Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System explained

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System (CNMI PSS) is a school district serving the Northern Mariana Islands, a United States territory.

Its headquarters are in Susupe, Saipan.^[1]

Schools

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7–12 schools

Rota

• Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Jr./Sr. High School (Songsong) - Rota Jr./Sr. High School was formed in 2006 by the consolidation of Rota High School and Rota Junior High School^[3]

Tinian

• Tinian Jr./Sr. High School (San Jose)

High schools

Saipan

• Kagman High School (Kagman) (Opened January 2002)^[4]
• Marianas High School (Susupe)
• Saipan Southern High School (Koblerville) (Opened August 2002)^[4]
• Da’ok Academy^[5]

Middle schools

Saipan

• 7–8
  • Chacha Oceanview Middle School (Kagman) (Opened August 2002)^[4]
  • Dandan Middle School^[6]
  • Hopwood Middle School (Chalan Piao)
  • Francisco M. Sablan Middle School^[7]
  • Tanapag Middle School^[8]

Elementary schools

Saipan

• Gregorio T. Camacho Elementary School (San Roque)
  • It opened as the San Roque Elementary School in 1951 and was renamed after the first commissioner of San Roque, Gregorio T. Camacho. Camacho served as the president of the school's parent-teacher association^[9]
• Garapan Elementary School (Garapan)
• Kagman Elementary School (Kagman) (Opened 2000)^[4]
  • It opened on September 5, 2000 and is in Kagman III.^[10]
• Koblerville Elementary School (Koblerville)
• Oleai Elementary School (San Jose)
  • Its student body as of 2007 was majority Carolinian. It was established in 1958.^[11]
• William S. Reyes Elementary School (Chalan Kanoa)
  • It is named after the CNMI's first superintendent of education, William Sablan Reyes. It was established as the Findley School for Native Children in 1946 and was later renamed to Chalan Kanoa Elementary School. It received its current name in 1984.^[12]
• San Vicente Elementary School (San Vicente)

Rota

• Sinapalo Elementary School (Sinapalo) (Opened 2001)^[4]
  • Previously Rota Elementary & Junior High School in Songsong had elementary classes.^[13] Sinapalo Elementary was built in two phases, with the Rota government and Rota Resort Hotel financing it. In 1995 phase I was built. There was a four-year hiatus in the construction that ended when the Rota government allowed it to continue. The school opened in February 2002 when phase II was built.^[14]

Tinian

• Tinian Elementary School (San Jose)
  • Additions were installed beginning Spring 1999, including new classrooms and air conditioning.^[15]

Former schools

Saipan:

• Dandan Elementary School (Dandan) (Opened August 1998) – Served Dandan and portions of San Vicente^[4]
• San Antonio Elementary School (San Antonio)
• Tanapag Elementary School (Tanapag)

Previously the system operated an elementary school on Pagan, Northern Islands Municipality, prior to the 1981 eruptions. In 1977 the school had 13 students. Students from Pagan attending secondary school did so on Saipan.^[16]

External links

• Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System

Notes and References

1. Web site: Northern Mariana Islands. United States Department of Education. 2019-07-11. CNMI Public School System Bwughos Street, Susupe.
2. "CNMI PUBLIC SCHOOLS." Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System. February 24, 2008. Retrieved on January 1, 2018. This states the locations of some schools.
3. "Rota High School Background." Rota Jr./Sr. High School. August 28, 2007. Retrieved on January 14, 2018.
4. http://www.pss.cnmi.mp/PSSCentralOffice/index2.cfm Home Page
5. "Da’ok Academy ." Da’ok Academy. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System. Retrieved on January 14, 2017.
6. Web site: Dandan Middle School – CNMI PSS District Site. www.cnmipss.org. 2019-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180114184401/https://www.cnmipss.org/school/dandan-middle-school/. January 14, 2018. dead.
7. Web site: Francisco M. Sablan Middle School – CNMI PSS District Site. www.cnmipss.org. 2019-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180115001335/https://www.cnmipss.org/school/francisco-m-sablan-middle-school/. January 15, 2018. dead.
8. Web site: Tanapag Middle School – CNMI PSS District Site. www.cnmipss.org. 2019-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180114184323/https://www.cnmipss.org/school/tanapag-middle-school/. January 14, 2018. dead.
9. Santos, Amanda (6th grade student in the 1994-1995 school year). "HISTORY OF GTC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL." Gregorio T. Camacho Elementary School. August 28, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
10. "Brief History." Kagman Elementary School. August 28, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
11. "HISTORY." Oleai Elementary School. August 27, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
12. "A BRIEF HISTORY." William S. Reyes Elementary School. August 28, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
13. "History & Background." Rota Jr. High School. August 14, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
14. "HISTORY." Sinapalo Elementary School. August 27, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
15. "History." Tinian Elementary School. September 8, 2006. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
16. Northern Mariana Islands Coastal Resources Management: Environmental Impact Statement. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1980. p. 37.