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.
Demographicsedit
Window Rock High School had an enrollment of 728 students on October 1, 2010.[4] 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.
Athleticsedit
The school's athletic programs are known as the "Fighting Scouts". It is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association's 3A Conference. The basketball program was previously led by Raul Mendoza.
^"Window Rock High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
^ ab"Window Rock High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^"School Reference Map (2010 Census): Apache County, AZ" (PDF). 2010 U.S. Census. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2020. – WRUSD is depicted on pages 1 and 2.
window, rock, high, school, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Window Rock High School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 Window Rock High SchoolAddressNavajo Route 12Fort Defiance Arizona 86504United StatesInformationSchool typePublic high schoolEstablishedMid 1950sSchool districtWindow Rock Unified School DistrictCEEB code030117PrincipalWilliam HorsleyGrades9 12Enrollment551 2016 17 1 Color s Columbia blue white and gray 2 MascotFighting Scouts 2 Websitewww wbr wrschool wbr net wbr Domain wbr 11 WRUSD and therefore the high school serves several unincorporated areas including Fort Defiance Oak Springs St Michaels Window Rock and most of Sawmill 3 Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Athletics 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe 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 editWindow Rock High School had an enrollment of 728 students on October 1 2010 4 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 editThe school s athletic programs are known as the Fighting Scouts It is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association s 3A Conference The basketball program was previously led by Raul Mendoza Notable alumni editRyneldi Becenti the first Native American to play in the WNBA Stephanie Yellowhair Navajo transgender activistReferences edit Window Rock High School National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved February 28 2019 a b Window Rock High School Arizona Interscholastic Association Retrieved March 25 2024 School Reference Map 2010 Census Apache County AZ PDF 2010 U S Census U S Census Bureau Retrieved April 8 2020 WRUSD is depicted on pages 1 and 2 Arizona Interscholastic Association figuresExternal links editWindow Rock High School Website Remembering Window Rock High School 35 44 39 N 109 03 17 W 35 744084 N 109 054796 W 35 744084 109 054796 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Window Rock High School amp oldid 1219985555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
