Many Farms High School

Many Farms High School (MFHS) is located in the heart of the Navajo reservation in Many Farms, Arizona, and 15 miles 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.

Many Farms High School
Address
Loop Drive, Lakeview Road, Hwy. 191

Many Farms
,
Arizona
86538

United States
Coordinates
Information
School typeBoarding high school
Established1969
PrincipalDr. Tonya Knight
Staff27.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment337 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.48[1]
Color(s)Cardinal red/silver/black
MascotLobo

Campus

It is co-located with the Chinle Boarding School, a BIE-run K-8 boarding school. Before Diné College moved to Tsaile, it was situated on the Many Farms BIE school complex.[2]

Athletics and activities

The sports team is the "Lobos" ("wolves" in Spanish).[3] It participates in American football, cross-country, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball and track and field,[4] and is part of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. The school also has several clubs within the academic setting.

References
  1. "Many Farms High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. "Home" (Archive). Many Farms Chapter, Navajo Nation. Retrieved on June 26, 2015.
  3. "Home" (Archive). Many Farms High School. May 11, 2008. Retrieved on June 16, 2015.
  4. "Lobo Sports" (Archive). Many Farms High School. July 6, 2008. Retrieved on June 16, 2015.


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