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The school is named after its location in a portion of Springfield known as the "Kickapoo Prairie" and after the Native American Tribe. The school's mascot is the "Kickapoo Chief". In 2014, Kickapoo High had about 2,100 students and 100 teachers, [3] making it the largest of Springfield's five high schools.
Kickapoo High School. School History. Opened in 1971, the name of Springfield Public Schools' youngest high school is drawn from the history and tradition of the land upon which the school is located. In the early 1800s, this land, known as the Kickapoo Prairie, was inhabited by the Kickapoo Indian tribe with a large village located in the ...
Sep 3, 2021 · SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Springfield’s largest high school is keeping its “Chiefs” mascot name but making several other changes as a result of concerns raised about its use of Native American...
Sep 3, 2021 · SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Springfield’s largest high school is keeping its “Chiefs” mascot name but making several other changes as a result of concerns raised about its use of Native American symbols. Some of those changes started when Kickapoo High School played its first home football game Friday night against Lebanon.
In 1961, the Kickapoo R-VII School District merged with the much larger Springfield R-XII School District. North Kickapoo was renamed Walt Disney Elementary School while South Kickapoo was renamed Kickapoo Junior High School.
Having officially opened in October 1971, it is one of five public high schools within Springfield Public Schools. The school is named after its location in a portion of Springfield known as the "Kickapoo Prairie" and after the Native American Tribe. The school's mascot is the "Kickapoo Chief".
Kickapoo High is a public high school in Springfield, Missouri, serving 1,881 students in grades 9-12 and part of the Springfield R-XII school district.
