Many Farms High School facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Many Farms High School |
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Loop Drive, Lakeview Road, Hwy. 191
86538
United States
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| Coordinates | 36°22′22″N 109°37′31″W / 36.3727791°N 109.6253869°W |
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| School type | Boarding high school |
| Established | 1969 |
| Educational authority | Bureau of Indian Education |
| CEEB code | 030198 |
| Principal | Tonya Knight |
| Staff | 27.00 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 337 (2018–19) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12.48 |
| Color(s) | Cardinal, silver and black |
| Mascot | Lobos |
Many Farms High School (MFHS) is located in the heart of the Navajo reservation in Many Farms, Arizona, and 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Canyon De Chelly National Monument. It has 445 (yearly average) students and 35 faculty members along with a large support staff. It is a boarding school operated by the US Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education, with separate dormitories for male and female students. It opened its doors in 1969.
Campus
It is co-located with the Many Farms Community School (formerly Chinle Boarding School), a K–8 boarding school. Before Diné College moved to Tsaile, it was situated on the Many Farms BIE school complex.
In 1991 there were problems with maintenance and upkeep in the dormitory for male students.
Athletics and activities
The sports team is the "Lobos" ("wolves" in Spanish). It participates in American football, cross-country, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball and track and field, and is part of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. The school also has several clubs within the academic setting.
