HIS - Holbrook Indian School : Pacific Union Conference Westlake Village CA

HIS posts - 42

Voices in the Wilderness

(También español) Isaiah 40:3 says, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert a highway for our God’” (NKJV). Given that Holbrook Indian School (HIS) is located in the deserts of Arizona, it is not a stretch to describe several students who answered the call to speak and share God’s Word with their peers at HIS as “voices in the wilderness.”

A Home Away From Home

(También español) Home. What comes to mind for you when you think of home? This word brings up varying images of people, places, pets, and buildings associated with warm memories, family, comfort, community, safety, and security.

Exploring a Future in Trade Careers

(También español) At Holbrook Indian School (HIS), we assist our students, specifically our juniors and seniors, in learning about the resources and opportunities available to them after they graduate and leave HIS. Due to the fact that a majority of our students are first-generation graduates, the idea of leaving HIS can be very intimidating. This is why we created the College and Trade Prep Program (CTPP).

From Paris to Holbrook

(También español) This semester, we received a pleasant surprise at Holbrook Indian School (HIS). A group of girls from the French boarding school Maisons d’Education de La Légion d’Honneur (Education Houses of the Légion of Honor) graced our campus on October 22.

The Heavens Declare

(También español) When you think of God, what comes to mind? Is He powerful, safe, trustworthy, a friend? Is He good? How can we know if God is good and capable of taking care of all our needs?

A Little Child Shall Lead Them

(También español) One of the special things about children is that most of them are still open—their hearts have not been hardened by life’s adversities.

Pacific Union "All God's People," October 4, 2024 S8 E20

Holbrook Indian School (HIS) is a first- through twelfth-grade boarding academy providing American Indian youth with a safe place to learn, grow, and thrive in their Creator for over 75 years.

The Nature of Humanity and Horses

(También español) Did you know that horses have twice as many mirror neurons as we do? This explains why they are capable of picking up on our emotions and why they respond in like manner.

Holbrook Hosts Native American Camp Meeting

(También español) Native American Camp Meeting (NACM) is a very special time of year. It is a time of gathering, camaraderie, spiritual uplifting, and renewal.

Faith Like a Child

(También español) When you think of baptism, what comes to mind first? Do you remember your own baptism? Did it take place in your youth or after you were already an adult?

Native American Camp Meeting Meets Fundraising Challenge

(También español) Families from all over the Navajo Nation packed the Holbrook church on Sabbath, May 25, as part of the annual Native American Camp Meeting that took place at Holbrook Indian School.

Train Up a Child

(También español) God, in His love for us, gave us clear instructions on how we are to raise our children. “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverb 22:6, KJV).

Looking Ahead to Summer Experience

(También español) Do you remember the excitement you felt as the school year came to an end? Like most children, you were probably filled with anticipation for all the fun you were going to have during the long summer break.

Life After HIS: College From a Graduate’s Perspective

(También español) Our students at Holbrook Indian School (HIS) are afforded every opportunity to choose college or trade school as a plan for after they graduate.

Hashknife Pony Express: A Community Tradition

(También español) The term “community” is foreign to many of the students of Holbrook Indian School (HIS). What does it mean to live in community with those around us? How do members serve their community?

No Greater Love

(También español) As we draw closer to the return of Jesus, we can see prophecy being fulfilled all around us. Scripture tells us in Matthew 24:12, “And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold” (NKJV).

The End of an Era and the Dawn of New One

(También español) Contrary to popular belief, it was actually the wise king Solomon, not Pete Seeger or The Byrds, who penned the words, “To everything there is a season.”

Outdoor School Builds Participants’ Everyday Faith in Unexpected Ways

(También español) It takes a lot of everyday faith to transport 44 students 400 miles to a national park for a week of outdoor education.

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

(También español) As a social worker, I remember my reaction when I first became aware of the national crisis involving missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (MMIWG).

Learn, Grow, Thrive

(También español) Holbrook Indian School (HIS) is a first- through 12th-grade boarding school operated by the Pacific Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Rebuilding for a New Academic Year

(También español) Anticipation always hovers on the horizon just before the beginning of each new school year here at HIS. Staff members come to terms with the end of their summer break and then quickly switch gears as they eagerly begin planning lessons and preparing their classrooms for the return of our dear students.

Called to Serve: Staff Stories

(También español) Holbrook Indian School (HIS) is located in the historic little town of Holbrook, Arizona. Coming to HIS feels a little like being in a far-off mission field across the ocean (but with no ocean.)

Where Are They Now?

(También español) Have you ever wondered what happens to our students after they graduate and leave Holbrook Indian School (HIS)?

Health Emphasis Weekend with Dr. Zeno Charles-Marcel

(También español) Have you ever heard of piccadilly? It’s one of our students’ favorite treats. It’s essentially a snow cone with chopped pickles and Kool-Aid.

Victor Cadavid Presents at the NAD Health Initiative

(También español) A big part of our health emphasis on campus involves engaging with the public to share what we offer our students here at Holbrook Indian School.

Holbrook Students Enjoy Elementary Experience and Outdoor School

(También español) Every year, our elementary students at Holbrook Indian School (HIS) have the privilege of encountering learning beyond classrooms and books. This annual weeklong endeavor is known as Elementary Experience

Celebrating Graduates! CCC & HIS

This week we celebrate the graduations of our students in the Central CA Conference and the Holbrook Indian School.

Science and Outside Experiences

Yreka students are learning all about science. HIS students are experiencing school outside of the classroom!

HIS Nation to the End of Time

(También español) I hope you enjoy reading the stories originating from our little school in the Arizona desert. For over 75 years, Holbrook Indian School (HIS) has been a place where miracles happen.

All Things Working Together for Good

(También español) If you have been following Holbrook Indian School (HIS), you know that at least once a year a student makes a very significant spiritual decision.

Grants and God’s Goodness

HIS is celebrating the way the Lord has been moving in the hearts of the students. PUC recently received a grant to expand their nurse training program!

A Plot to Call Their Own

(También español) Students at Holbrook Indian School (HIS) are preparing to plant and cultivate crops in their own small plots of ground later this semester.

Youth Conferences and Awards

Today's stories are from Holbrook Indian School in Arizona and La Sierra University. Holbrook students experience showers of blessing at the 2022 GYC conference. A La Sierra University professor receives an award from the Association of Adventist Women.

Native American Students Attend GYC for the First Time

(También español) Attendees at the 2022 Generation of Youth for Christ (GYC) conference were inspired by the proclamation found in Isaiah 58:8 to “break forth.” This was the theme for the four-day conference held in Phoenix, Arizona.

Afterschool Clubs, Baptisms, and Nature

Today's stories are from Murrieta Springs Adventist Christian Academy (MSACA) and Mesa Grande Academy (MGA) in California, plus a story from Holbrook Indian School (HIS) in Arizona.

Like Family

On a cold winter evening after school, Abbi and Toni arrive “home” to the delightful smell of cookies and hot chocolate. This home isn’t far away from school; in fact, it’s less than 500 yards from the main school campus. It’s a frequent place for them to unwind and chill outside of school hours. The “mother” of this home also happens to be their horsemanship class teacher, Ms. Newhart, one of the faculty members at Holbrook Indian School (HIS). She is affectionately referred to as “faculty mom” by the two students.

Holbrook Indian School: Family

Holbrook Indian School students find comfort with their “family” and home away from home.

HIS Life-Changing Impact

The partnership between constituents from the Pacific Union (and beyond) and Holbrook Indian School (HIS) has empowered Native American students to overcome distinctive barriers to learning through a whole-person approach.

Garden Labs

Holbrook Indian School in Arizona is experiencing enhanced learning possibilities in their new garden lab classroom.

Diné: Preserving the Culture

November is most widely known in the U.S. for Thanksgiving and the start of the shopping/giving season, but November is also Native American heritage month.

A Sad Week, Remembering Kiarra

On August 28, 17-year-old HIS student Kiarra Alma Gordon was killed and six others were injured during an accident involving a bus from the Holbrook Indian School. According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the bus had slowed down in traffic near a rollover crash when it was struck from behind by a semi-truck. The bus was transporting a group of staff and students on a field trip to Window Rock, New Mexico.

Healed to Help

The date was May 1, 2021. Twenty-six individuals stood in the pastor’s study at the Holbrook church, preparing for baptism. Of that number, three were...