News The Decades The 1950's - 1960's - 1970's - 1980's - 1990's - 2000's Mall design planned for new Rancho High Knowing many of his students prefer the mall to the classroom, Rancho High School Principal Robert Chesto can't wait to give his kids exactly what they want. The New Rancho High School North Las Vegas & first high school will be razed next month after more than a half-century of service. In August a new $75 million campus, looking something akin to a two-story mall that divides the school into smaller learning communities, will open next door. Cost of schools, overcrowding are only expected to get worse It's 10:40 a.m., the floodgates are about to open and Rancho High School Principal Robert Chesto is struggling to unfold a stack of cafeteria tables in time. . Rancho High School Alumni Association helps students of today About 800 graduates of Rancho High School are involved in a formally organized nonprofit alumni group to support their alma mater in practical ways. 800 Graduates Gather for a Trip Down Memory Lane About 800 graduates of Rancho High School are involved in a formally organized nonprofit alumni group to support their alma mater in practical ways. DULY NOTED OK. Maybe it wasn't that long ago. But there were only 10 big schools playing high school football in 1987. Now, there are nearly 30. THE ELEVATOR The ex-Rancho High and UNLV star will have his number retired Rancho's, Andre Denson A graduate of Rancho High School, Denson served as principal of Mojave High School. More recently he was an assistant superintendent in the district's northeast region. A new kind of Hispanic leader As a teenager, Kihuen ran on soccer fields instead of the streets. In 1997-98, he was named Nevada player of the year, the only Rancho High School player ever to earn that honor. Legends of the Diamond Ron Kantowski hangs out with a few Rancho High alums who played during the program’s better times LOOKING IN ON: EDUCATION Demolition of the old Rancho High School got under way last week just as the first new students were wrapping up a summer academy at the $75 million replacement campus next door to help familiarize them with what lies ahead.