Nile C. Kinnick High School | |
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US Fleet Activities Yokosuka Japan | |
Coordinates | 35°17′24″N 139°40′30″E / 35.2900829°N 139.6750135°E |
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Type | DoDEA high school |
Motto | Home of the Red Devils.[1] |
Established | 1947 |
CEEB code | 561940 |
Principal | Kira Hurst[1] |
Assistant principal | Quiana Obeng[1] |
Grades | 9-12[1] |
Enrollment | 657[1] |
Color(s) | Red and white [1] |
Song | Alma Mater[1] (Tune: “Far above Cayuga’s Waters”) |
Fight song | Fight Song[1] (Tune: “Our Director”) |
Sports | Yes |
Mascot | Red Devils[1] |
Nickname | Yo-Hi Devils |
Team name | Red Devils |
Website | kinnickhs.dodea.edu |
Nile C. Kinnick High School is a U.S. military-operated school that originally opened in Yokohama, Japan in 1946 during the occupation after World War II.[2] The school later moved to US Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan in 1971, but kept the Yo-Hi Red Devils mascot to honor the schools beginnings. The school was named after Nile Clarke Kinnick, Jr. in 1990.[1][3] Kinnick High School usually has around 600 students and is about 45 km from Tokyo.
![Man in gymnasium holding volleyball talking to four female students.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Tony_San_Nicoles%2C_center%2C_varsity_head_volleyball_coach_for_the_Red_Devils_of_Nile_C._Kinnick_High_School%2C_discusses_offensive_and_defensive_tactics_with_players_during_practice_in_the_Nile_C._Kinnick_gym_130827-N-OB549-085.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg)
Notable alumni
[edit]- Mark Hamill, actor[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Communications, DoDEA. "About Our School | Kinnick High School". Department of Defense Education Activity. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Niles C. Kinnick HH (Prev. in Yokohama) History". American Overseas Schools Historical Society. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Shelbi (June 12, 2020). "Did You Know There's a Nile Kinnick High School in Japan?". University of Iowa Center for Advancement - Iowa Magazine. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ "Mark Hamill at Yokosuka, 1978". Stars and Stripes. 11 March 2019.