Students and staff of Richfield Residential Hall spent Saturday, April 26th hard at work. Beginning at 8:00 am, students and staff butchered two mutton in the traditional way in preparation for our favorite cookout of the year. After a full day of hard work and play, students, staff, and guests enjoyed a mutton fry with all the trimmings. We had everything from roast mutton and fry bread to blood sausage and dry bread. A special thanks goes to the students and staff who worked so hard to make this such a great event for all. We were blessed to have our Governing Board members with us for this activity. Special thanks also goes to Mrs. Baker and her family from SSHS for spending the day with us and being so interested in learning about our culture.

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The Richfield Residential Hall Recruiting Team had a great second day. We visited with students, teachers, and parents in Dennehotso, Chilchinbito, and Kayenta. We met some great students and we are hoping to see some of them in our freshman class next year!

*****DENNEHOTSO BOARDING SCHOOL*****

*****CHILCHINBITO COMMUNITY SCHOOL*****

Sorry, Chilchinbito, our photographers forgot the camera. We owe you extra pictures next year! You were a great group. We appreciated your questions and and how respectful you were throughout our presentation. We are definitely hoping to see some of you here in the fall!

*****KAYENTA COMMUNITY SCHOOL*****

Can you name this honorary dorm student who fell asleep on the back row?

The Richfield Residential Hall Recruiting team just wrapped up its first full day of recruiting duty on the Navajo Nation. In this busy first day, we were able to meet a lot of great students and staff from Tuba City Boarding School, Tonalea Day School, and Kaibeto Boarding School. We would like to thank the staff from each of these schools for all of the help and support in bringing our message to the students. Thanks to those students who were so respectful of our presentation. We really appreciate your questions, and look forward to seeing some of you in the Fall. Follow our journey with the pictures below. Click on any picture to view a larger image.

***********THE ROADTRIP (4/22/08)***********

*****TUBA CITY BOARDING SCHOOL (4/23/08)*****

*****TONALEA DAY SCHOOL (4/23/08)*****

*****KAIBETO BOARDING SCHOOL*****

The Richfield Residential Hall Recruiting Team consists of Riva Chief (RRH Sophomore), Althea John (RRH Sophomore), Tylor Ketchum (RRH Senior), Jordan Yazzie (RRH Junior), Mr. Marquardson (RRH Academic Advisor), Mrs. Jensen (RHS Teacher), Mrs. Tolbert (RHS Teacher), Mrs. Baker (SSHS Teacher), Mr. Costa (SSHS Teacher), Mrs. Judd (SSHS Teacher), and Mr. Workman (RRH Director).

On Saturday, April 19th Ms. Herrera and Mr. Laws took 15 students fishing at Otter Creek. Several of these students indicated that they had not been fishing in 8 or 9 years! The funny thing is that they are the ones who caught their limit first! Ms. Herrera says it was beginners luck…the kids say they just have “skills”!!! Everyone who participated had a great time. A special thanks goes to the kitchen staff for making sure there was plenty of good food (what fun is a fishing trip if you are hungry), and the Mr. Laws and Ms. Herrera for making this happen. We are already looking forward to the next trip!

Looks like the day was a bit more than X-Man (Xavier Kaibetoney) could handle!

The Richfield Residential Hall Recruiting Team will be on the road next week to share our message with prospective students. Come and see for yourself what Richfield has to offer you or your student! We will be at the following locations at the dates and times specified below:

Wednesday April 23rd

8:30 am Tuba City Boarding School

11:00 am Tonalea Day School

1:30 pm Kaibeto Boarding School

Thursday April 24th

8:30 am Dennehotso Boarding School

10:30 am Chilchinbeto Community School

1:00 pm Kayenta Community School

Each location will feature a 45 minute to one hour audio visual presentation  of the opportunities available at Richfield Residential Hall. Brochures and application materials for the 2008-2009 school year will be available at each location. Parents and community members are welcome and  encouraged to attend the presentations.

*All times are Mountain Daylight Savings Time.*

Students from Richfield Residential Hall were honored in a ceremony at the 9th Annual American Indian Youth Conference held at Spanish Fork High School on Saturday, April 12th. Students received awards for academic, athletic, and cultural achievements. Following the awards ceremony and keynote address by Billy Mills, the students were treated to a pow-wow. Many parents joined there students at this activity, and we are grateful for their support.

All students who participated in this activity enjoyed themselves and said that it was a fun day. Thanks to all who supported the students in this awesome activity, and thanks to the Title VII program for arranging this event!

Prom season is behind us. RHS held their Junior Prom on the 14th of March, and SSHS on the 28th of March. Everyone who participated had a great time. Thanks to the staff at RRH and both high schools for all of your help and support. Special thanks to Georgie, Ouida, and Ruby for working so hard to make sure everything was taken care of…. so many details! You know you are only here for the pictures, so here they are! Enjoy!

And now, a Jordan montage!!!

Okay, so his date, Sierra Waters, really helped to make it look good.

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