Boarding high school in Many Farms, Arizona, United States
Many Farms High School library
Many Farms High School (MFHS ) is located in the heart of the Navajo reservation in Many Farms, Arizona , and 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Canyon De Chelly National Monument . It has 445 (yearly average) students and 35 faculty members along with a large support staff. It is a boarding school operated by the US Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education , with separate dormitories for male and female students. It opened its doors in 1969.
Campus
It is co-located with the Many Farms Community School (formerly Chinle Boarding School), a K–8 boarding school . Before Diné College moved to Tsaile , it was situated on the Many Farms BIE school complex.[ 3]
In 1991 there were problems with maintenance and upkeep in the dormitory for male students.[ 4]
Athletics and activities
The sports team is the "Lobos" ("wolves" in Spanish ).[ 5] It participates in American football, cross-country, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball and track and field,[ 6] and is part of the Arizona Interscholastic Association . The school also has several clubs within the academic setting.[citation needed ]
References
^ a b c "Many Farms High School" . National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 13, 2024 .
^ a b "Many Farms High School" . Arizona Interscholastic Association . Retrieved March 25, 2024 .
^ "Home " (Archive ). Many Farms Chapter, Navajo Nation . Retrieved on June 26, 2015.
^ Anderson, Jack; Van Atta, Dale (November 13, 1991). "BIA lets Indian schools crumble". The Daily Times . Salisbury, Maryland . p. 13. - Clipping at Newspapers.com .
^ "Home " (Archive ). Many Farms High School. May 11, 2008. Retrieved on June 16, 2015.
^ "Lobo Sports " (Archive ). Many Farms High School. July 6, 2008. Retrieved on June 16, 2015.
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