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| Greyhills Academy starts school year
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TUBA CITY, Ariz. - In the last two weeks, Greyhills Academy High School has been bustling with activity to bring in the school year. On Aug. 5-6, the staff went through an orientation to get prepared for the school year. Some of the more notable events were the speeches made by the staff such as Athletic Director Toney Begay, who has been with the school since it opened almost 40 years ago. He is due to retire at the end of the year.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Multi-cultural student group visits Hopi Reservation |
POLACCA, Ariz. - Up With People highlighted a visit to the Hopi Reservation with a performance Aug. 26 as they mixed cultural tunes with American songs. Performing with 85 people from 17 countries, the group brought a high energy positive message about the need for people to reach out across cultures.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Ta'ala Hooghan InfoShop: a center for Native youth |
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The Ta'ala Hooghan InfoShop and Youth Media Arts Center located at 1700 N. Second St. is an action-packed center for Native American youth and activists. One of the youth services provided is the Outta Your Backpack Media (OYBM) program, which allows Native youth to develop and produce their own films projects.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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| Hopi Day School promotes community involvement
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KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. - The Hopi Day school has found creative ways to bring parents together each month by hosting a shin dig to allow parents to get together. The idea was developed after low attendance at parent meetings so staff and Principal Thomas came up with the idea to hold a monthly shin dig to get parents to come to the school and be more involved.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
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| Hopi Lavayi Institute works to revitalize Hopi language
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KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. - On July 30, the Hopi Lavayi Institute concluded its yearly program. This year's program included Hopi language classes for ages K-8 and young adults along with teacher training. Under the direction of Dr. Sheila Nicholas from the University of Arizona, children and young adults were immersed in the Hopi language during the classes for four weeks.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
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| Kayenta Intermediate School makes AYP |
KAYENTA, Ariz. - Kayenta Intermediate School (KIS) Grades 3-5 have made the "No Child Left Behind" status of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for two straight years. This amazing academic achievement is due to the hard work by the staff at KIS, as well as the students and parents.
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
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| Hopi Day School 'a model school' for Hopi language |
KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. - The Hopi Day school has always been a center of the community in Kykotsmovi. According to Principal John Thomas, it is a community school for the people. Thomas has been teaching in the BIA system for more than 20 years from White Mountain to Moencopi Day School. He has a strong feeling about community involvement and feels that Hopi Day School is a "community school open to activities."
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
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| Hopi Board of Education discusses language program |
KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. - On July 27 the Hopi Board of Education met for its monthly meeting. One of the items on the agenda was the Hopi Lavayi program, which is set up to help preserve the Hopi language.
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
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| Greyhills Academy board meets to discuss challenges
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TUBA CITY, Ariz. - On July 16-17 the Greyhills School board held their summer retreat in Las Vegas, Nev. to discuss issues concerning the schools before the school year started. It has been a challenging past year for Greyhills with the reorganization of the staff and resignation of two board members.
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
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| Greyhills Academy approved for reauthorization |
TUBA CITY, Ariz. - The Education Committee of the Navajo Nation Council held a regular meeting at Greyhills Academy Auditorium on June 16. One of the items on the agenda was the reauthorization of Greyhills Academy High School (GAHS).
Jonathan Nez, council delegate from Shonto, sponsored Legislation No. 0849-10 for sanctioning and reauthorizing the grant at GAHS.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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| Shonto Prep brings home Science and Engineering gold
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PHOENIX, Ariz. - Shonto Preparatory School Talented and Gifted students brought home 10 medals and awards after participating in the 2010 Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AZSEF) on March 23-26.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
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| Hopi High radio students attend journalism conference
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PORTLAND, Ore. - Four Hopi High School journalism and radio students competed in national competitions while attending the national Journalism Education Association (JEA) Conference April 15-18.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
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| TC Primary students raise funds for field trip
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TUBA CITY, Ariz. - On April 21, the Tuba City Primary School second graders held a carnival to raise funds for a field trip to 'Out of Africa' wildlife park.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
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| STAR students present service learning projects |
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PHOENIX, Ariz. - Three young Navajo students represented the STAR School at the 2010 Year End Celebration of the Learn and Serve Arizona program to present eight separate projects funded by Learn and Serve Arizona.
Friday, April 30, 2010
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| Path to ASU, scholarship leads through kitchen |
TEMPE, Ariz. - Putting together a meal for her five brothers and sisters on weekends meant getting creative for LaDawn Yazzie. Fending for herself and her siblings on the Navajo Nation became a challenge worthy of "Throwdown With Bobby Flay," minus the fancy ingredients.
Friday, April 30, 2010
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| NAJA director visits Hopi High radio students |
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POLACCA, Ariz. - Jeff Harjo, executive director of the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA), recently visited Hopi High School to tell students about scholarships and journalism camps that the association has available.
Friday, April 30, 2010
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| Diné College archers continue to hit the mark
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TSAILE, Ariz. - Diné College Archery Team Head Coach Anthony Goldtooth and Assistant Coach Fray Gray are pleased to announce that second year archer Duane Hanley has been named Academic All-American.
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Friday, April 30, 2010
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| Title VII makes funding for Native students possible
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TUBA CITY, Ariz. - In the past couple of weeks there have been public hearings regarding Title VII. Many wonder what it all entails. The public hearing at Greyhills Academy was presented by Dr. Tanya Gorman Keith from the Federal Projects Office.
Friday, April 30, 2010
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| Finance and Accounting Scholarship Project |
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - The Budget and Finance Committee of the Navajo Nation Council met April 6 and passed legislation amending the eligibility requirements to the Finance and Accounting Scholarship Project, which is administered by the Navajo Nation Investment Committee through the Navajo Nation Office of the Controller.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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| Native musicians excel at Diné Band Music Fest
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CHINLE, Ariz. - For a fourth year, Chinle High School music teacher Eric Swanson organized a weekend of musical workshops and performance experience for Navajo, Hopi and Apache student musicians.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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| 'Motivate the Children' visits Hopi Mission School |
Nick Moore, founder and primary speaker for the Motivate the Children Foundation stopped by the Hopi Mission School on March 22. Motivate the Children focuses on motivating children and young adults to do their best in sports, academics, and life.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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| Tuba City Primary School science fair winner |
Griffin Ty Yellowman, who is in Ms. Herbert's kindergarten class, was among two students representing Tuba City Primary School who placed at the Northern Arizona Regional K-8 Science Fair.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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| Hopi High softball team members make honor roll |
POLACCA, Ariz. - Hopi High School softball has won its first three games of the season, but Coach Dirk Wirth is prouder that 65 percent of the squad has made the honor roll.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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| Scholarship awarded to Chinle graduate |
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Northern Arizona Native-American Foundation (TNANAF) recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Jeremy Albert Wartz of Chinle. Wartz will pursue his degree in Political Science at the University of Arizona.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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| Social work degree proposed at Diné College |
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - The Education Committee of the Navajo Nation Council accepted a report last Thursday regarding a proposed Bachelor of Social Work degree program from the University of Utah with Diné College-Shiprock campus.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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