The Accelerated Learning Academy (ALA) is preparing to move into the former Salt River High School this winter. ALA staff have been preparing to get the school ready for students to return to class in the new location after the winter break.  “ALA staff will be moving over to the new location during winter break, […]

Accelerated Learning Academy (ALA) students at Salt River Schools can get the extra help they need to succeed at Saturday School, an in-person session led by certified teachers on Saturdays. Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, a teacher at ALA, said that the Saturday School staff consists of the same teachers the students have during the week, so they […]

As the new school year started, Rancho Solano senior Taylor Williams began her last year of high school with a big honor as the new pom team captain.  “This is my fourth year doing pom, and we had the same captain for the past three years. She graduated last school year, and it opened up […]

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Community Recreational Services Department held a back-to-school event for all of the SRPMIC youth on Thursday, August 12, at the Pi-Copa Gymnasium. The event was originally designed as a drive-thru, but due to unpredictable weather CRS set up booths in the gym, creating a “walk-through” event.  The different divisions […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth and teens created new memories this summer at the Community Recreational Services (CRS) Day Camp and Teen Camp. The Day Camp was for youth in first through fifth grades and was held June 7 to July 15, while the Teen Camp was for teens in grades 6 through 12 […]

The School & Community Relations staff of Salt River Schools hosted a drive-thru event to provide Native American students with back-to-school supplies on Tuesday, July 20, at the Salt River Community Building. Families lined up to get the basics such as backpacks, paper, pencils, pens, crayons, markers, folders and all the things students need to […]

School is back in session for students at the Early Childhood Education Center, Salt River Elementary School and the Accelerated Learning Academy on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The first day of school was Monday, August 2, and classes began in-person with staff, students (with the exception of ECEC students) and visitors being required […]

Basketball swept the Valley in July, and the 18th Annual Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI) added extra excitement to the atmosphere with youth playing high-octane basketball at eight indoor high school courts throughout Phoenix. Boys and girls teams from more than 150 tribal nations gave their all in pool and bracket games, and the Salt […]