The Rancho High School Class of 1962 Collection (1956-2023) consists of materials donated by students of Rancho High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection contains school event clippings, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, pamphlets, physical and digital photographs, and school jackets and sweaters. Additionally, the collection chronicles the lives of many students after graduation through school reunion documentation from the 1970s to 2023. The collection also includes planning files for class reunion celebrations including the 40th, 50th, and 55th reunions.
The Rancho High School Class of 1962 Collection (1956-2023) consists of materials donated by students of Rancho High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection contains school event clippings, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, pamphlets, physical and digital photographs, and school jackets and sweaters. Additionally, the collection chronicles the lives of many students after graduation through school reunion documentation from the 1970s to 2023. The collection also includes planning files for class reunion celebrations including the 40th, 50th, and 55th reunions.
Collection is open for research.
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Materials remain in original order.
Rancho High School, originally located on Owens Avenue in North Las Vegas, Nevada, was founded in 1954. It was the third high school in the greater Las Vegas area following Las Vegas High School (1905) and Basic High School (1942) located in Henderson, Nevada. It is now a zoned magnet high school located at 1900 Searles Avenue in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The old campus was torn down in June 2006 after over 50 years of being the main location for the school. In July 2006 construction of a new 75 million dollar, indoor, mall-style school was completed. It was erected on the site of the old football field. After the campus was completed, construction began on a new artificial turf football field and track. Construction was completed in 2007.
Source:
Rancho High School Class of 1962 Collection, 1959-2017. MS-00623. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rancho High School Class of 1962 Collection, 1956-2023. MS-00623. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1g31v
Materials were donated in 2013 by Rancho High Classmates of 1962; accession number 2013-006. Additional materials were donated in 2020 and 2026 by Joyce Moore; accession numbers 2020-105 and 2026-028.
Material was processed by Joyce Moore in 2013. In 2014, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Ian M. Baldwin revised the collection description. In 2018 Joyce Moore enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards. In 2021, Tammi Kim minimally processed the 2020 addition during accessioning and updated the finding aid in ArchivesSpace. In 2023, Sarah Jones added digital files from the Oral History Research Center files into the collection. In 2026, Tammi Kim ingested the files off three flash drives. Sarah Jones arranged, processed, and described the 2026-028 addition (digital and physical files).