Goddard High School (New Mexico)

Goddard High School

Address
701 East Country Club Road Roswell, New Mexico 88201 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1965
Principal	Brian Luck
Enrollment	1,213
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy blue, Columbia blue, and white
Athletics conference	NMAA, AAAAA Dist. 4
Mascot	Rocket
Rival	Roswell High School
Website	www.risd.k12.nm.us

Robert H. Goddard High School (Goddard High School, GHS) is a public senior high school in Roswell, New Mexico, United States. It is a part of the Roswell Independent School District. Established in 1965, the school is named after rocket pioneer Robert Hutchings Goddard.^[1] The colors of GHS are navy blue, Columbia blue and white, and the school mascot is the Rocket. Enrollment at the school currently stands at 1,213.^[2]

History

The majority of classrooms at GHS are located underground. The school was completed in 1965 at the height of the Cold war. Walker Air Force Base, located on the south side of Roswell, was considered a major target for Soviet ballistic missiles. The classrooms were built underground so that the school could serve as a bomb shelter in the event of nuclear war. The gymnasiums, cafeteria, auditorium, and other larger rooms were built above ground, on top of the classrooms.

Academics

Student body statistics

Ethnicity	This school	State average
White (not Hispanic)	90%
Hispanic (of any race)	7%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	1%
African American	2%
Pacific Islander	0%

Athletics

GHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association, as a AAAA school in District 4. Their district includes Artesia High School and Roswell High School.^[3]

GHS has won 49 state championships since 1967.

State championships
Season	Sport	Number of championships	Year
Fall	Football	8	2012, 2009, 2008, 1997, 1993, 1991, 1989, 1967
Fall	Volleyball	11	2013, 2009, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1989, 1987, 1986, 1984, 1982, 1980
Winter	Boys' basketball	1	1988
Spring	Baseball	3	1992, 1992, 1986
	Boys' golf	10	2010, 2001, 1997, 1991, 1989, 1988, 1986, 1974, 1973, 1969
	Girls' golf	18	2006, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1988, 1987
Total		49

Notable alumni

Brandon Claussen, former MLB player (New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds)
Nancy Lopez (1975), professional golfer^[4]
Gerina (Mendoza) Piller (2003), professional golfer

References

↑ http://www.risd.k12.nm.us/
↑ http://www.greatschools.org/new-mexico/roswell/630-Goddard-High-School/
↑ http://www.nmact.org/alignments/
↑ Hilton, Lisette. "Lopez is LPGA's Knight in Shining Armor". ESPN. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

External links

5A schools of New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) 2014–15

District 1	Aztec High School Farmington High School Gallup High School Miyamura High School Piedra Vista High School

District 2	Bernalillo High School Capital High School Del Norte High School Española Valley High School Los Alamos High School

District 3	Belen High School Centennial High School Chaparral High School Los Lunas High School Santa Teresa High School Valencia High School

District 4	Artesia High School Goddard High School Lovington High School Roswell High School

District 5	Albuquerque Academy Grants High School Moriarty High School St. Pius X High School

Coordinates: 33°25′28″N 104°30′48″W / 33.42444°N 104.51333°W / 33.42444; -104.51333

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