Kickapoo High School (Viola, Wisconsin)
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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 by The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation 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.


See also

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Kickapoo, Wisconsin Kickapoo is a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 566 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Kickapoo Center and Sugar Grove are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census ...


References


External links


Kickapoo Area School District
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