Red Mesa High School is a high school in Red Mesa in an
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of
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. Retrieved on June 16, 2015.Red Mesa High School " Direct image link Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010. "HC 61 Box 40/ HWY 160 MP 448 Teec, Nos Pos, AZ 86514 near Teec Nos Pos. It is one of two high schools under the jurisdiction of the
Red Mesa Unified School District
Red Mesa Unified School District #27 is a public school district headquartered in Red Mesa, unincorporated Apache County, Arizona, near Teec Nos Pos on the Navajo Nation.Red Valley/Cove High School
Red Valley/Cove High School is a high school in the community of Red Valley, Arizona,Home
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from Sweetwater, dedicated the A, B, and C Buildings. Before the high school opened, small high school classes met at the elementary school. Red Mesa was originally a part of the Chinle Unified School District. In July 1983 the Red Mesa Unified School District formed, splitting from the Chinle School District. In 1987 the high school gymnasium was completed.History of Red Mesa Schools
Red Mesa Unified School District
Red Mesa Unified School District #27 is a public school district headquartered in Red Mesa, unincorporated Apache County, Arizona, near Teec Nos Pos on the Navajo Nation.FM radio station, KRMH 89.7.
The school's athletic teams are called "The
Redskin
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s", a name that many of the members of the community support.
The majority of the school's students are Native American.