Wyoming Indian High School | |
Location: | 638 Blue Sky Highway Ethete, Wyoming |
Country: | United States |
District: | Fremont County School District No. 14 |
Principal: | Pam Gambler |
Faculty: | 21.38 (on FTE basis)[1] |
Ratio: | 9.17 |
Enrollment: | 196 (2021–22) |
Type: | Public |
Us Nces School Id: | 560445000441 |
Grades: | 9 to 12 |
Nickname: | Chiefs |
Colors: | Blue White Red |
Wyoming Indian High School is located in Ethete, Wyoming, United States on the Wind River Reservation. It is part of Fremont County School District#14.
Wyoming Indian High School plays basketball in the Class 2A Southwest.[2] The school has won twelve state titles,[3] including in 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2020.[4] [5]
The school set a state record with 50 consecutive victories from 1983 to 1985, under basketball coach Alfred Redman.[6]
The Wyoming Indian Lady Chiefs have won 5 basketball state titles, including 2003, 2004, 2019, 2020 and 2021.[7] [8] [9]
The boys cross country teams have won twenty Class 2A state championships, including eight consecutive.[10]
Daniel Junge directed the 2002 film entitled Chiefs, which won the best documentary award at the Tribeca Film Festival. It chronicles the school's 2000 and 2001 basketball seasons, providing a view into the lives of players on the Wind River Reservation, both on and off the court, while they try to reach the state championship final and face different challenges.[11]