Kickapoo High School is a

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and middle school located in

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. Part of the Kickapoo Area School District, it serves grades 6–12. Enrollment is 268. The student to teacher ratio is 14:1 (as of the 2015–2016 school year). In 2007, Kickapoo High School was awarded the

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Silver Star Award; it was one of three Wisconsin high schools to receive this honor.

History

Extracurricular activities

Music

In 2009, the Kickapoo High School Music Department was awarded $10,000 from

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for excellence in the music education program. The award is given to 50 poverty-level schools yearly, out of the 2000 that apply.

Athletics

Kickapoo High School is a member of the Ridge & Valley Conference. Its athletic teams are known as the Panthers. The school's football team reached the

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Division 6 state title game in 1989, though it lost to Augusta High School.

References

External links

Kickapoo Area School District
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