Gadsden High School (New Mexico)

Gadsden High School
Address
6301 Hwy 28 Las Cruces, New Mexico 88021 United States
Information
Type	Independent high school
Established	1928
Principal	Maria Legarreta
Enrollment	1,471 (2016-17)
Color(s)	Maroon and gold
Athletics conference	NMAA, 5A Dist. 3
Mascot	Panther
Website	gisd.k12.nm.us

Gadsden High School (GHS), originally named Valley High School, is a public high school in unincorporated Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States, with an Las Cruces postal address. Gadsden High School is administered by Gadsden Independent School District.

Gadsden High School serves the surrounding towns of Mesquite, Vado, Berino, La Mesa, San Miguel, Chamberino, La Union, and Anthony.

Namesake

The school's name is in reference to the land acquisition known as the Gadsden Purchase.

Athletics

GHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA), as a class 6A school in District 3. State championships in football: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1961, 1962. (https://www.nmact.org/file/Football_Past_Champs.pdf) State championships in volleyball: 2010, 2011 (https://www.nmact.org/file/Volleyball_Champions.pdf)