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Chaparral football players Antonio Thomas and William Hernandez Thursday, July 26, 2012.
Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 | 11:23 p.m.
Chaparral High’s Antonio Thomas rushed for 167 yards and a pair of touchdowns Friday to lead the Cowboys’ football team to a 40-10 victory against visiting Sunrise Mountain.
After dropping league games against respectable foes Moapa Valley and Virgin Valley the past two weeks, Chaparral (4-3 overall, 1-2 league) broke into the win column thanks to its solid rushing attack and aggressive defense, Cowboys coach Bill Froman said.
“They tried to limit Antonio in the offense, but he wasn’t going to be stopped,” Froman said.
Jason Jonshon added 70 rushing yards and three touchdowns for Chaparral. Defensively, the Cowboys were led by Shamarlo Tinch’s 10 tackles.
Chaparral High School has seen better days.
Once among the top performing schools in the Clark County School District, Chaparral High is undergoing changes to counter dismal test scores and the lowest graduation rate in the district.
The campus located near East Flamingo Road and U.S. 95 is one of five turnaround schools not meeting the expectations outlined in No Child Left Behind.
Chaparral is now looking to clean up its reputation, touching every aspect of the school from restrooms to test scores.
Changes weren’t received well by students who openly protested the cuts to faculty and the new order that banned the use of cell phones and music players during the school day.
Under stricter rules, tardy students are locked out of classrooms, bathroom breaks during class time aren’t allowed and the lunch hour was pushed back to 1:40 p.m.
Superintendent Dwight Jones told students he’s not settling for half successes.
“Right now, 50 percent of the kids in this school don’t graduate high school. Is that acceptable to you? Think about that. Right now, some of the friends that you’re with aren’t going to graduate. Is that OK? That’s unacceptable to me. I think you guys ought to kick all of us out.”
- Year built:
- 1971
- Mascot:
- Cowboys
- Principal (Year Hired):
- David Wilson (2011)
- Enrollment:
- Approximately 2,250
- School Report Card:
- 2010-2011
Compiled by Gregan Wingert
Ray Brewer can be reached at 990-2662 or [email protected]. Follow Ray on Twitter at twitter.com/raybrewer21.
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