Minico High School

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Minico High School
Location
Rupert, ID
USA
Information
Principal Dan Rogers
Enrollment

1,234
Faculty 66
Type Public
Grades 9-12
Motto Home of the Spartans
Mascot Spartan
Color(s) Red and Gold
IHSAA 4A
Homepage Link

Minico High School, also known as Minidoka County High School, is a public secondary school located in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States.

Minico is a part of Minidoka County Schools.

Minico is the only high school in Minidoka County, Idaho. The name Minico derives from a contraction of "Minidoka County."

The high school is located on the state highway between the cities of Rupert and Paul. Minico was formed by consolidating Rupert High School, Heyburn High School,Acequia High School and Paul High School in 1955. Towns in Minico High School's jurisdiction include:

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[edit] General Information

The Minico mascot is the SPARTAN. School colors are red and gold.

Minico's Newspaper, THE SPARTAN CHRONICLE

Minico offers a variety of clubs and student oriented programs including: Key Club, Leo Club, Student Body/government,Business Club, Young Republicans, French Club, Spanish Club, FCCLA, Speech Arts Club, Ski Club, Key Club, and FFA (Better known as the Future Farmers of America).

Minico has three performing teams the Cheerleaders, the Spartan Dance Force, and the Micadettes.

[edit] Sports

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 has had success in the sports field, most notably for Baseball and Wrestling. Minico was the 2005-2006 4A State Champions in Wrestling. Minico also has a dominate baseball team every season and was the 2005 state champions. The Spartan baseball team is always highly ranked in the state tournament and lost in the 2007 state championship game 10 to 9.

A broadcast of the local varsity sports can be heard on the local radio station 960 AM

[edit] Minico Football

The Minico Football team has recently become a dominant force in the 4A division, having held several conference championships and is chasing an elusive state title. In the 2007 the Spartan Football team went undefeated in the regular season (8-0) winning the Great Basin West conference. The Spartans won in the first round of playoffs and lost in the quarterfinal tournament to the Blackfoot Broncos, who won the state title. The Spartans ended the 2007 season (9-1).

[edit] Notable Graduates


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