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2018 ZYEP Performance Academy NFL Flag Football League

Nov 6 2018
The ZYEP Performance Academy NFL Flag Football League officially kicked off on September 16, 2018 at the Zuni Tribal Fairgrounds. After the grand opening of Ho'n A:wan Park, the games were played on the new turf field. The last game day was played on November 4, 2018. The league consists of 16 teams split between two age groups, Zuni (ages 9-11) and Shiwi (ages 6-8). The teams are based on NFL...

ZYEP Grand Opening of Ho'n A:wan Community Park

Sep 24 2018
ZYEP is inviting the Zuni community to the grand opening of Ho’n A:wan Community Park at 13 Chimoni Drive on Saturday, September 29 from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm. The event will kick off with a Family Fun walk at 12:30 pm. The starting point will be at the Zuni Fairgrounds and will end at the Ho’n A:wan Community Park. There is no pre-registration for this event. On-site registration will begin at 11...

ZYEP is looking for Summer Camp Counselors

Apr 3 2018
ZYEP is looking to hire summer camp counselors for the 2018 Summer Camp. Young adults between the ages of 16-24 are encouraged to apply. Here is the application:

2018 Basketball registration starts today!

Feb 5 2018
Registration is officially open for the 2018 Performance Academy Spring Basketball season! Applications have been delivered to all the public and private schools in Zuni. Forms are available in our office, our Facebook post and below! Please return all completed forms to the ZYEP offices. Applications will not be accepted via email or at the front desk of any of the schools. If there are any...

Newman's Own Foundation Holiday Challenge

Nov 17 2017
ZYEP is excited to announce our Giving Tuesday fundraising campaign through the Newman's Own Foundation $500K Holiday Challenge!  By participating in Giving Tuesday and donating on the ZYEP page on Crowdrise, you can leverage a fundraising goal of $50,000 and more, helping us fund more programming opportunities available to the Zuni youth! The holiday challenge will start on November 21st at 12:...

2017 A:wokya A:ts'umme (Strong Girls) Summer Camp

Aug 1 2017
The A:wokya A:ts'umme (Strong Girls) Camp begin on July 10th. The 2 week camp was attended by 60 girls, ages 7-12 years. They were lead by the same counselors from the A:wottsi A:ts'umme Camp. The young ladies participated in the same activities from the previous boys camp. They had a physical activity class as well as archery, golf and yoga. Arts and crafts were created with recycled materials...

2017 A:wottsi A:ts'umme (Strong Boys) Camp

Aug 1 2017
The ZYEP A:wottsi A:ts'umme (Strong Boys) Summer camp kicked off on June 12th with a greeting by the staff, planting a community garden, and a visit to the Zuni Wellness center for a Zumba Session. The camp consisted of 60 boys, ages 7-12 years. The young boys were lead by young adult counselors, who were between the ages of 16-24 years. The boys participated in a variety of activities, archery,...

ZYEP Performance Academy Basketball Season Opening!

Apr 7 2017
The ZYEP Performance Academy Youth Basketball league officially kicked off on March 31st, 2017 at the Zuni High School gymnasium. The league consists of 16 teams split between two age groups, Zuni (ages 10-12) and Shiwi (ages 7-9). The teams are based on NBA teams. Many of the families and community members came to support their youth. It was a great night of basketball and fun! The games will be...

NB3 Foundation Healthy Beverage Summit 2017

Mar 22 2017
We are so proud of our ZYEP team! Check out some of the work our staff has been engaged in over the last couple of months. Thank you to the Notah Begay III Foundation for this amazing opportunity!    Click on the link if the video does not automatically play: 

Bolanayye Trail added to the Zuni Trail System

Feb 6 2017
ZYEP has added a new trail to the Zuni Trail system.   Bolanayye Trail will be the 9th trail as part of the Zuni Trail system and the 2nd trail added to the Blackrock area. The Bolanayye Trail (Cottonwood in Zuni) will create more access to safe walking and running paths for those who live close to the Blackrock area. ZYEP also updated two existing trails, Bear and Mountain Lion.  The trails were...

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