Nixa High School is a

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Nixa, Missouri Nixa is a city in Christian County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 23,257. It is a principal city, and the second largest city in the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The ar ...

, United States. Nixa High School received the National

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in 2013 and 2022. It is ranked number thirty in the state and first in the Springfield metropolitan area by '' U.S. News & World Report'' in 2022.

History

The first Nixa High School was established in 1908 and was a one-room schoolhouse. In 2000, the high school moved from the present day Nixa Junior High, (on Main Street), the new high school (on Nicholas Road). In January 2022, Nixa High School officials reported that several soap dispensers had to be removed from the school's bathrooms after some students took them apart and urinated inside of them, and that they believed these actions were part of a

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Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Overview

Nixa High School has Football, Softball, Volleyball, Basketball, Wrestling, Baseball, Track and Field, Golf, Swimming, Bowling, Cross Country, Soccer, Tennis, and Bass Fishing.

Football

The Nixa football team consists of three teams: Freshman, JV, and Varsity. In 2014, Nixa went to the Class 5 Football State Championship, but fell short by 3 points in a 25–22 loss to Battle High School. In early 2020, longtime coach Richard Rehagen retired as Nixa's football coach. Nixa hired John Perry; a coach from Mississippi who won state in 2016, as the new coach for the football team. Volleyball The Nixa Lady Eagles Volleyball team won the Class 4 State Championship against Lafayette in 2019, and got second place in the Class 5 State Championship against Liberty North in 2020. Girls and Boys Basketball Boys Basketball won state in 1978 and 1999 while Girls Basketball won state in 2000 and 2009. Wrestling Nixa has had numerous wrestlers win state over the years.

Marching Band

The marching band is directed by Craig Finger. The band is also called the "Nixa Crimson Corps" and uses that name for all of their current productions. The marching band marches in local, regional and national competitions. The marching shows are as follows: Into the Storm (1999), When Kings Reigned (2002), Caged (2003), Full Circle (2004), R.E.M. (2005), Pulse (2006), Vertigo (2007), At Dawn They Slept (2008), A Brand New World (2009), ESCAPE (2010), Juxtapose (2011), Wolf (2012), Room 218: Night at the Crescent Hotel (2013), SUPER (2014), CONNECT (2015), Goodnight Moon (2016), JOY (2017), Birds of a Feather (2018), Thorns Remain (2019), Up and Away (2020), Kaleido: A Scope of Glass and Light (2021), This Winter’s Night (2022), Behind Their Eyes (2023) Starting in the 2023 season, the band abandoned the model of using the same uniforms for several years, and began using new uniforms each season which would be tailored to that season's show theme, similar to the color guard uniforms. The band also marches in local parades, including the Nixa Christmas Parade, and Nixa Sucker Days Festival.

Concert Bands

During the spring semester, the 220+ Nixa High School band divides into three concert large ensembles including Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Wind Ensemble, and several smaller ensembles, including Percussion, and Jazz ensembles.

Theater

The Nixa Theater department performs two musicals per year. FFA In 2021, Nixa High School brought the FFA back to the school.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Missouri Christian County, Missouri 1908 establishments in Missouri Educational institutions established in 1908