Saint Michael Indian School | |
Native Name: | Chi'hootsoi Biolta' |
Ceeb: | 030370 |
Streetaddress: | 1 Lupton Rd |
City: | St. Michaels, Arizona |
County: | Apache County |
Zipcode: | 86511 |
Country: | USA |
Coordinates: | 35.6519°N -109.1056°W |
District: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup |
Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Founder: | Saint Katharine Drexel, Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament |
President: | Dot Teso |
Principal: | Tazbah Shorty |
Gender: | Co-educational |
Houses: | Day school, no dormitory |
Type: | Private, coeducational |
Grades: | Pre-K–12 |
Athletics: | Junior High and High School programs |
Accreditation: | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
Sports: | Cross country, volleyball, basketball, cheer, track & field, softball, baseball |
Team Name: | Cardinals |
Colors: | Red, white, and black |
Newspaper: | Cardinal Pursuit |
Enrollment: | 355 students |
St. Michael Indian School (SMIS) is a private Roman Catholic day school. It is part of Saint Michael Parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico. It is located at St. Michaels chapter in the Navajo Nation.
St. Michael School was founded in 1902 by Saint Katharine Drexel, SBS, and construction on campus buildings began soon after.[2]
97% of the student body are members of the Navajo Nation, and 3% are of other ethnicities.