Silverado High School (Las Vegas)

This article is about the school in Nevada. For the school in Mission Viejo, California, see Silverado High School (Mission Viejo).

Silverado High School
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Commitment to Excellence
Established	1994
Principal	Kim Ghrydahl
Staff	150
Enrollment	2,500+
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	purple, teal, white
Mascot	Skyhawk
Website	[1][2]

Silverado High School (SHS) is a public secondary school in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. that is a part of the Clark County School District. Its mascot is the Skyhawk, and the school's colors are purple, white, and teal (black is used in an unofficial capacity).

History

Notable alumni

• scott Fischman - professional poker player, 2 time WSOP gold bracelet winner. class of '98
• Trenton Alenik - Tennis, Villanova University, captain
• Keenan Graham - Football, University of California, Los Angeles
• Ben Jacobs - Football, California State University, Fresno
• Matt Hennigan - State qualifier; U.S. Army; deceased.
• Matt Anders - NFL Official Mascot for the Minnesota Vikings.
• Jason Rowland - Award winning educator and business owner.
• Jayme Connors - W. Basketball, California State University, Long Beach
• Brandon Hahn - KOMP 92.3 DJ, Comedian (Stage Name: Gooch)
• Micheal McDade- 1B Toronto Blue Jays organization
• Eric Nielsen - OF, Toronto Blue Jays organization
• Sean Zurko - 800M, Texas Christian University, Captain
• Jeremy West - 1B, Chicago White Sox organization
• Tommy Rojas - C, New York Yankees organization
• Michael Demore - KXTE 107.5 Xtreme Radio On-Air Personality (Stage Name: Big Mike)
• Elliot Matheny - Opera singer, Baritone, Gold Medal 2009 Musicfest Northwest Lieder division, 2'nd place NATS (men 18-20) Washington 2008
• Natalie Lainhart - University of Idaho Basketball

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

• M Tennis
  • (2005) AAAA Men's Doubles Champion. Trenton Alenik and Chris Painter (32-0)

• W Tennis
  • (2009) Women's Doubles State Champion. Kristen Santero and Nicole Santero
  • (2006, 2007, 2008) Women's Doubles State Runner-Up. Kristen Santero and Nicole Santero
  • (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) Women's Doubles Regional Champion. Kristen Santero and Nicole Santero

• Football
  • (2007–08) Southeast Division Champions Record (10-1)

• Cheer
  • (2007) State Runner-up
  • (2008) State Runner-up
  • (2009) State Champion
  • (2010) State Champion
  • (2010) National Finalist
  • (2011) National Runner-Up

• Boy's Basketball
  • Southeast Division Champion (2006)

• Girls Basketball
  • Region Champs 2007,2008

• Track
  • State Champions 2005,2011
  • Men's Sunrise Champions
    • 2011,2007,2006,2005,2004,2002,2001,1999
  • Women's Sunrise Region Champions
    • 2006,2005,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999

• Mens Soccer
  • (2005–2006) State Champions

• Women's Volleyball
  • Sunrise region Champions
    • 2006, 2007, 2008
  • State Champions 2007
  • State Champions 2009
  • State Champions 2010

• Men's Swimming
  • Regional Champions
    • 2000, 2001
  • State Champions
    • 2001
  • State Runners Up
    • 2000, 2002

• Bowling
  • State Champions
    • 2000

• Men's Baseball
  • State Champions
    • 2001

• "Mens Volleyball"
  • Regional Champions
    • 2003
  • State Runner Up
    • 2006