Crow Creek Tribal School (CCTS) is a tribal K-12 school in Stephan, South Dakota, on the Hunkpati Sioux Reservation.[1] It is associated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE),[2][3] and covers grades K-12. As of 2021[update] it had about 600 students.[1]
The school has a dormitory facility for students in grades 7-12, including those who live in any geographic distance from the school.[4]
History edit
Prior to losing its gymnasium the school had about 300 students, but after the gymnasium was decommissioned enrollment declined.[5]
In 2003 the dormitory burned down. The building was not insured although the objects inside were.[6]
In Summer 2008 enrollment was 120. In 2008, multiple former employees were sentenced and/or awaiting sentencing for federal criminal charges, causing turmoil at the school. The school was scheduled to get a gymnasium in 2009.[5]
Student body edit
The school enrolls students from Fort Thompson and from Native American reservations in South Dakota and other states.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "About". Crow Creek Tribal School. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Crow Creek Tribal Elementary School". Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Crow Creek Reservation High School". Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Dormitories". Crow Creek Tribal School. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ a b c "Crow Creek school reeling from crimes of staff members". Capital Journal. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ Woster, Terry (2006-04-14). "From Soot To Safe Haven". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. pp. 1A, 4A. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com.