1,884, and its ethnic makeup was:- American Indian/Alaskan Native 39 (2.1%)
- Asian/Pacific Islander 231 (12.3%)
- Hispanic 262 (13.9%)
- Black 79 (4.2%)
- White 1,273 (67.6%)
Notable alumni
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, actress - 1987, Mädchen AmickMädchen AmickMädchen Amick is an American actress best known for playing Shelly Johnson on the cult television series Twin Peaks and its 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.-Early life:...
, actress - 1989, David ByermanDavid ByermanDavid Byerman is the 40th Secretary of the Senate for the Nevada Senate. He was appointed by Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford on August 18, 2010 and was then unanimously elected by the full Nevada Senate on February 7, 2011.-Biography:...
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, molecular biologist, professor, and MacArthur Fellowship winner - 1996, Teresa Benitez, beauty pageant titleholder, 2002 Miss NevadaMiss NevadaThe Miss Nevada competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss America pageant.- Winners :- External links :*...
- 1997, Chris AguilaChris AguilaChristopher Louis Aguila is a Major League Baseball outfielder. He has played parts of three seasons in the majors with the Florida Marlins and part of the season with the New York Mets...
, baseball outfielder, currently with the New York MetsNew York MetsThe New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League... - 1998, April MeservyApril MeservyApril Meservy |muhSIRvee]]) is a singer/songwriter from Reno, Nevada. Meservy has received five Pearl Awards, and has been featured on albums and compilations released all over the world, including several of the "soundtrack" CDs for Especially for Youth, in addition to film and commercial spots...
, singer and songwriter - 1998, Kristen Walthers (now Kristen Remington), KTVN News Anchor, former Miss Teen Nevada USA
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