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The Quileute Tribal School, (QTS), is located in La Push, Washington.
La Push is a small Indian village located on the western border of the
Olympic Peninsula. The school campus is a stone's throw to the Pacific
Ocean, the Quillayute River, and the Olympic National Park.
QTS and the Head Start Program employ about 50 certified and classified
positions. The campus is located in a newly constructed facility that
includes a full-service kitchen, classrooms, auditorium, library and
culture room.
QTS works closely by a cooperative agreement with the public Quillayute
Valley School district in Forks, Wa. QTS is staffed by a
Superintendent/Principal, administrative support staff, teacher and
teacher assistants and facilities personnel. Students are transported from
neighboring communities of Forks, Three Rivers/Prairie and the Hoh Tribe.
The school and the community take pride in
our tribal language, culture and traditions, thus incorporate these skills
in the curriculum.
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The resident population of the village is approximately 350, with an
enrollment of 700 Quileutes. Children attending high school may enroll
in the tribal school or the Quillayute Valley Public school in Forks.
The tribal representation of students range from Quileute, Hoh, Makah,
Ponca, S'Klallam, Blackfeet, Quinault, Shosone Bannock, Yakima and many
other tribal reservations and bands. There are approximately 100 students
enrolled and about 54 in Head Start. The school USDA nutrition program
provides morning and lunch meals daily.
28% of school staff are non-Indian, 49% are Quileute and the remaining
23% are non-Quileute employees. The pristine geographic location of La
Push ranks our area as one of the most unique places in the world,
untouched by society and man.
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