In 1973 the BIA closed Manuelito Hall, a dormitory in
Gallup, New Mexico which housed Native American students attending public schools. It planned to send the 110 high school students to Wingate.[4]
Since a 1998
U.S. Supreme Court ruling, New Mexico state law enforcement authorities no longer have jurisdiction at the school.[5] Any crimes committed there are investigated by federal authorities.
In 2003 the BIE selected Wingate as one of several schools to have replacement buildings. That year, the existing auditorium had a crack.[6]
Student body
The school's students are members of the
Navajo nation. In 2003 it had about 700 students.[6]
Campus
As of 1956[update] the dormitory is a former military barracks that also houses students at Wingate Elementary.[7]
Operations
From circa 1973 the school began allowing pregnant students to remain in school, and by 1993 it had family planning services.[8]
Athletics
In 2006 a tennis club was being established in the Fort Wingate community by
David Dantzer, and school administrators made plans to use the club as an after-school activity and a mechanism to establish Wingate High's tennis club.[9]