Hopi Junior/Senior High School

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Hopi Junior Senior High School
Location
Hopi Junior/Senior High School
Keams Canyon, Arizona
86034

United States
Coordinates 35°48′58″N110°18′25″W / 35.81611°N 110.30694°W / 35.81611; -110.30694
Information
School typePublic high school (tribal, BIE-affiliated)
Established1987(37 years ago) (1987)
CEEB code 030335
Teaching staff36.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades 7–12
Enrollment499 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.86 [1]
Color(s)Royal blue, silver and white
    [2]
MascotBruins [2]
Website www.hjshs.org

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]

Contents

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)[ citation needed ]

Girls' Cross Country (22 State Champions)[ citation needed ]

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. [note 1]

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.[ citation needed ]

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. [11]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The public Cedar Unified School District opened White Cone High School in 2005 and closed it in 2012.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hopi Jr/Sr High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Hopi Junior/Senior High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ "National Directory" (PDF). Bureau of Indian Education. December 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Faculty & Staff -". www.hjshs.org. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  5. ↑ "BIE Schools Directory | Bureau of Indian Education". www.bie.edu. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  6. ↑ Observer, Stan Bindell, for the Navajo-Hopi (January 1, 2019). "Hopi Jr./Sr. High School congratulates 16 mid-term graduates". Navajo-Hopi Observer. Retrieved May 29, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Hopi Junior/Senior High School Governing Board Regular Meeting" (PDF). HJSHS.org. August 9, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  8. ↑ Hopi Junior Senior High Student Parent Handbook. HJSHS. 2023–2024. p. 3.
  9. ↑ Services and Salaries. Texas Education Agency. p. 11.
  10. ↑ Sosa, Jeremiah. "Storied Hopi High School cross-country program prepares for return to competition after lost season". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  11. ↑ Williams, Chris; Obert, Richard (November 11, 2013). "12 News at 10: Arizona prep football player dies after collapsing on field". azcentral.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
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