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Window Rock High School

Public high school in Fort Defiance, Arizona, United States

^[2]MascotFighting Scouts^[2]Websitewww.wrschool.net/Domain/11

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.

WRUSD, and therefore the high school, serves several unincorporated areas, including Fort Defiance, Oak Springs, St. Michaels, Window Rock, and most of Sawmill.^[3]

History

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.

Demographics

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.

Athletics

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.

Notable alumni

Ryneldi Becenti, the first Native American to play in the WNBA
Stephanie Yellowhair, Navajo transgender activist

References

^ "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 figures