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{{Short description|Public high school in Apache County, Arizona}}
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grades = [[ninth grade|9]]-[[twelfth grade|12]]|
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principal = Don Lawrence|
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city = [[Teec Nos Pos, Arizona|Teec Nos Pos]]|
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| district = [[Red Mesa Unified School District]]
| enrollment = 168 (2022–2023)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0406870&ID=040687000142|title=Red Mesa High School|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=October 21, 2024}}</ref>
enrollment = 320 students (Oct. 2010)|
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| teaching_staff = 11.00 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
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'''Red Mesa High School''' is a high school in [[Red Mesa, Arizona|Red Mesa]] in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Apache County, Arizona]],<ref name="RedMesaCDP">"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st04_az/place/p0459550_red_mesa/DC10BLK_P0459550_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Red Mesa CDP, AZ]" ([http://www.webcitation.org/6ZJQ4UKjD Archive]). [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on June 16, 2015.</ref><ref name="RMHS">"[http://www.rmusd.net/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=75&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-1036 Red Mesa High School]." ([http://www.rmusd.net/images/headers/header_theme_6.jpg Direct image link]) Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010. "HC 61 Box 40/[[U.S. Highway 160|HWY 160]] MP 448<!--Mile Post 448--> Teec, Nos Pos,{{sic}} AZ 86514</ref> near [[Teec Nos Pos]]. It is one of two high schools under the jurisdiction of the [[Red Mesa Unified School District]], along with [[Red Valley/Cove High School]].
'''Red Mesa High School''' is a high school in [[Red Mesa, Arizona|Red Mesa]] in an [[unincorporated area]] of [[Apache County, Arizona]],<ref name="RedMesaCDP">"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st04_az/place/p0459550_red_mesa/DC10BLK_P0459550_001.pdf 2010 Census – Census Block Map: Red Mesa CDP, AZ]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063023/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st04_az/place/p0459550_red_mesa/DC10BLK_P0459550_001.pdf Archive]). [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on June 16, 2015.</ref><ref name="RMHS">"[http://www.rmusd.net/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=75&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-1036 Red Mesa High School]." ([http://www.rmusd.net/images/headers/header_theme_6.jpg Direct image link]) Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010. "HC 61 Box 40/[[U.S. Highway 160|HWY 160]] MP 448<!--Mile Post 448--> Teec, Nos Pos,{{sic}} AZ 86514</ref> near [[Teec Nos Pos]]. It is one of two high schools under the jurisdiction of the [[Red Mesa Unified School District]], along with [[Red Valley/Cove High School]].


Little Dan, a [[medicine man]] from [[Sweetwater, Arizona|Sweetwater]], dedicated the A, B, and C Buildings. Before the high school opened, small high school classes met at the elementary school. Red Mesa was originally a part of the [[Chinle Unified School District]]. In July 1983 the Red Mesa Unified School District formed, splitting from the Chinle School District. In 1987 the high school gymnasium was completed.<ref name="RMdistricthist">"[http://web.archive.org/web/20020605225439/http://www.rmusd.net/history.php History of Red Mesa Schools]" ([http://www.webcitation.org/6ZJPJdyqC Archive]). [[Red Mesa Unified School District]]. Retrieved on September 20, 2010.</ref>
Little Dan, a [[medicine man]] from [[Sweetwater, Arizona|Sweetwater]], dedicated the A, B, and C Buildings. Before the high school opened, small high school classes met at the elementary school. Red Mesa was originally a part of the [[Chinle Unified School District]]. In July 1983 the Red Mesa Unified School District formed, splitting from the Chinle School District. In 1987 the high school gymnasium was completed.<ref name="RMdistricthist">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020605225439/http://www.rmusd.net/history.php History of Red Mesa Schools]" ([http://web.archive.org/web/20020605225439/http://www.rmusd.net/history.php Archive]). [[Red Mesa Unified School District]]. Retrieved on September 20, 2010.</ref>


The school operates an [[FM broadcasting|FM radio station]], [[KRMH]] 89.7.
It operates an FM radio station, [[KRMH]] 89.7. The school nickname is "The [[Redskin (slang)|Redskins]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rmusdhs.ss4.sharpschool.com/programs/redskins_sports |title=RMUSD #27 / Red Mesa High School » Programs » Redskins Sports |accessdate=2014-09-20}}</ref> The majority of students are [[Native American]].<ref>http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/128802</ref>


Ian Shapira of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote that the school administration and community mostly supports the use of "Redskins".<ref>Shapira, Ian. "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/in-arizona-a-navajo-high-school-emerges-as-a-defender-of-the-washington-redskins/2014/10/26/dcfc773a-592b-11e4-8264-deed989ae9a2_story.html In Arizona, a Navajo high school emerges as a defender of the Washington Redskins]" ([http://www.webcitation.org/6bj3QW0PV Archive]). ''[[Washington Post]]''. October 26, 2014. Retrieved on September 22, 2015.</ref>
The school's athletic teams are called "The [[Redskin]]s", a name that many of the members of the community support.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rmusdhs.ss4.sharpschool.com/programs/redskins_sports |title=RMUSD #27 / Red Mesa High School » Programs » Redskins Sports |accessdate=September 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>Shapira, Ian. "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/in-arizona-a-navajo-high-school-emerges-as-a-defender-of-the-washington-redskins/2014/10/26/dcfc773a-592b-11e4-8264-deed989ae9a2_story.html In Arizona, a Navajo high school emerges as a defender of the Washington Redskins]" ([https://archive.today/20141027043424/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/in-arizona-a-navajo-high-school-emerges-as-a-defender-of-the-washington-redskins/2014/10/26/dcfc773a-592b-11e4-8264-deed989ae9a2_story.html Archive]). ''[[Washington Post]]''. October 26, 2014. Retrieved on September 22, 2015.</ref>

The majority of the school's students are [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/128802| title= Red Mesa High School Profile| accessdate=May 11, 2017| website=Public School Review}}</ref>


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==External Links==
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*{{Official Website|http://rmusdhs.ss4.sharpschool.com/}}
* {{Official website|https://hs.rmusd.net/}}
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 21 October 2024

36°57′45″N 109°22′52″W / 36.962466°N 109.381149°W / 36.962466; -109.381149

Red Mesa High School
Address
Map
N HWY 160

Teec Nos Pos, Arizona
86514

United States
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtRed Mesa Unified School District
CEEB code030434
PrincipalDon Lawrence
Teaching staff11.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment168 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.27[1]
Color(s)Red, white and blue
      [2]
MascotRedskins[2]
Websitehs.rmusd.net

Red Mesa High School is a high school in Red Mesa in an unincorporated area of Apache County, Arizona,[3][4] near Teec Nos Pos. It is one of two high schools under the jurisdiction of the Red Mesa Unified School District, along with Red Valley/Cove High School.

Little Dan, a medicine man from Sweetwater, dedicated the A, B, and C Buildings. Before the high school opened, small high school classes met at the elementary school. Red Mesa was originally a part of the Chinle Unified School District. In July 1983 the Red Mesa Unified School District formed, splitting from the Chinle School District. In 1987 the high school gymnasium was completed.[5]

The school operates an FM radio station, KRMH 89.7.

The school's athletic teams are called "The Redskins", a name that many of the members of the community support.[6][7]

The majority of the school's students are Native American.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Red Mesa High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Red Mesa High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "2010 Census – Census Block Map: Red Mesa CDP, AZ" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "Red Mesa High School." (Direct image link) Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010. "HC 61 Box 40/HWY 160 MP 448 Teec, Nos Pos, [sic] AZ 86514
  5. ^ "History of Red Mesa Schools" (Archive). Red Mesa Unified School District. Retrieved on September 20, 2010.
  6. ^ "RMUSD #27 / Red Mesa High School » Programs » Redskins Sports". Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  7. ^ Shapira, Ian. "In Arizona, a Navajo high school emerges as a defender of the Washington Redskins" (Archive). Washington Post. October 26, 2014. Retrieved on September 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Red Mesa High School Profile". Public School Review. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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