Red Lake Secondary Complex

Red Lake Secondary Complex, formerly Red Lake Senior High School, is a public state-funded high school in unincorporated Red Lake, in Beltrami County, northern Minnesota, United States. 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. 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). The school is a part of Red Lake School District (Independent School District #38).

Red Lake Secondary Complex
RL
Home of the Ogichidaag & Ogichidaakwag
Location
23990 Hwy. 1 East

Red Lake
,
Minnesota
56671

United States
Coordinates47°52′43″N 95°0′51″W
Information
TypePublic High School
Established1936
School districtRed Lake School District
PrincipalTracy Olson
Teaching staff20.99 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment278 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.24[1]
Color(s)Red, white and black    
MascotOgichidaag and Ogichidaakwag
Websiteredlake.k12.mn.us/o/rlsc

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.

The school became well known after the 2005 shooting, receiving much attention in the media and internet.

Attendance zone

Within Beltrami County the district serves Red Lake, Little Rock, Ponemah, and Redby.[2] It also serves a section of Clearwater County.[3]

2005 shooting
Main article: Red Lake shootings

On March 21, 2005, 16-year-old Jeff Weise, a former student at the school, drove his grandfather's patrol vehicle to Red Lake High School. He first shot and killed the school security guard Derrick Brun, before proceeding through the school main hallway. He then entered an English classroom where he shot and killed three students and one teacher, and wounded three students. He later left the classroom and killed two students in the school main hallway. He later engaged in a brief shoot-out with police in a classroom. No officers were wounded. He then committed suicide inside a classroom by a shotgun-wound to the head.

Weise had killed seven people inside the school, and had previously murdered his grandfather and his grandfather's companion at his home.

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.

References
  1. "Red Lake Secondary". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Beltrami County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clearwater County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-08-12.

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