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Shiprock High School
Location
PO Box 3578 Shiprock , New Mexico 87420 United States
Information
Type	PublicHigh School
Motto	"Once a Chieftain, Always a Chieftain!"
Principal	John Tohtsoni
Teaching staff	40.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Number of students	539 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.48[1]
Colors	Crimson, Silver, Turquoise
Athletics	NMAA District 1-AAAA
Mascot	Chieftain, Lady Chieftain
Website	www.ccsdnm.org/shiprockhigh

Shiprock High School is a public high school inShiprock,New Mexico (USA). Shiprock High is part of theCentral Consolidated School District along withKirtland Central High School andNewcomb High School. The school colors are crimson, silver, and turquoise, and the school mascot is the Chieftain.

Phil L. Thomas Performing Arts Center,[1] is a performance space that is intended for use by various types of theperforming arts, includingdance,music,theatre andconcerts. The school has been the host site for the Navajo Times All-Star banquet, which has invited athletes from both New Mexico and Arizona.^[2]

A list of performers who have visited and performed at Shiprock High School:

Shiprock High School's largest sports facility, Chieftain Stadium, is used forfootball games,track and field meets, and can also be used for soccer games. There is also the Chieftain Pit[11]:(basketball andvolleyball) and the Natatorium (swimming). There are alsobaseball andsoftball fields, a 4-courttennis complex, across country course, a weight room, and basketball courts. The Navajo Nation and Shiprock High School hosted the 2011 Native Vision[12]: Sports Camp on June 5–7. It involved 62 professional and collegiate athletes who volunteered to coach. Approximately 800 youth from over 15 tribal nations attended. Six sports clinics were offered, including football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, track and lacrosse.

Shiprock High School, home of the Chieftains and Lady Chieftains, proudly competes in District 1-AAAA of the New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA), alongside Aztec, Bloomfield, Gallup, Kirtland Central, and Miyamura High Schools. Over the years, Shiprock athletics have earned an impressive 16 NMAA state championships and numerous District 1-AAA and 1-AAAA titles. The Lady Chieftains basketball team stands out with six state titles (1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2002, and 2017) and a strong tradition of excellence. Adding to the school’s legacy, the Shiprock JROTC program captured back-to-back state championships in 2017 and 2018, contributing to the school’s rich athletic history and enduring spirit of competition.

District 1-AAAA, Shiprock High School, Aztec High School, Bloomfield High School, Gallup High School, Kirtland Central, Miyamura High School[13]:

Shiprock High School participates in the following athletics[14]:

• Chieftain Basketball Rankings[28]:
• Lady Chieftain Basketball Rankings[29]:
• NM Track & XC Coaches Association Top Ten Polls[30]:

• Rocks With Wings, Documentary, USA Today[31]:
• Rocks With Wings, Documentary, New York Times[32]:
• Rocks With Wings, Documentary, Montreal Mirror,[33]:
• Native Vision, Johns Hopkins[34]:

• School Twitter account
• School Facebook account
• School Instagram account

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• Schools in San Juan County, New Mexico
• Education on the Navajo Nation

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