Wingate High School (New Mexico)
| Wingate High School | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
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1737 Shush Dr | |
| Information | |
| School type | Boarding school |
| Teaching staff | 30.50 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 344 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.28[1] |
| Affiliation | Bureau of Indian Education |
Wingate High School is a Native American high school in unincorporated McKinley County, New Mexico, operated by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).[2] It has grades 9-12.[3] It has a Fort Wingate postal address.
It includes boarding facilities.[4]
History
[edit]In 1973 the BIA closed Manuelito Hall, a dormitory in Gallup, New Mexico which housed Native American students attending public schools. It planned to send the 110 high school students to Wingate.[5]
Since a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, New Mexico state law enforcement authorities no longer have jurisdiction at the school.[6] Any crimes committed there are investigated by federal authorities.
In 2003 the BIE selected Wingate as one of several schools to have replacement buildings. That year, the existing auditorium had a crack.[7]
Student body
[edit]The school's students are members of the Navajo nation. In 2003 it had about 700 students.[7]
Campus
[edit]As of 1956[update] the dormitory is a former military barracks that also houses students at Wingate Elementary.[8]
Operations
[edit]From circa 1973 the school began allowing pregnant students to remain in school, and by 1993 it had family planning services.[9]
Athletics
[edit]In 2006 a tennis club was being established in the Fort Wingate community by David Dantzer, and school administrators made plans to use the club as an after-school activity and a mechanism to establish Wingate High's tennis club.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Wingate High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
- ^ "Wingate High School". Wingate High School. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "Wingate High School". National Center for Education Statistics. July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "Residential Handbook SCHOOL YEAR 2016-2017" (PDF). Wingate High School. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "BIA Closes Manuelito Hall". Gallup, New Mexico: The Gallup Independent. April 14, 1973. pp. 1, 6. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No Longer Convicted". The Deming Headlight. Deming, New Mexico. Associated Press. March 24, 1999. p. 9. - Clipping from Newspapers.com
- ^ a b Linthicum, Leslie (February 5, 2003). "Worn-Out Indian Schools To Be Replaced". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. p. B3. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fort Wingate Is A Landmark In New Mexico's History". The Gallup Independent. Gallup, New Mexico. August 7, 1956. p. Section F page 13. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hayes, Elizabeth (September 26, 1993). "School Clinics Offering Family Planning Services". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. pp. A1, A8. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nathanson, Rick (July 1, 2006). "New game in town". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. pp. A1, A2. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com.