The five (5) Sterling Scholars from WHS were publicly recognized on March 9 at the Competition. Their pursuit of excellence in scholarship, leadership, and citizenship demonstrate that they are among the best in the state! Congratulations on this accomplishment! Click here for the full story (and see page 18 for WHS). 

We are proud to recognize Gabrielle Dance for her outstanding achievement as a Visual Arts Sterling Scholar. Gabrielle’s work highlights not only her artistic talent but also her commitment to using art as a powerful tool for community connection and self-expression.

Throughout her community service projects, Gabrielle focused on the arts, with a goal of teaching other students about creative expression and self-advocacy through artmaking. Congratulations to Gabrielle Dance on this well-deserved recognition! 

~ Story by Kalvin Prettyboy

Wachaykeah is a hardworking senior who won a scholarship prize for Runner Up in the Sterling Scholar Category of Science. She wants to study Bioengineering in college after she graduates. Wachaykeah is an incredibly determined scholar! She managed fourteen different categories of questions before a panel of judges and this takes a lot of courage and preparation. It is great to see her hard work paying off as she heads toward her goal of becoming a bioengineer!

~ Story by Kenny H. Benally Jr

Mr. Gosney, an educator of 18-years, won the district-wide Teacher of the Year! Mr. Gosney likes to spend time with his family, read books, and travel He engages scholars in learning about history and government in an interactive way using video clips, games, research projects and presentations, and Kahoot quizzes. He also supports intramural athletics during WIN Time. It is thanks to Devon that lots of "behind the scenes" things get accomplished and we are grateful for his steadfast commitment to the Raider Team.

Nyjah Woods recently interviewed Gail Lee, the WHS Employee of the Year. He learned that Gail has worked at WHS for almost 29-years as the Financial Secretary. She is originally from Peridot, Arizona, on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. Her favorite hobbies are walking, reading, playing board games, and her favorite food is frybread and beans. She would like to travel to Hawaii. According to Principal Schaefer, "There is absolutely no way we could operate as smoothly as we do without Gail's consistent and friendly support! In 1st semester alone, she helped with finances for 41 home events and 70 trips. Her efforts with fee waivers, meal money, daily operations, purchasing and receiving, and customer service are exemplary!"

Nyjah also interviewed Irene Livingston because she was recognized by SJSD as the longest working team member. Her origin is in Montezuma Creek, ever since her Grandpa Whitehorse helped the school get built. Her clans are Bit’ahnii, Tł’ááshchí’í, and Naaki dine’e—an identity she holds with pride. Her hobbies are relaxing, exercising, resting, baking, making pastry, and spending time with her family. Her favorite team is the Broncos so she was very excited for the Super Bowl.

On March 24, fifteen (15) Raider Mathematicians travelled to Snow College for the Math Contest. Math Teacher Sharmita Benally said, "The 7th, 8th, and 9th grade scholars were confident in taking a test that challenged their math skills! Each scholar was on their best behavior by conducting themselves in the Raider Way. The scholars learned that what we practiced in modeling mathematics was definitely put into effect." Once the test concluded, the group took an engineering tour.

Tickets go on sale during High School Lunch on April 6. The Prom Guest Permission Form may be obtained from the Front Office and is due to Mrs Schaefer by noon on Wednesday, April 15.

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