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History

In 1959 and 1960 the school was built. In 1974 the school did not yet have high school, and so some students went to a boarding school facility in

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so they could go to school there. Some others went to

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'' the principal Allen H. Ross disputed that his own school was proposing such.
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Campus

In 1974 it had a field for

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. In 1974 the school had a dormitory.

Student body

In 1974 students originated from a diameter around the school. As of that year the majority had already obtained English fluency as they began living in dormitories. Aides were used for those who still needed English fluency. Such aides at the time spoke Hopi and Navajo.

References

External links

* {{NativeAmericanhighschoolsU.S. Native American schools in Arizona Public K–12 schools in Arizona Non-profit organizations based in Arizona Schools in Coconino County, Arizona Education on the Navajo Nation Native American boarding schools in Arizona