Join us throughout the school year for Mass with Father Edgardo Diaz, OFM, school chaplain from the Sister’s Chapel at SMIS. View the Mass on the St. Michael Indian School YouTube channel and be sure to subscribe to see our latest videos. Mass is streamed for students and families viewing at home. Also, please remember […]
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No Kid Hungry held a nationwide webinar that highlighted back-to-school efforts in tribal communities of how schools are implementing practices to success, fully get meals to kids, review challenges and successes, and explore what are some situations unique to rural and tribal communities. Dee Weber (‘09), School Nutritionist, and Melissa Kee, Food Service Director, represented
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Brianna Nez (’10) attended SMIS beginning in fourth grade. As an active student athlete, she enjoyed learn- ing and competing in volleyball, track, and basketball, where she received numerous awards such as Rookie of the Year for track. “Sports was a big motivation for me to stay on top of my grades throughout the school
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Members of the 2019 Girls Cross Country state championship team stopped by individually in August to pick up their state rings. State team members were Seniors Ali Upshaw and Cameron Nelson, Juniors Chiara Holgate, Arianna Quintana and Ashley Phillips, and Freshmen Amber Woody and Nizhonibaa Phillips.
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Ali signed with the University of New Mexico Lobos to run Track & Field and Cross Country. Ali became a two-time individual state champion at St. Michael Indian School after winning the 2019 Arizona AIA Cross Country State Champi- onships in 17:49.5—with her team winning the 1A Girls Cross Country state team title as well.
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Teachers returned to campus on August 19 eager to prepare for the upcoming academic year. School began on September 8th with a targeted distance learning model in place. During the school closure, our cross functional response team created several different learning models for students. These models included in-person on campus, online at home, and a
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DEAR FRIENDS, Every day, I have the privilege of working in St. Katharine Drexel’s mission school, which was founded in 1902. Think about all the challenges connected to keeping a mission school on the Navajo Nation operational for 118 years. +Sr. Joan of Arc DeBernar- do–an SBS sister who spent many years at Saint Michael
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St. Michael Indian School announced in July the newly appointed vice principal, Celie Henderson, who is a SMIS 2008 grad- uate. Henderson has served at SMIS since 2014 as a fourth grade teacher—and then as elementary department head from 2018 to 2020. Henderson’s promotion to vice principal is supported by an impressive profession- al background
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