Window Rock High School

Window Rock High School
Window Rock High School
Location
	Fort Defiance, Arizona 86504
Information
School type	Public high school
Established	Mid-1950s
School district	Window Rock Unified School District
Principal	William Horsley
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	551 (2016-17)[1]
Color(s)	Columbia blue, white, gray
Mascot	Fighting Scouts
Website	windowrockhigh.az.wrh.schoolinsites.com

Window Rock High School is a public high school in Fort Defiance, a census-designated place in unincorporated Apache County, Arizona. WRHS is the only high school in the Window Rock Unified School District.

WRUSD, and therefore the high school, serves several unincorporated areas, including Fort Defiance, Oak Springs, St. Michaels, Window Rock, and most of Sawmill.[2]

History

The school district opened by the mid-1950s, with high school students two years later. The first students graduated in 1958 and 1959, and the school was completed in 1960.

A devastating fire burned the school to the ground early in April 1981, causing $5 million in damage. A new school was built later in the decade.

Demographics

Window Rock High School had an enrollment of 728 students on October 1, 2010.[3] 99% of the students are of Navajo ancestry. The school serves students throughout the surrounding area including Fort Defiance, St. Michaels, Sawmill, Hunters Point, Oak Springs, and several others.

Athletics

The school's athletic programs are known as the "Fighting Scouts". It is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association's 3A Conference.

Notable alumni

Ryneldi Becenti, the first Native American to play in the WNBA
Cody Jesus, the first Native American Championship Bull Riding World Champion CBR
Stephanie Yellowhair, Navajo transgender activist

References

"Window Rock High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
"SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Apache County, AZ" (PDF). 2010 U.S. Census. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-04-08. - WRUSD is depicted on pages 1 and 2.
Arizona Interscholastic Association figures

External links

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[1] "Window Rock High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

[2] "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Apache County, AZ" (PDF). 2010 U.S. Census. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-04-08. - WRUSD is depicted on pages 1 and 2.

[3] Arizona Interscholastic Association figures