Hominy Public Schools is a public school district headquartered in Hominy, Oklahoma.
The district, in Osage County, includes Hominy. It includes parts of the Osage Reservation.[1]
History
editIn 2001 the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs of the United States Department of Education gave a five year grant to the district for bilingual programs. The district used the Osage language as its bilingual language; the usage of Osage in the county was the main factor in why the Osage County Interlocal Cooperative's evaluator and grant writer chose that language as the district's bilingual language.[2]
Schools
edit- Hominy High School
- As of 2022[update] the school has Osage language as a class for world languages.[3] Additionally, as of 2023, a teacher used the book Killers of the Flower Moon to teach about Osage history, and the students were scheduled to watch the film version.[4]
- Hominy Middle School
- Hominy Elementary School
- Hominy Early Childhood Center
- Hominy Alternative Academy
References
edit- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Osage County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ↑ Marks, Dawn (January 29, 2001). "Oklahoma schools join dual-language program". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ↑ Duty, Shannon Shaw (September 30, 2022). "Awakening the Osage Language". Osage News. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ↑ Wallis, Beth (November 30, 2023). "'This is their story': Why a teacher in Osage County wants to teach Killers of the Flower Moon". KGOU. Retrieved August 25, 2024.