Wyoming Indian High School

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Wyoming Indian High School
Location
Wyoming Indian High School
638 Blue Sky Highway
Ethete, Wyoming

United States
Coordinates 43°01′30″N108°46′21″W / 43.02500°N 108.77250°W / 43.02500; -108.77250
Information
Type Public
School districtFremont County School District No. 14
NCES School ID560445000441
PrincipalPam Gambler
Faculty21.38 (on FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment196 (2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio9.17 [1]
Colors  Blue
  White
  Red
Nickname Chiefs

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.

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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, 2020, and 2024. [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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wyoming Indian High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ "State tournament records by school". Wyoming Basketball. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ Matt Joyce (November 28, 2009). "In Wyoming, basketball drives reservation's pride". Associated Press . Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Champion Chiefs: Wyoming Indian High School Wins State Title". Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Wyoming state high school boys basketball champions" . Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ Lisa Jones (April 5, 2010). "March Madness in Indian Country". High Country News . Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Wyoming Indian Repeats as 2A Girls Basketball State Champs" . Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Lady Chiefs three-peat State Basketball Championship" . Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Wyoming high school girls basketball champions" . Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  10. ↑ "David Outruns Goliath: Wyoming Indian School's Cross-Country Team Dominates" . Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  11. ↑ David Mayberry (March 29, 2003). "March Madness in Indian Country". Casper Star-Tribune . Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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