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Salt River High School (SRHS) was a high school on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community near Scottsdale, Arizona. It was operated by that tribe's Education Department along with an early education/Head Start facility, elementary school, alternative school and higher education department. The high school opened in August 2004 with an award-winning campus and grounds.[citation needed] Salt River High School was located on a federally recognized Native American reservation, which provided students and families opportunities to learn and partake in the rich histories and contemporary experiences of both the O'Odham (Pima) and Piipaash (Maricopa) people who reside within and/or are members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Salt River High School was a member of the Canyon Athletic Association. This school closed its doors sometime in 2021.[2]
| Salt River High School | |
|---|---|
 Salt River High School | |
| Address | |
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4827 N. Country Club Dr. , 85256 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°30′31.69″N 111°50′21.72″W / 33.5088028°N 111.8393667°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school (charter) |
| Established | 2004 |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | 2021 |
| School district | Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Education Department |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrollment | 225 (2017–18)[1] |
| Color(s) | Black/gold/white |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | web |
History
editA charter school with secondary students, Desert Eagle School, opened in 1995. It was made up of portable buildings, and did not have an indoor cafeteria nor indoor athletic facilities. In 2000 the enrollment was 180, with 70% of the students being Native American. At that time, 50% of the Native Americans lived on the property of the Salt River reservation.[3]
Desert Eagle was converted into Salt River High School, which opened in 2004. The campus cost $22 million and is red and yellow colored, in the shape of a "half-moon." It introduced the indoor dining and athletic facilities that the previous campus did not have. Circa 2004 the enrollment was about 300.[4]
At some point in 2021[2] Salt River High closed, and its campus is now used as an alternative high school, Accelerated Learning Academy (ALA).[5]
Native Studies
editStudents learn the history and values of the Community, which are integrated into classroom. Students are exposed to the culture of the O'Odham and Piipaash people. Salt River High School students are also encouraged to share and participate in their culture in multiple ways both in and out of school.
All of the Salt River Schools network schools have coursework related to the Maricopa (Piipash) and O'odham peoples. In particular, in 2020, students in the seventh grade took mandatory O'odham language classes.[6]
Student Programs & Electives
editPrograms: Junior A.C.E, Salt River Police Explorer and S.T.E.P. Up Tutoring Program | Student Electives: Native Studies, Computer & Technology, ELA Enrichment Class (Grades 7 & 8), Health & Fitness, J.R.O.T.C., Journalism / Yearbook, Music, Peer Mediation, Robotics, Service Learning, Spanish, Student Council, Success 101, Theatre and Visual Art.
References
edit- ^ "Salt River High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "Salt River High School (Closed 2021) - Scottsdale, AZ". Public School Review. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ Cadeau, Chimene (April 5, 2000). "Salt River Community has school of its own". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. Schools 6. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mishory, Jordana (August 16, 2004). "New Salt River high school opens today". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. B4. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "About". Salt River Schools. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ Christiansen, Andrew Diaz; Rice, William (January 10, 2020). "Salt River students discover ancestral roots through language, weaving". Cronkite News. Retrieved June 5, 2023. - See summary at Pinal Central.
Further media
edit- "Native ways taught at Salt River Schools". Cronkite News. November 22, 2019 – via YouTube.
Gallery
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Salt River High School -
Salt River High School lunch area -
Salt River High School Sports Field -
Salt River High School Eagles
External links
edit- Salt River High School website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)