Del Sol High School

Del Sol Academy of the Performing Arts is a nine-month public high school in unincorporated Clark County, Nevada, United States that is part of the Clark County School District. Del Sol was one of three schools (including Canyon Springs and Spring Valley) to open in Fall 2004. In 2016, Del Sol High School was reestablished as a performing arts academy; focusing on Band, Costume Design, Dance, Mariachi, Music Production, Orchestra, Theatre, Theatre Tech and Vocal.Performing Arts AcademyBand - Known as the "Dragon's Fire Band", received third place in the 2015 Henderson Winterfest Parade. Costume Design - Del Sol Academy offers the only Costume Design Major in th estate of Nevada. Del Sol had 5 students place as finalists in the Fashion Forward Design Competition in 2017. Tech Theatre earned third place in the "Tech Olympics" which was sponsored by Nevada Thespians. Bronze wrench award winners.Pre-2016Del Sol Academy has received high recognition for the many extracurricular activities it offers its students. Del Sol's dance team was awarded first place honors and at the Southern Utah University Shakespearean Festival and the school's Symphonic Band and Orchestra received all superior ratings in 2007. Del Sol holds an annual multicultural "extravaganza" which highlights the ethnic diversity of its students and their heritages. In 2007, Del Sol's DECA club qualified seven of its members for an international DECA competition held in Orlando, Florida. The next year, four members qualified for the competition held in Atlanta, Georgia. In early 2009, Del Sol's Thespian Board led by Helen Sax, hosted the annual "Thespian State Conference," where nearly all of the other high schools in and around the valley came to perform for judges in a friendly competition. In 2012, Del Sol won the Flip the Script contest, a challenge issued by R&R Partners to end bullying in schools. Also during the 2012-2013 school year, Del Sol's renowned drum line was awarded 'Drumline of the Year' by Las Vegas radio station 98.5 KLUC.