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Basic High School
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- 400 North Palo Verde Drive, Henderson, Nevada, United States of America
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asic High School Institute of Law, Justice, and Public Services; Institute for Health Wellness and Medical Technologies, is a nine-month public high school that is part of the Clark County School District and is located in Henderson, Nevada. Basic High School opened in 1942; a year after Basic Magnesium Inc. built its wartime magnesium plant on 2,000 acres (8 km²) of desert land. The school, then located where the city hall of Henderson now stands, had its first graduating class — 10 students — in the spring of 1943. The school closed after the war ended, and as a result, the major businesses that were driven to the area by the war, closed as well. It opened again in 1954, on Van Wagenen Street and Pacific Avenue. However, it later relocated in 1971 to its current location, 400 N. Palo Verde Drive, and the old site was renamed Burkholder Jr. High School, which also closed temporarily for reconstruction in 2003 (which closed down later after the building of Mannion Junior High School).[1]
Until the opening of Green Valley High School, Basic was the only high school in the city of Henderson. A long-standing rivalry existed between Basic and Green Valley for several years. The large "B" on the mountain in Henderson, NV. A large white "B" is painted on a local mountain during the week of Homecoming which stands for Basic; it's visible throughout the entire city of Henderson year-long. A separate "B" was painted near the old Basic High School, now known as Mannion Middle School, which was also maintained for many years long after Basic relocated to its current campus. In the past, students used to (after winning the Homecoming game), set the "B" on fire; the rock is limestone, and could be seen at night in a low glow. The CCSD had banned that due to hazardous conditions.[1]
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