ST. BONAVENTURE SCHOOL HISTORY

1980

The St. Bonaventure Indian Mission preschool opens.

1985

The elementary school is accredited.

1986

St Bonaventure expands to include preschool through grade 12.

1987

The high school is accredited.

1992

Sr. Natalie Bussiere comes on board as principal.

1999

A new campus building was dedicated to house an expanded library and the addition of a computer laboratory.

2000

Thanks to generous donors, a new dining hall and kitchen facilities were constructed and opened, and the former dining hall was converted into a gymnasium.

2001

The Board of Trustees made the difficult decision to scale the high school academic program back and continue instruction in preschool through grade 8. Because of historically high drop out rates among Diné children attending public school — 40 percent before the 8th grade — the Board of Trustees concurrently created a scholarship program for 8th grade graduates of St. Bonaventure to attend Gallup Catholic High School.

2002

Construction begins on a new preschool.

2003

Three new classroom buildings were added to house grades 2, 3 and 4, replacing older, unsafe structures.

2007

All of our 8th-grade graduates went on to enroll in local high schools.

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