Indian Education News

Summer Cultural Enrichment Program is FULL!
The Indian Education Department is having a summer cultural enrichment program at Valley High School this year. It is extremely popular and all the classes are full. The GradPoint program which offers classes for high school students who need to make up credits for graduation is being offered this summer and still has openings for eligible students. Contact Phil Farson at philip.farson@aps.edu for more information.
Indian Education and Indian Parent Committee Meeting May 20, 2021
All Native parents of APS students are invited to join this committee meeting to hear what is happening in the department and share their comments and concerns.
Chief Manuelito Scholarship Information
The Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance (ONNSFA) is requesting nominations for the 2021-2022 Chief Manuelito Scholarship. Navajo seniors are required to meet all eligibility criteria prior to graduating high school. ONNSFA will review the high school transcript for cumulative grade point average (GPA), corresponding ACT/SAT test score, must earn 1 unit of Navajo Language and 0.5 unit of Navajo Government. Weighted GPAs will be used for high schools that include the information on the final transcript. The Chief Manuelito Scholarship was established in 1980 by ONNSFA to provide merit scholarships to qualified Navajo students who excel academically. The estimated award of $7,000.00 for the 2020-2021 academic year will be awarded early July 2021.
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Indian Education News

Posted: February 6, 2019

SIPI Field Trip

This is a field trip to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute also known as SIPI.

SIPI Field Trip

SIPI Field Trip

Students from Del Norte and Valley High School visited SIPI in January to learn more about this amazing opportunity for Native American students. This college is located near Coors Blvd and Paseo Del Norte. SIPI is a National Indian Community College that offers:

Accounting	Liberal Arts
Business Administration	Natural Resource Management
Computer-Aided Drafting & Design	Network Management
Culinary Arts	Optical Laboratory Technology
Early Childhood Education	Pre-Engineering
Environment Science	Vision Care Technology
Geospatial Information Technology

Students can live on campus and have lodging, meals, classes and books for $590 per semester. Students can also commute to the school. For students with a 3.5 GPA it can be free!

A Free Community Recruitment Night with Tatanka Means and Pax Harvey.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

6:00 – 8:00 PM

For more information contact Jessica.coriz@bie.edu 505) 922-6513.