Basic High School - School Name

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During the World War II era, numerous factories located themselves to the Las Vegas Valley (among these factories were Basic Management Industries (Basic Magnesium Inc.) and Timet). When the state of Nevada decided to create a city for the workers of these businesses, the name decided upon was "Basic." The newly-found Basic, Nevada needed a school for their children to attend, hence Basic High School received the name of its city (the city of Basic is now the city of Henderson, Nevada). The original name of this school, however, was Railroad Pass High School. The name was changed to Basic High School in 1945.

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