Fox High School is a high school

High school

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 located in Arnold, Missouri

Arnold, Missouri

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. Fox's enrollment is approximately 2,000 students. The school is part of an accredited school district

School district

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. Fox graduates 98.4 percent of its students, and 88 percent of its students continue to college or technical schools. Fox has received the "Distinction in Performance" award from Missouri numerous times. The mascot is a warrior

Warrior

A warrior is a person skilled in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based society that recognizes a separate warrior class.-Warrior classes in tribal culture:...

. The school colors are red, black, and white. The fight song is "Let's Go Warriors" and the Alma Mater is "To Thee We Sing Our Praises." Fox is very well known for having a distinctly strong community bond. They host many events for fundraising throughout the year as well as concert events at Rickman Auditorium (the campuses auditorium).

President

President of the United States

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 Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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 held a town hall meeting

Town hall meeting

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 in the auditorium of the school on April 29, 2009 marking the 100th day of his administration.

Sports

Fox has soccer, Cheerleading, football

American football

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 (2008 and 2009 Division 6A semi-finalists and quarterfinalists, respectively), Rugby

Rugby football

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, volleyball

Volleyball

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 (2008 semifinalists), track & field, cross country

Cross country running

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, basketball

Basketball

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, wrestling

Scholastic wrestling

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, lacrosse

Lacrosse

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 (2008 Division 2A State Champions), baseball, softball, golf for boys and girls and hockey

Ice hockey

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. Fox also has an award winning marching band

Marching band

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, several clubs, and a large FBLA

FBLA-PBL

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 population.

Testing

Fox recently has had an increase in nearly all test scores. On the statewide MAP

Missouri Assessment Program

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 test, Fox was among the best performers. On the ACT, Fox has recently joined with Cambridge ACT to help increase scores, and is inline for 21 Bright Flight

Bright Flight (Missouri Scholarship)

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scholarships for the 2008-2009 school year. The school district paid for every AP test until the 2010-2011 school year.