Mission Statement 

The West Las Vegas School District consistently continues to revise its curricula and implement new and innovative programs to allow its graduates from West Las Vegas High School to enter society and the general workforce with the ability to solve problems, be aware of technological changes, and employ technological applications. Graduates will possess skills allowing them to effectively utilize free time on task. Students will be prepared to utilize critical thinking skills and capitalize on logic and common sense in the resolution of day-to-day problems. 

More importantly, the district upholds the human aspect and respect for individuals of different cultural backgrounds and races as well as respect for the environment, nature, wildlife, and those with whom it shares its existence in a democratic society within our community, state, country, planet and universe. The district's ultimate goals are to produce graduates who can compete globally for employment and will continue to pursue education for the sake of self growth. 

General District Goals 

- Be proficient in communication skills; reading, writing, speaking, and listening; 

- Be proficient in critical thiking skills, including analyzing, evaluating, synthesizing, and distinguishing fact from opinion; 

- Apply concepts to solve problems in mathematics and successfully use skills of computation, measurement, etc.; 

- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to participate in the social, political, and economic life of the nation and the world and understand people's culture, history, language, and customs; 

- Demonstrate knowledge in two languages - English and Spanish - and hold in reverence cultural diversity; 

- Demonstrate technological knowledge - its practical functions and present and future effects on society; 

- Demonstrate a practical knowledge of public health and acquire the necessary skills to maintain good physical, mental, and emotional health as well as and acceptable level of physcial fitness; 

- Demonstrate a practical knowledge about career requirements, work ethics, community resources, and economics as well as utilize the necessary skills to find a job; 

- Acquire knowledge of and be exposed to drama, music, and literature (the fine arts, in general); 

- Acquire employment upon graduation from high school or attend a two or four year institution or university; and 

- Acquire knowledge of and function within the context of Standards for Excellence and New Mexico's Student Competencey Frameworks