Minico High School
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| Minico High School | |
| Home of the Spartans | |
| School type | Public |
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| Grades | 9-12 |
| Principal | Dan Rogers |
| Faculty | 66 |
| Students | 1,234 |
| Colors | Red and Gold |
| Mascot | Spartan |
| IHSAA | 4A |
| Location | Rupert, ID United States |
| Website | 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, 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 warrior. School colors are red and gold.
Minico's Newspaper, THE SPARTAN CHRONICLE has won numerous first place awards from the American Scholastic Press Association. The Yearbook is commonly refered to as the Sparta yearbook.
Minico also offers a variety of clubs including: Business Club, Young Republicans, French Club, Spanish Club, FCCLA, and FFA.
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, Bowling, Wrestling, Track and Field, Volleyball, Football, Baseball, and Softball.
Minico has had much success in the sports field, most notably for Football and Wrestling. Minico was the 2005-2006 4A State Champions in Wrestling. Minico has also had two great seasons of football. At one point the Spartans were ranked #1. The 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 Varsity Football were both upset in the State Tournament, in 2005 by Bonneville in Double Overtime and in 2006 by Rugby.
Girls Bowling is the 2006-2007 State Bowling Champs. The Boys Bowling Team took second.
Minico also has a great girls basketball alumni in Clare Bodenstiner, who plays for the Standford Cardinals.
[edit] Notable Graduates
- Lou Dobbs - Class of 1963
- Bill Fagerbakke
- Boyd Coddington
