Wyoming Indian High School Explained

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.

Athletics

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]

Documentary

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wyoming Indian High School . National Center for Education Statistics . February 16, 2021.
  2. Web site: Wyoming Basketball . State tournament records by school . November 30, 2021.
  3. Web site: Matt Joyce . . November 28, 2009 . In Wyoming, basketball drives reservation's pride . November 30, 2021.
  4. Web site: Champion Chiefs: Wyoming Indian High School Wins State Title . November 30, 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100620122803/http://reznetnews.org/multimedia/slideshow/champion-chiefs-wyoming-indian-high-school-wins-state-title-31130 . June 20, 2010.
  5. Web site: Wyoming state high school boys basketball champions . November 30, 2021.
  6. Web site: Lisa Jones . . April 5, 2010 . March Madness in Indian Country . November 30, 2021.
  7. Web site: Wyoming Indian Repeats as 2A Girls Basketball State Champs . November 30, 2021.
  8. Web site: Lady Chiefs three-peat State Basketball Championship . November 30, 2021.
  9. Web site: Wyoming high school girls basketball champions . November 30, 2021.
  10. Web site: David Outruns Goliath: Wyoming Indian School’s Cross-Country Team Dominates . November 30, 2021.
  11. Web site: David Mayberry . . March 29, 2003 . March Madness in Indian Country . November 30, 2021.