# Nixa Public High School

Nixa High School is a public high school in Nixa, Missouri, United States. Nixa High School received the National Blue Ribbon in 2013 and 2022. It was ranked number thirty in the state and first in the Springfield metropolitan area by U.S. News & World Report in 2022. It is now ranked number nineteen in the state and first in the Springfield metropolitan area by U.S. News & World Report for 2023-24.

## 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).

### The Nixa Bus Incident of 2021

As the youth of Nixa High School were winding down and going home on the bus, one rowdy teenager thought it would be funny to scream a certain racial slur at the top of their lungs. One of their friends recorded the incident and was later reported to school administration. The student was then suspended from attending school and riding the bus for one week.
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 TikTok challenge.
In 2024, several reports of bomb threats at local elementary schools closed the school for the remainder of the day.

## Extracurricular activities
### Athletics
#### Overview

Nixa High School has Football, Marching Band, 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, where they were the state runner up in 2024, falling to DeSmet Jesuit 35-20.
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 220+ strong band boasts several awards of recognition. Including being a Bands of America Reginal Finalist in Cedar Falls, lowa in 2019, winning the Kansas City Championships in Blue Springs, Missouri; and winning Missouri State University's Ozarko Marching Festival in 2009, and 2015. As well, Summer trips to Oahu, Washington D.C., Boston, San Francisco and more. 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), One Dark Night: Stories in the Sky (2024)
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.
In 2024, controversy struck when the band used a zodiac sign on their uniforms. To much outcry from largely Christian groups on Facebook, the band was forced to abandon $2,000 worth of fabric, which were intended to mimic constellations.
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

* Chase Allen – American football player (born 1997)
* Courtney Frerichs – American middle-distance runner, steeplechase specialist (born 1993)
* Jim Kreider – American politician (born 1955)