Hopi Junior/Senior High School Explained

Hopi Junior Senior High School
City:Keams Canyon, Arizona
Zipcode:86034
Country:USA
Coordinates:35.8161°N -110.3069°W
Pushpin Map:Arizona#USA
Schooltype:Public high school (tribal, BIE-affiliated)
Ceeb:030335
Grades:7–12
Enrollment:590 (2016-17)[1]
Mascot:Bruins
Colors:Royal blue, silver and white
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Hopi Junior Senior High School (HJSHS) is a tribal junior high and high school in Keams Canyon, Arizona, USA. It is operated in cooperation with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) as a grant day school.[3]

Administration

Governing Board

Academics

Hopi Junior Senior High School is accredited by Cognia,[8] formerly known as the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.[9]

Sports accomplishments

The Hopi Bruins' boys' and girls' teams are a prominent activity at the school. Running is deeply rooted in the northern Arizona tribe's tradition as a way to carry messages and bless the reservation with rain. The boys currently have a total of 27 straight state championships, which is the national record according to the National Federation of State High School Associations, while the girls currently have 22 state titles.[10]

Boys' Cross Country (27 state champions) (national record)

Girls' Cross Country (22 State Champions)

History

The school's 1987 opening gave the Hopi community its first reservation high school and allowed for the closure of the Phoenix Indian School. For most of its history, it has been the only high school in Keams Canyon.[11]

For a time in the late 1990s and 2000s, the school was a public charter, though it changed back to a BIE school in 2005.

In November 2013, Charles Youvella, a running back and defensive back for Hopi's football team, incurred a head injury during a Division V playoff game against the team from Arizona Lutheran Academy; he lined up for two more plays, then collapsed on the field. He was in critical condition by the time he reached St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix and died two days later.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hopi Jr/Sr High School. National Center for Education Statistics. February 28, 2019.
  2. Web site: Hopi Junior/Senior High School. March 25, 2024. Arizona Interscholastic Association. en-US.
  3. Web site: National Directory . . December 2011 . November 12, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017092932/http://www.bie.edu/idc/groups/xbie/documents/text/idc-008039.pdf . October 17, 2013 .
  4. Web site: Faculty & Staff - . 2024-05-29 . www.hjshs.org.
  5. Web site: BIE Schools Directory Bureau of Indian Education . 2024-05-29 . www.bie.edu.
  6. Web site: Observer . Stan Bindell, for the Navajo-Hopi . 2019-01-01 . Hopi Jr./Sr. High School congratulates 16 mid-term graduates . 2024-05-29 . Navajo-Hopi Observer . en.
  7. Web site: August 9, 2023 . Hopi Junior/Senior High School Governing Board Regular Meeting . May 29, 2024 . HJSHS.org.
  8. Book: Hopi Junior Senior High Student Parent Handbook . 2023–2024 . HJSHS . 3.
  9. Book: Services and Salaries . Texas Education Agency . 11.
  10. Web site: Sosa . Jeremiah . Storied Hopi High School cross-country program prepares for return to competition after lost season . 2024-05-29 . The Arizona Republic . en-US.
  11. The public Cedar Unified School District opened White Cone High School in 2005 and closed it in 2012.
  12. Web site: 12 News at 10: Arizona prep football player dies after collapsing on field. Chris . Williams . Richard . Obert . November 11, 2013 . azcentral.com. November 12, 2013.

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