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| 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 |
| Information | |
| 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.
