- Minico High School
-
Coordinates: 42°36′19″N 113°43′22″W / 42.60525°N 113.72274°W
Minico High School [1] Location 292 W 100 South Rupert, ID
United States[1]Information Type Public[1] Established 1955[1] Principal Dan Rogers[2] Faculty 63[1] Grades 9-12[1] Number of students 1158[1] Color(s) Red & Gold[2] Mascot Spartan[2] IHSAA 4A[2] Website Minico High School Minico High School, also known as Minidoka County High School, is a public high school located in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States. The only high school in the county, its jurisdiction includes all of Minidoka County as well as the rural Yale area in the panhandle of southeastern Blaine County and the very northeastern part of Lincoln County near Kamima.[3]
The name Minico derives from a contraction of "Minidoka County." It is operated by the Minidoka County Joint School District.[4]
Contents
General information
Minico High School is located on Idaho State Highway 25 between the cities of Rupert and Paul, on 100 South. Minico was formed by consolidating Rupert High School, Heyburn High School, Acequia High School and Paul High School in 1955.[citation needed]
Towns in Minico High School's jurisdiction include:
Minico offers a variety of clubs and student oriented programs including: Key Club, Leo Club, Student Body/Council Government, Business Club, Young Republicans, Young Democrats (aka The Young and Naive), French Club, Spanish Club, FCCLA, Speech Arts Club, Ski Club, Mountain Bike Club, and FFA. Minico has three performing teams, the Cheerleaders, and the Spartan Dance Force. The school's student newspaper is The Spartan Chronicle.[5]
Sports
Minico High School is classified as a 4A school (enrollment between 600 and 800) by the Idaho High School Activities Association. It currently competes in the Great Basin (West) Conference against Burley, Jerome, and Wood River High Schools, all located in the Magic Valley region of Idaho.[6] In 2009-10 Twin Falls High School and Canyon Ridge High School, both located in Twin Falls, joined the conference as well.[7]
The Spartan is Minico High School's mascot. School colors are red and gold.[6]
Minico has many varsity sports including boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, tennis, golf, cross country, bowling, wrestling, track and field, volleyball, football, baseball, and softball.
Minico Spartans teams have had recent success in several sports. Minico wrestlers won 4A state championships in several weight classes in 2006.[8]
The Spartan baseball team has recently been a power at the state level. Minico won the 4A state tournament in 2005[9] and was 4A runner up in 2007, losing the final 10-9 to Columbia High School of Nampa.[10]
In the 2007 the Spartan football team went undefeated in the regular season (8-0) and won the Great Basin (West) conference. Minico defeated Rigby High School in a playoff to qualify for the 4A state tournament, but lost in the quarter finals to the eventual 4A state champion Blackfoot Broncos.[11][12]
Notable Graduates
- Lou Dobbs - Class of 1963[13]
- Bill Fagerbakke[14]
- Dan Barrera[15]
Richard Reyes 1996 Wesston Faux 2003
External links
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f "Minico Senior High School". Public School Review. http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/22780. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ a b c d "Idaho High School Activities Association". IHSAA. http://www.idhsaa.org/directory/08-09FINALDirectory.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ Blaine County School District : Neighborhood School Boundaries
- ^ Minidoka County Joint School District
- ^ Minico High School
- ^ a b IDHSAA School Information
- ^ Hicks is here CRHS football coach meets players
- ^ 4A 2006 WRESTLING STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- ^ IdahoSports.com
- ^ IdahoSports.com
- ^ IdahoSports.com
- ^ IHSAA - Sports
- ^ COLUMN: Lou Dobbs talks back to the Valley
- ^ Bill Fagerbakke - Rotten Tomatoes Celebrity Profile
- ^ UFC profile of Dan Barrera
Categories:- High schools in Idaho
- Educational institutions established in 1955
- Schools in Minidoka County, Idaho
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
![[1]](http://minico1964.us/images/minico.jpg){kind=link}