Needles High School

Needles High School
Location
1600 Washington St

Information
TypePublic high school
PrincipalAmy Avila
Staff14.86 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment267 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.97[1]
CampusRural
Color(s)Royal Blue and White
Athletics conferenceSouthern Nevada 2A Region
Team nameMustangs
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Needles High School (NHS) is a public high school in Needles, California. It is part of the Needles Unified School District. The school mascot is the Mustang, and the school colors are royal blue and white. The current alma mater, "All Hail to Thee," was written by members of the Class of 1959 as their gift to NHS as outgoing seniors. Needles High School was featured on a School Pride television episode November 12, 2010. Needles High is one of five California high schools that are part of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association.

Athletics

Needles High is one of five California high schools that is a member of the governing body for high school athletics in Nevada, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, rather than the California Interscholastic Federation. All five of these schools are close to a large number of Nevada schools and relatively isolated from other California schools. Needles' football team, as well as the other school athletic teams, competes in the NIAA AA Football Division. On November 17, 2007, the Mustangs won the 2A State Championship game, played at Damonte Ranch High Stadium in Reno, Nevada, defeating the Yerington High School Lions, 18–14. On February 25, 2017, the Lady 'Stangs won the NIAA AA State Championship in Basketball, defeating Democracy Prep at the Agassi Campus, 64–54.

Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association State Championships

  • Baseball - 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2009
  • Basketball (Boys) -1988, 1991,1999, 2002, 2009
  • Basketball (Girls) - 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017
  • Football - 2007
  • Softball - 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2022

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c "Needles High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2024.

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