Red Lake High School is a public state-funded high school in Red Lake, in Beltrami County, northern Minnesota, USA. The high school is located on the Red Lake Indian Reservation on which members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa (Ojibwe) Indians live, and has over 300 students [1]  (http://www.paulbunyan.net/rlschools/hs.htm). The school's mascots are the Ogichidaag and Ogichidaakwag (warriors and lady warriors). The school also hosts its own radio station, Ka-MOD (94.1 FM). Public education first began in Red Lake with the formation of School District 119. In 1935 ground was broken on the construction of what is now Red Lake High School, with the doors first opening to students in 1936. Japanese high school students in uniform High school, or Secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the United States. ... There is also a Red Lake County in Minnesota. ... Beltrami County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990 km² (8. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... The Red Lake Indian Reservation is a large Chippewa Indian reservation in Minnesota. ... For other uses of Chippewa, see Chippewa (disambiguation). ... For other uses of Chippewa, see Chippewa (disambiguation). ... For the suburb of Sydney, Australia, see Mascot, New South Wales. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

March 2005 shootings

On March 21, 2005, Jeff Weise, a Red Lake High School student, shot dead ten people and injured several more. The gunman also killed himself. March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeff Weise around 9 years of age Jeffrey Weise (August 8, 1988 – March 21, 2005) was a high school student of Red Lake, Minnesota responsible for the Red Lake High School massacre, a school shooting in which he killed nine people and injured more than a dozen others before committing... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of intentionally ending ones own life. ...

Ojibwe culture

Red Lake High School students can sign up for Ojibwe language classes (the language is also taught in elementary and middle schools in the district) and have a chance to learn Ojibwe traditions from community elders. A culture center, opened in 2004, is furnished in Ojibwe style. Decorations include carved animal symbols of the seven clans of the Red Lake Band (bear, turtle, bullhead, mink, eagle, pine marten and kingfisher) placed on a high shelf running around the room, and the words for the four directions carved into the walls. Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa or Anishinaabemoowin is the third most commonly spoken Native language in Canada (after Cree and Inuktitut). ... Insert: Á á É é Í í Ó ó Ú ú À à È è Ì ì Ò ò Ù ù Â â Ê ê Î î Ô ô Û û Ä ä Ë ë Ï ï Ö ö Ü ü ß Ã ã Ñ ñ Õ õ Ç ç... Families See text Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudinata, most of whose body is shielded by a special bony shell developed from their ribs. ... Binomial name Cottus gobio Linnaeus, 1758 The Bullhead or Millers Thumb (Cottus gobio) is a fish of the sculpin family (Cottidae). ... An American mink, Mustela vison, in the wild. ... Genera Aquila Haliaeetus Pithecophaga Circaetus (*) Scientists argue whether Accipitriformes are a separate order, or belong to the Falconiformes. ... Binomial name Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758) The Pine Marten (Martes martes) is an animal in the weasel family, native to Europe. ... For the UK high-street retail company, see Kingfisher plc. ...

References

• Red Lake Tribal Council, Council Office, Library and Archives (tel. 218-679-3341)
• Ojibwe language teaching (http://www.nwrel.org/indianed/cbe/2004.pdf)
• RLSchool Addition (http://www.rlnn.com/ArticlesSep04/RLSchoolAddition.html)
• School Dedication (http://www.rlnn.com/ArticlesSep04/SchoolDedication.html)

External links

• Red Lake High School web site (http://www.paulbunyan.net/rlschools/)
• Red Lake Net News (http://www.rlnn.com)
• The Christian Science Monitor (http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0323/p01s01-ussc.html)