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RICHMOND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

SERVICE LEARNING INITIATIVE

Please help us to support our service project and provide us with the opportunity to learn more about First Americans and their culture and needs.

Richmond Community High School students are focused on community and service in their local communities and with marginalized indigenous peoples. As a continuation of environmental science and the service learning initiative, a contingent of students will be working closely with the White Mountain Apache tribe on projects that reduce environmental pollutions and address issues of hunger, lack of fresh water, and education on the reservation. The White Mountain Apache Tribe now consists of approximately 15,000 members. The majority of the population lives in and around Whiteriver, Arizona.

Students are raising funds for materials and equipment for the creation of bioswales to reduce pollutant runoff into tribal agricultural and living areas. Students traveling to White Mountain this spring will be constructing bioswales, engaging with the students at the reservation school, and learning about the history and culture of the Apache Nation.