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Joseph W. Nixon High School, usually known as J. W. Nixon High School, is a public high school located in Laredo in Webb County in south Texas. It is part of the Laredo Independent School District. J. W. Nixon was built in 1964 as the second high school in Laredo. The original LISD high school is Martin High School, previously known as Laredo High School. Since the 2011-2012 school year, Gerardo Martin "Jerry" Cruz (born 1964) has been the principal. Nixon High School has undergone a $40 million renovation. Several older campus buildings were demolished to create a reconfigured two-story building centered about a U-shaped courtyard. Funds for the project are mostly derived from a construction bond package approved by voters.〔Stephanie Ibarra, "LISD trustees approve final design, extra $6M", ''Laredo Morning Times'', April 18, 2012, pp. 1, 10A〕 About 2 a.m. on December 7, 2012, arsonists torched three portable buildings at Nixon High School. Three other classrooms sustained smoke damage. No individuals were physically harmed in the fire, which remains under investigation by the Laredo Fire Department.〔JJ Velasquez, "Arson ruled, suspects sought: Surveillance footage under investigation", ''Laredo Morning Times'', December 12, 2012, pp. 1, 14A〕 In 2014, Nixon High School, Martin High School, and Cigarroa High School, fell short on minimum state standards and were placed on the Public Education Grant list. Similarly impacted is Lyndon B. Johnson High School in the neighboring United Independent School District.〔Judith Rayo, "17 schools fall short", ''Laredo Morning Times'', January 15, 2015, p. 1〕 ==History== J. W. Nixon opened its doors in September 1964, and the first class graduated in May 1965. Initially, Nixon served as a junior high/high school with grades seven through twelve. The original campus included the administration/library building, the A, B, C, and D buildings, as well as the science wing. The school property consisted of and the cost of construction was $151,047,568. W. E. Lockey served as Nixon's first principal. In 2007 J.W. Nixon had a record breaking with more than 400 student graduating. LISD owns the building which formerly served as the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of Laredo. Educational rooms in the former church are used by the high school. Among the original faculty is Ms. Cecilia Cantu. Another member, Laura Garcia Magnon (died 2012). retired after forty-five years of continuous service to J. W. Nixon. The Nixon science building is named in her honor.〔Laura Magnon obituary, ''Laredo Morning Times'', November 16, 2012, p. 17A〕 The school's pride song is Cliff Noble's "The Horse". Pedro "Pete" Solis of Nixon High School was named "Texas Coach of the Year" for Class 5A in 2015 by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. The Nixon Mustangs finished the season, 20-4 but lost, 86-82, in the regional quarterfinals. The team had some injuries and went through four different point guards during the season.〔Jason Mack, "Coach of the Year: Pete Solis earns 5A honor, ''Laredo Morning Times'', April 19, 2015, pp. 1B-2〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「J. W. Nixon High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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