Red Mesa High School: Difference between revisions

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]" ([https://www.webcitation.org/6ZJPJdyqC Archive]). [[Red Mesa Unified School District]]. Retrieved on September 20, 2010.</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]" ([https://www.webcitation.org/6bj3QW0PV Archive]). ''[[Washington Post]]''. October 26, 2014. Retrieved on September 22, 2015.</ref>