Education

By Davis Ray Special to the Times Editor’s note: Davis Ray is a student at Northern Arizona...

Ada Bernal, 11, a student at Kaibeto Boarding School, sighed in disappointment as she looked at her cellphone Thursday at the Navajo Times/Office of Diné Youth Final Regional Spelling Bee at ODY’s multi-purpose building here.

From welding to veterinary science, eight high schools in the Navajo Nation competed in the 18th Annual Skills Native on Feb. 21 for the top spot in 18 career fields.

Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives has announced that it has awarded $15,000 in scholarships to 15 Navajo students attending Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington for the current academic year.

Desiree R. Fowler said children need a leader’s guidance.