As part of the “Education Tuesday” series during March and April, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Health and Human Services Prevention and Intervention Department hosted a “Sexual Violence in Indian Country” webinar on Tuesday, April 16. Memory Dawn Long Chase served as the guest speaker during the presentation, with SRPMIC HHS Health Educator Vurlene […]

It is the dream of every high school student-athlete to be recognized by coaches, peers and family members during the last home game of the season, known officially as Senior Night. Every professional athlete currently playing in the major leagues has experienced the joys of Senior Night, walking on the field alongside their loved ones […]

By Nalani Lopez Salt River Schools held the 2024 Education Fair on April 4 at the Accelerated Learning Academy. The goal of the event is to share education-related knowledge and resources for Community families and their students. In O’odham, sgevkam ‘I gegikuan kam o ‘I ‘e ‘u:gkaj means “standing tall and going higher.” Va Sshly’aysh […]

By Kari Haahr Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth and their neighbors in Lehi have a new space to spend their time outside of the classroom. The Boys & Girls Club’s Lehi Branch held an open house on March 28, where they showcased fully renovated areas where club members can engage in a variety of […]

By Nalani Lopez Standing in front of more than 600 attendees at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale’s annual Celebrate Youth Gala fundraiser on Saturday, March 23 was 15-year-old Jordan French, representing the Red Mountain branch the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. French is […]

This year, Westwood High School’s boys of summer come from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Entering their 2024 season, the Westwood Warriors boasted many student-athletes from the SRPMIC on both the varsity and junior varsity baseball teams. Seniors Bobby Maez and Marcus Lasiloo headline this year’s varsity team for Westwood. “I’d like to continue […]

The future of fine art photography in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is in great hands. On the weekend of March 2 and 3 at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, three students currently enrolled at the Accelerated Learning Academy received top honors for their photography work. Cynthia Morataya, Jasmin Richards and Vanessa Francisco submitted […]

For the past three years, the San Tan Roadrunners always seemed to come up short when it came time to win a championship. They always played well during the regular season, but they’d ultimately lose their momentum during the playoffs and come up just short of winning it all.  A member of the Roadrunners boys’ […]