Robert McQueen High School
Robert McQueen High School is a public secondary school in Reno, Nevada, United States. It is part of the Washoe County School District. History. The school was named for Dr. Robert McQueen, emeritus professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. During his tenure from 1955–1991, Dr. McQueen headed UNR's scholarship program, served as department chair and dean, and was appointed to Nevada's first psychological board of examiners. Dr. McQueen served on the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees from 1969–1990, during which the district built several new schools, including Reed and  McQueen . He also negotiated the purchase of McQueen's site from the Bureau of Land Management for just one dollar. When the school opened in 1982, adjoining Seventh Street and Robb Drive were only dirt roads extended out to allow access to the school. Some remarked the school was "in the middle of nowhere" as it was more than a mile from other buildings. Since then, the construction of numerous subdevelopments has resulted in overcrowding problems. The building was designed for an enrollment of 1,600; in 2009/10 more than 1,800 were enrolled. In order to mitigate overcrowding concerns and comply  with local fire regulations, several modular classrooms have been added to the campus. In 2010, Newsweek listed McQueen as the 740th best high school in the United States using the ratio of number of AP exams taken to graduating students as its criterion. In March 2018, student Noah Christiansen called the office of U.S. Representative Mark Amodei to argue in favor of banning bump stocks and raising the minimum age to buy a gun. A staffer who worked for Amodei called Robert McQueen High School for his use of the word "fuck", which led to Christiansen's suspension. On March  19, the American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the school district demanding that the suspension be overturned. On March 23, the school district decided to withdraw the suspension to avoid "expensive and protracted litigation", but stood by the school's action to punish the student. Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association State Championships Extracurricular activities. Music. MARCHING BAND Current Director: Natalia Tomasello The marching band has won the state championships fifteen times: (1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2019) The band has played in the following parades: CHOIR Current Director: Brandon  Pierce ORCHESTRA Current Director: Kenny Baker Demographics. In 2009, the school's total enrollment was 1,884, and its ethnic makeup was: References. 15. http://www.wolfpackradio.org/category/hiphop/Chikezie