Shiprock High School Explained

Shiprock High School
Motto:"Once a Chieftain, Always a Chieftain!"
Principal:John Tohtsoni
Grades:9-12
Head Name:Principal
Address:PO Box 3578
State:New Mexico 87420
Country:USA
Students:582 (2022-2023)[1]
Ratio:16.17
Teaching Staff:36.00 (FTE)
Athletics:NMAA
District 1-AAAA
Colors:
Crimson, Silver, Turquoise
Mascot:Chieftain, Lady Chieftain

Shiprock High School is a public high school in Shiprock, New Mexico (USA). Shiprock High is part of the Central Consolidated School District along with Kirtland Central High School and Newcomb High School. The school colors are crimson, silver, and turquoise, and the school mascot is the Chieftain.

Facilities

Performing arts center

Phil L. Thomas Performing Arts Center,https://web.archive.org/web/20120102142337/http://www.fillthephil.com/ is a performance space that is intended for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music, theatre and concerts. The school has been the host site for the Navajo Times All-Star banquet, which has invited athletes from both New Mexico and Arizona.[2]

Performers

A list of performers who have visited and performed at Shiprock High School:

ArtistYear VisitedGenre
Indigo Girls https://web.archive.org/web/20120223202741/http://www.indigogirls.com/home.html:2007American Folk Rock
Campanas de America Campanas de America:2010Mariachi Band
Jo Dee Messina http://www.jodeemessina.com/index.main.php:2010 http://jodeemessina.com/news/index.php/2009/11/06/country-music-star-to-honor-local-heroes:American Country Music
Tracy Lawrence http://tracylawrence.com/:2010American Country Music
Clay Walker http://www.claywalker.com/:2010American Country Music
Gretchen Wilson http://www.gretchenwilson.com/:2011 http://navajotimes.com/entertainment/2011/0311/033111wilson.php:American Country Music
Neal McCoy 2011American Country Music
U.S. Air Force Academy Winds ensemble http://www.usafacademyband.af.mil/ensembles/BandEnsembleBio.asp?EnsembleID=21:2011Concert Band
Joe Nichols http://www.joenichols.com/:2012American Country Music

Athletic facilities

Shiprock High School's largest sports facility, Chieftain Stadium, is used for football games, track and field meets, and can also be used for soccer games. There is also the Chieftain Pit http://louiestgeorge.blogspot.com/2008/03/pits.html:(basketball and volleyball) and the Natatorium (swimming). There are also baseball and softball fields, a 4-court tennis complex, a cross country course, a weight room, and basketball courts. The Navajo Nation and Shiprock High School hosted the 2011 Native Vision http://www.nativevision.org/: Sports Camp on June 5–7. It involved 62 professional and collegiate athletes who volunteered to coach. Approximately 800 youth from over 15 tribal nations attended. Six sports clinics were offered, including football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, track and lacrosse.

Athletics and activities

The basketball game area, which has a capacity of 4,000 spectators, is called the "pit". A 1999 article by the Gallup Independent states that girls' basketball games at the varsity level often have all spectator seats sold.[3] The Chieftains have won 16 NMAA state championships in Chieftains and Lady Chieftain sports, they have claimed numerous district 1-AAA and 1-AAAA titles.

Shiprock High School is a member of the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) Class AAAA schools in District 1-AAAA.

District 1-AAAA, Shiprock High School, Thoreau High School, Wingate High School, Navajo Prep https://web.archive.org/web/20120721011502/http://www.nmact.org/alignments/:

Chieftain Athletics

Shiprock High School participates in the following athletics http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/shiprock-chieftains-(shiprock,nm)/home.htm: Chieftains

Lady Chieftains

Chieftain rankings

State championships

The Shiprock Lady Chieftains basketball program won the 2017 AAAA New Mexico State Girls Basketball Championship, its sixth overall New Mexico State title. This followed crowns in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, and 2002. The Shiprock JROTC program won its second consecutive state title in 2018 and this adds to the overall 16th state team title to all Shiprock High School athletics. Shiprock High School has numerous District 1-AAA and 1-AAAA district titles and numerous individual state champions. The Shiprock Lady Chieftains have a combined record of 6-8 in New Mexico State Championship games.

State championships

SportClassYear(s)
Basketball, GirlsAAAA2017
Basketball, GirlsAAA1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2002
Cross Country, BoysAAA1974, 2001
Cross Country, GirlsAAA2001, 2004, 2012
Cross Country, GirlsAAAA2015
Golf, GirlsA-AAA2001, 2002
JROTCA-AAAAA2017, 2018

State Championship Scoreboard

SportClassYearWin/LossScore
Basketball, GirlsAAAA2017WIN Shiprock 47-Hope 42
Basketball, GirlsAAAA2016LShiprock 48-Hope 51
Basketball, GirlsAAA2014LShiprock 59-Portales 62
Basketball, GirlsAAA2011LShiprock 22-Santa Fe Indian 43
Basketball, GirlsAAAA2010LShiprock 52-Kirtland Central 71
Basketball, GirlsAAA2002WINShiprock 75-Portales 60
Basketball, GirlsAAA1995LShiprock 49-Kirtland Central 68
Basketball, GirlsAAA1994LShiprock 54-Kirtland Central 57
Basketball, GirlsAAA1993LShiprock 46-Kirtland Central 47
Basketball, GirlsAAA1992WINShiprock 58-Kirtland Central 54
Basketball, GirlsAAA1990WINShiprock 57-Kirtland Central 36
Basketball, GirlsAAA1989WINShiprock 83-Kirtland Central 55
Basketball, GirlsAAA1988WINShiprock 60-Kirtland Central 58
Basketball, GirlsAAA1987LShiprock 61-Kirtland Central 62
Basketball, BoysB1969LShiprock 62-Eunice 87
SoftballAAA2005LShiprock 1-Grants 3
SoftballAAA2001LShiprock 5-Lovington 9

State Runner-up

SportClassYear(s)
Cross Country, GirlsAAA2000
Cross Country, GirlsAAAA2014
Cross Country, BoysAAA1990, 1991, 2000, 2010, 2011
Basketball, GirlsAAA1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2011, 2014
Basketball, GirlsAAAA2010, 2016
Basketball, Boys (26-5)B1969
SoftballAAA2001, 2005
WrestlingAAA2001

Individual State Champions

YearClassAthleteSport
1974AAAVinny ThomasMen's Cross Country
1982AAAAlbert AveryWrestling
1986AAAKeevin KingWrestling
1989AAAJerrold GolbeWrestling
1992AAAJim Marcino800 M. Dash/Track & Field
1993AAABlaine Thomas3200 M. Run/Track & Field
1993AAALance FosterMen's Cross Country
1995AAALance Foster800 M. Dash/Track & Field
1996AAAKevin PriceMen's Golf
2001AAAOrlando Walter300 M. Hurdles/Track & Field
2001AAAOrlando FranklinWrestling
2001AAABrandon BullWrestling
2001AAAKevin LeeWrestling
2002AAATerence Yesslith1600 M. Run/Track & Field
2002AAAOrlando FranklinWrestling
2003AAANate KingWrestling
2005AAASHS Girls Track & Field Team1600 Med.Relay/Track & Field
2005AAAGlynnis PriceWomen's Golf
2006AAAAlister BuckWrestling
2011AAAHerbert Beyale IIIMen's Cross Country
2012AAAHerbert Beyale III3200/Track & Field
2016AAAAJulian AspaasWrestling

District Championships

SportYear
Baseball
Basketball, Girls2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Basketball, Boys2007-08, 2013
Cross Country, Girls
Cross Country, Boys
Football
Golf, Girls
Golf, Boys
Track & Field, Girls
Track & Field, Boys
Softball
Volleyball2009-10
Wrestling2017
SportYear
Baseball2010-11
Basketball, Girls1988-89, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2011–12
Basketball, Boys2001-02, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2013-14
Cross Country, Girls2005-2006, 2011-2012
Cross Country, Boys2011-2012
Football2000-01, 2010–11
Golf, Girls
Golf, Boys
Track & Field, Girls
Track & Field, Boys
Softball
Volleyball2001-02,2004–05, 2010–11
Wrestling

Shiprock High School national mention

References

  1. Web site: SHIPROCK HIGH. National Center for Education Statistics. September 3, 2024.
  2. Web site: Jodie . Quentin . 2014-12-04 . Navajo Times to honor fall sports All-Stars . 2023-09-21 . Navajo Times . en-US.
  3. News: Basketball's Big. Albuquerque Journal. 1999-02-28. A11. - See clipping from Newspapers.com.

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