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Coordinates: 36°02′01″N 114°57′44″W / 36.0337°N 114.9621°W / 36.0337; -114.9621
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Basic Academy of International Studies
Location
Map
400 N. Palo Verde Drive
Henderson, Nevada 89015
United States
Coordinates36°02′01″N 114°57′44″W / 36.0337°N 114.9621°W / 36.0337; -114.9621
Information
School typePublic School
Established1942
School districtClark County School District
PrincipalGerald Bustamante
Staff200
Faculty108.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,605 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.12[1]
Colour(s)Blue and silver
   
Athletics conferenceSunrise 4A Region
RivalFoothill
PublicationLone Wolf
Websitehttp://www.basicacademy.org

Basic Academy of International Studies (formerly Basic High school, also known as Basic Academy) is a public high school with a magnet program and is part of the Clark County School District. It was the first high school in Henderson, Nevada, United States.[2]

School name

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The school is named after the now-defunct Basic Magnesium, Inc., a refinery to produce the magnesium for various war efforts during World War II.[3] The magnesium refinery was the primary employer and played a pivotal role in the early development of what would become Henderson, referred to as the "Basic townsite" until 1944.[4] Established as "Basic High School," the school was rebranded as "Basic Academy of International Studies" to reflect its affiliation with the International Baccalaureate program.[5]

History and traditions

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Basic Academy, then Basic High School, opened in 1942 at the site of where Henderson's city hall now stands. The first graduating class was 10 students in 1943.[6] Originally a red-brick school building, the school moved in 1954 to the intersection of Van Wagenen Street and Pacific Avenue, near the Water Street, the current site of Lyal Burkholder Middle School.[6] In 1973, Basic Academy moved again to its current location at 400 Palo Verde Drive.[6]

The school received IB accreditation for the Middle Years Programme in 2016 and the Diploma Programme in 2017.[7]

The large "B" on the mountain in Henderson

Basic was the only high school in Henderson until Green Valley High School was opened in 1991.[8] Visible from most of the southeast part of the Las Vegas Valley, a large "B" and smaller "Q" are painted over boulders on side of the McCullough Range that surrounds that part of Henderson. The "B" is repainted every year by that year's senior class. The "B" symbolizes the school while the "Q" memorializes Quinton Roberts, an alumnus of the school who was a victim of the 2017 Route 91 Harvest music festival mass-shooting.

School features

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A three-story building is very noticeable on the Basic Academy of International Studies campus; most classrooms here are classes for freshmen students, and it is referred to as the "Towers" since it towers over the rest of the school.

An International Baccalaureate Program is offered at Basic Academy.

Basic is one of the few schools in Henderson that still has an annual Homecoming parade.

Clubs and organizations

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The school offers many clubs, including a chess club, Key club, Black Student Union, Polynesian club, Bible club, gay-straight alliance, Dungeons & Dragons club among many others.[9] It is one of many high schools in the county to have a robotics club, which builds high-tech robots for competitions both locally and nationally.[10][11]

The robotics team won the Nevada state championship in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and were national finalists in 2019.

Its yearbook, El Lobo, has been honored by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association with its Gold Crown Award in 2005, 2001, 1996, and 1991 as well as its Silver Crown Award in 2002 and 1995.[12]

The Lone Wolf Newspaper of Basic Academy of International Studies is the oldest newspaper in Henderson. The 2008 – 2009 school year was its 66th year of publication. It has been published longer than the prominent Las Vegas Sun newspaper, owned by Greenspun Media and founded in 1950. In 2009 the Lone Wolf won second place in the 33rd annual Las Vegas Review-Journal High School Journalism awards in the "Reduced" format for best high school newspaper.[13]

Representatives from their thespian troop competed at the State Thespian Conference in 2010 and won first place in their category of "Group Musical," with their performance of "Your Fault/Last Midnight" from Sondheim's Into the Woods. The following year, representatives from their troop again placed first at the conference in the "Duet Musical" category with "Serious" from Legally Blonde the Musical.[citation needed]

Basic Academy offers a Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC), which has competed nationally in armed and unarmed drill, physical fitness, and marksmanship. The team won the National Championships at the United States Air Force Academy Invitational in Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1994 to 2003. Basic's MCJROTC Unarmed and Armed Drill Teams competed in the 2012 National Championships held in Torrance, California. They also went on to place in the Nationals held in 2013 in Torrance, California with the help of First Sergeant Samuel Rael USMC (Ret.).

Basic Academy also offers courses in performing arts such as band, orchestra, choir, and theatre.

Athletics

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Basic Academy's athletics programs are known as the Wolves and compete in the Southeast Division of the Sunrise 4A Region. The school's baseball and basketball programs won state championships in 1955, 1956 and in 1959. In 1959 Paul Hornyak, senior point guard, was the first High School All-American in basketball for the state of Nevada. The school's football program has won the Tri-State Championship in 1955. And the second in 1960 in Class 2A. A 3A championship was won by the girls' volleyball squad in 1975. The Basic Academy wrestling team placed second in State in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974, finally winning their first 3A Championship in 1975. The 2007 Basic men's varsity soccer team had its best season ever, going to the Regional tournament for the first time in over 29 years. The affiliate team the Southern Nevada Blue Sox won the American Legion World Series in 2017.

Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association State Championships

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  • Baseball – 1955, 1956, 1959, 1982, 1987, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022
  • Basketball – 1956, 1959, 1960
  • Bowling (girls) – 2011, 2018
  • Cross country (boys' and girls') – 1987, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2021
  • Football – 1953, 1960
  • Golf (girls) - 2021
  • Volleyball (boys) – 1998, 2002
  • Volleyball (girls) – 1978
  • Swimming - 1978
  • Wrestling – 1975, 1979, 1984
  • Robotics - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Tennis (girls) - 2021
  • Tennis (boys) - 2021
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The school's cheerleading squad was featured on a 2010 episode of Penn & Teller.

Notable alumni

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Feeder schools

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  • Sister Robert Joseph Bailey Elementary School
  • C. T. Sewell Elementary School
  • John Dooley Elementary School
  • Edna F. Hinman Elementary School
  • Sue H. Morrow Elementary School
  • Josh Stevens Elementary School
  • Jim Thorpe Elementary School
  • Harriet Treem Elementary School
  • B. Mahlon Brown Junior High School
  • Francis H. Cortney Junior High School
  • Lyal Burkholder Middle School
  • Thurman White Middle School
  • Legacy traditional schools cadence

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Basic Academy of Int'l Studies HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ilene Bittle Collection on Basic High School (MS-00331)". Special Collections, University Libraries. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 1993. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Basic Magnesium, Inc". Special Collections, University Libraries. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Credico, Mark (June 14, 2023). "Why Is Henderson Called Henderson?". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of School Trustees (Report). Las Vegas: Clark County School District. August 13, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Koch, Ed (3 October 2005). "Getting back to Basic High School". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  7. ^ "Basic Academy of International Studies". International Baccalaureate. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  8. ^ Belcher, Caitlyn (September 4, 2014). "Outgoing Green Valley Principal Reminisces About 23 Years at School".
  9. ^ "Clubs and Activities - Basic Academy of International Studies". www.basicacademy.org. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  10. ^ "Henderson schools spark interest in science with robotics". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  11. ^ "Henderson high school students prepare for national robotics championship". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  12. ^ Columbia Scholastic Press Association (2023). 1983–2023 Awards for Student Work—Crown Awards: Scholastic Recipients (PDF) (Report). New York: Columbia University. pp. 2005 - Gold, p. 33, 2002 - Silver, p. 35, 2001 - Gold, p. 37, 1996 - Gold, p. 41, 1995 - Silver, p. 43, 1991 - Gold, p. 46. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 19, 2024.
  13. ^ Thevenot, Carri Geer (May 15, 2009). "Green Valley High School's Newspaper Judged the Best". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  14. ^ "Ryne Nelson - Baseball". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  15. ^ "Ryne Nelson Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  16. ^ Rypka, Marsala. (April 2016). "The Basic Principals of Success: Four Kids from Basic High School Go On to Become Great Influencers." Luxury Las Vegas, p. 65.
  17. ^ "Chris Latham Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  18. ^ Evans, K. J. (7 February 1999). "Harry Reid". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  19. ^ Koch, Ed (3 October 2005). "Getting back to Basic High School". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  20. ^ Congress, United States (2008). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  21. ^ "The All-Vegas Team". Vegas Seven. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
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