Shiprock High School facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Shiprock High School
Address
PO Box 3578 Shiprock , New Mexico 87420 United States
Information
Type	Public High School
Motto	"Once a Chieftain, Always a Chieftain!"
Principal	John Tohtsoni
Teaching staff	40.00 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Number of students	539 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	13.48
Color(s)	Crimson, Silver, Turquoise
Athletics	NMAA District 1-AAAA
Mascot	Chieftain, Lady Chieftain

Shiprock High School is a public high school located in Shiprock, New Mexico, USA. It's part of the Central Consolidated School District. Other schools in this district include Kirtland Central High School and Newcomb High School. The school's colors are crimson, silver, and turquoise. Their mascot is the Chieftain.

School Facilities

Performing Arts Center

Shiprock High School has a special place called the Phil L. Thomas Performing Arts Center. This center is used for many different kinds of shows. You can see dance performances, music concerts, and theatre plays here. The school has also hosted big events, like the Navajo Times All-Star banquet for athletes.

Performers at the School

Many talented artists have performed at Shiprock High School. Here is a list of some of them:

Sports Facilities

Shiprock High School has great places for sports. The biggest one is Chieftain Stadium. It's used for football games and track and field events. It can also be used for soccer.

The school also has the Chieftain Pit, which is where basketball and volleyball games are played. There's also the Natatorium for swimming. Other facilities include fields for baseball and softball, a 4-court tennis area, and a cross country course. There's also a weight room and more basketball courts.

In 2011, the Navajo Nation and Shiprock High School hosted the Native Vision Sports Camp. Many professional and college athletes volunteered to coach. About 800 young people from over 15 tribal nations attended. They learned about six sports, including football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, track, and lacrosse.

Sports and Activities

The school's basketball area, known as "the pit," can hold 4,000 people. Girls' varsity basketball games often sell out all the seats.

The Chieftains have won 16 state championships from the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA). They have also won many district titles. Shiprock High School is part of the NMAA Class AAAA schools in District 1-AAAA.

Other schools in District 1-AAAA include Thoreau High School, Wingate High School, and Navajo Prep.

Chieftain Sports Teams

Shiprock High School offers many sports for students.

State Championships Won

The Shiprock Lady Chieftains basketball team has won six state championships. They won in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2002, and their most recent win was in 2017. The Shiprock JROTC program also won state titles in 2017 and 2018. This adds to the school's total of 16 state team titles. Shiprock High School has also won many district titles and has had many individual state champions.

State Championship Game Scores

Here are some of the scores from Shiprock's state championship games:

State Runner-up Teams

These teams made it to the state championship game but finished as runner-up:

Individual State Champions

Many individual athletes from Shiprock High School have won state championships in their sports:

District Championships Won

Shiprock High School teams have won many district championships in both 1-AAAA and 1-AAA classes.

National Recognition

Shiprock High School has been mentioned in national news and documentaries.

• Rocks With Wings, a documentary, was featured in USA Today and The New York Times.
• The Native Vision program, which held a sports camp at the school, is supported by Johns Hopkins.