Nile C. Kinnick High School

Nile C. Kinnick High School
Location
US Fleet Activities Yokosuka

Japan
Coordinates35°17′24″N 139°40′30″E / 35.2900829°N 139.6750135°E / 35.2900829; 139.6750135
Information
TypeDoDEA high school
MottoHome of the Red Devils
Established1947 (1947)
CEEB code561940
PrincipalKira Hurst
Assistant principalQuiana Obeng
Grades9–12
Enrollment657
Color(s)Red and white
  
SongAlma Mater
(Tune: "Far above Cayuga’s Waters")
Fight songFight Song
(Tune: "Our Director")
SportsYes
MascotRed Devils
NicknameYo-Hi Devils
Team nameRed Devils
Websitekinnickhs.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. 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. Kinnick High School usually has around 600 students and is about 45 kilometers (28 mi) from Tokyo.