Education

First day of school at Chaparral High School

Photos by Jessica Ebelhar

August 29, 2011 - 3:15 pm

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Chaparral High School is one the turnaround schools in the Clark County School District. The school was reorganized this year after only having a 48 percent graduation rate in 2010, the second worst in the district.

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