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The first academic yearbooks date back to the 17th century, when they were used to note student records and achievements. Now, school yearbooks are filled with pictures, quotes and student highlights from throughout the school year. Diondria Pilger is the editor-in-chief for the 2025-2026 Westwood High School yearbook. A senior,...
The 20th Annual Westwood High School Social Powwow took place at the school’s baseball field on March 27 and 28. Westwood has been celebrating Indigenous cultures for 20 years, with a brief intermission during the COVID-19 pandemic. At last year’s powwow, for the first time the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian...
In each quarter of the academic year, over the span of a week, the Westwood High School Native American Education Program partners with Salt River Schools and Community Relations to meet with every Salt River student who is enrolled at Westwood. Chris Dinehdeal and Lorena Clashin are the counselors who...
Down in the heart of Tempe, a new legend of the stage was created on March 24 at The New School for the Arts and Academics. This was the day that Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community student artist Alex Goodwin starred in the role of Mr. Hugh Fennyman during dress...
A new leader has started at the Early Childhood Education Center at Salt River Schools. Dr. Heaven Sepulveda was recently announced as ECEC’s new leader. To help ensure that parents, guardians and families could have the opportunity to meet her, ECEC held two welcome gatherings on Feb. 23 and 24...
Salt River Elementary School student Ava Sixkiller is the winner of the AZ529 Art Contest,Kindergarten division. “I like to draw all the time,” said Sixkiller, who is always excited to get the opportunity to draw at school. She will receive $529 toward her AZ529 Education Savings Plan, a college savings...
3 Takeaways: The Fountain Hills High School Falcons varsity girls’ basketball team had quite a ride this season. Featured on the team are Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members Saedee Smith, Anaya Lewis and Tayla Rogers. Overall, the Falcons went 25-4 in the season and a perfect 7-0 in their...
Circle of Nations, a new Tempe Union High School District pathway program, hosted an O’odham/Piipaash night at Mountain Pointe High School on Feb. 26 featuring bingo, dinner, educational vendor booths and more. 3 Takeaways:– The Circle of Nations pathway program is available for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community students enrolled...
A special performance took place at Salt River Schools in February. On February 5, the Education Native Language and Cultural team hosted a night of traditional storytelling at the Accelerated Learning Academy lecture hall. Stories were told by Culture Teacher Teresa Gonzales and Culture Specialist Hilary Smith. Before the storytelling...
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