Tag: Noli Indian School

Initiated by school nurse Camille Diaz, Noli students and staff participated in its first annual walk to bring awareness to the disease of diabetes. Very prevalent in Indian Country, the disease often can be controlled through proper diet and exercise.

Teachers and staff at Noli Indian School on the Soboba Indian Reservation recently took the opportunity to honor residential and boarding school survivors and remember those who never returned home by observing Orange Shirt Day. Also called National Day for Truth and Reconciliation or National Day of Remembrance, it is observed yearly on September 30 in Canada and the United States.

Although Noli Indian School students returned to classrooms on the Soboba Reservation on August 3, they waited to share their firsthand experiences until August 25 when their family members were invited to visit the campus for a back-to-school night event.

Noli Indian School on the Soboba Indian Reservation held its Class of 2023 commencement ceremony at the Soboba Casino Resort Event Center on May 30. The room was filled with family, friends, teachers, staff and other well-wishers who enthusiastically showed their support of the 14 graduates with applause, cheers, confetti, flowers and oversized balloons.

With more than 40 vendors offering Earth Day crafts, resources and earth-saving tips, over 600 visitors to Soboba’s 17th annual Earth Day celebration on April 20 were given much to think about.