Wingate High School (New Mexico)

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Wingate High School is a Native American high school in unincorporated McKinley County, New Mexico, operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIE). [1] It has grades 9-12. [2] It has a Fort Wingate postal address.

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It includes boarding facilities. [3]

History

In 1973 the BIA closed Manuelito Hall, a dormitory in Gallup, New Mexico which housed Native American students attending public schools. It planned to send the 110 high school students to Wingate. [4]

Since a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, New Mexico state law enforcement authorities no longer have jurisdiction at the school. [5] Any crimes committed there are investigated by federal authorities.

In 2003 the BIE selected Wingate as one of several schools to have replacement buildings. That year, the existing auditorium had a crack. [6]

Student body

The school's students are members of the Navajo nation. In 2003 it had about 700 students. [6]

Campus

As of 1956 the dormitory is a former military barracks that also houses students at Wingate Elementary. [7]

Operations

From circa 1973 the school began allowing pregnant students to remain in school, and by 1993 it had family planning services. [8]

Athletics

In 2006 a tennis club was being established in the Fort Wingate community by David Dantzer, and school administrators made plans to use the club as an after-school activity and a mechanism to establish Wingate High's tennis club. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Wingate High School". Wingate High School. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  2. ↑ "Wingate High School". National Center for Education Statistics. 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Residential Handbook SCHOOL YEAR 2016-2017" (PDF). Wingate High School. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  4. ↑ "BIA Closes Manuelito Hall". Gallup, New Mexico: The Gallup Independent. 1973-04-14. pp. 1, 6. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "No Longer Convicted". The Deming Headlight . Deming, New Mexico. Associated Press. 1999-03-24. p. 9. - Clipping from Newspapers.com
  6. 1 2 Linthicum, Leslie (2003-02-05). "Worn-Out Indian Schools To Be Replaced". Albuquerque Journal . Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. B3. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Fort Wingate Is A Landmark In New Mexico's History". The Gallup Independent . Gallup, New Mexico. 1956-08-07. p. Section F page 13. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Hayes, Elizabeth (1993-09-26). "School Clinics Offering Family Planning Services". Albuquerque Journal . Albuquerque, New Mexico. pp. A1, A8. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Nathanson, Rick (2006-07-01). "New game in town". Albuquerque Journal . Albuquerque, New Mexico. pp. A1, A2. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com.

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