Salt River Schools: 6th Grade Graduation
O’odham Action News covered the Salt River Schools Sixth graduation at the Accelerated Learning Academy on Wednesday May, 20, 2026. Click here to check out OAN’s 2026 Graduation insert!
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O’odham Action News covered the Salt River Schools Sixth graduation at the Accelerated Learning Academy on Wednesday May, 20, 2026. Click here to check out OAN’s 2026 Graduation insert!
It was time to officially turn the tassels. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community once again hosted the American Indian Convocation at Salt River Fields for all Indigenous students graduating from the Maricopa County Community College District. The convocation took place at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. The district...
O’odham Action News was honored to celebrate the accomplishments of the SRPMIC again this year. Please enjoy this video which highlights the Community graduates and their accomplishments. Don’t forget to take a look at the OAN graduation insert published on June 4, 2026 to see the joy, hear from students,...
In this episode, Zoe Hernandez sits down with Diondria Pilger to talk about Pilger’s role as Editor-in-Chief for the Westwood High School Yearbook. Pilger shares the wins and challenges of being a lead during her senior year. Join them for this in depth discussion. Do you have story or podcasting...
“Who’s ready to see the flowers?” Early Childhood Education Leader Heaven Sepulveda asked a group of young students at the Cultural Resources Department Community Garden on the morning of April 14 in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The kids traveled to the garden via bus and learned about a...
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...
3 Takeaways: – Former Major League Baseball starting pitcher D.J. Carrasco is the founder and CEO of Native Nations, an organization that helps promote, train and educate Indigenous youth in baseball and softball. – In late March, Native Nations hosted a Community showcase clinic for baseball and softball athletes ages 12...
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