Robertson High School
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Robertson High School is a public
Public
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 senior high school in Las Vegas, New Mexico
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Las Vegas is a city in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Once two separate municipalities both named Las Vegas, west Las Vegas and east Las Vegas , divided by the Gallinas River, retain distinct characters and separate, rival school districts. The population was 14,565 at the 2000...

. The school is part of the Las Vegas City Schools
Las Vegas City Schools
Las Vegas City Schools is a school district based in Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States.The district covers a area in northern San Miguel County...

 District in former East Las Vegas. The building dates from about 1945, when it was known as Las Vegas High School. The school was renamed Robertson High School in 1958. The colors of RHS are red
Red
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 and white
White
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, their mascot is the Cardinal
Cardinal (bird)
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. The enrollment currently stands at 607.

Student body statistics

Ethnicity This School State Average
Hispanic (of any race) 69% 56%
White (not hispanic) 30% 29%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1% 11%
African American <1% 3%
Pacific Islander <1% 1%

Athletics

RHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association
New Mexico Activities Association
The New Mexico Activities Association is a nonprofit organization that regulates interscholastic programs for junior and senior high schools in New Mexico. It hosts the statewide sports championship games each year...

, a AAA school, in district 2. Their district includes: Raton High School, Taos High School
Taos High School
Taos High School is the public high school in Taos, New Mexico, US. It is located outside of Taos Pueblo, at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Approximately 25,000 people live in the area served by the Taos Municipal School District, which also includes Carson National Forest, Taos...

 and West Las Vegas High School
West Las Vegas High School
West Las Vegas High School is a public senior high school in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It is a part of the West Las Vegas Schools District. Founded in 1947, it is the oldest high school in the city. The mascot of WLVHS is the Don, their colors are Spring Green and Yellow...

.

RHS has won 16 AAA State Championships since 1972.
State Championships
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Football
American football
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2 2006, 2005
Boys, Cross Country
Cross country running
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1 1969
Girls, Cross Country
Cross country running
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1 2003
Winter Wrestling
Wrestling
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7 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2002, 2001
Spring Boys, Tennis
Tennis
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3 2007, 2006, 2003
Boys, Track and Field  1 1972
Girls, Track and Field 1 1987
Total 16
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