Yukon students enjoy one of the smaller teacher-to-pupil ratios in the suburban area. With pride, the school system works to keep
this ratio below the state-mandated levels. Students past and present are responsible for building and maintaining the reputation of excellence of Yukon Public Schools. Upon graduation, students take with them an educational experience that motivates them to become productive members of society.
Yukon students have earned many
honors and awards on local, state, and national levels in academics, the arts, vocational classes, and athletics.
Ninety percent of Yukon graduates,
within two years of their high school graduation, attend institutions of higher learning. Thirty-fi ve percent of university- bound students receive scholarships. Three to fi ve students per year for the past fi ve years have gained recognition from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for Academic Excellence.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE “Excellence in Education” is Yukon
Public Schools’ foundational cornerstone. Providing dynamic academic programs, outstanding extracurricular activities, and safe and inviting facilities for our students is the charge of Yukon Public Schools.
HISTORY OF THE YUKON MILLER MAN The Yukon Mill and Grain Co.,
an important industry for Yukon and surrounding areas, contributed much to the growth and modernization of our com- munity and school. The name “Miller” was used to identify the individual responsible for opening the mill early in the morning and locking the mill late in the evening. He had a very important job for the mill.
In the fall of 1930, Yukon Public Schools decided to honor the local industry
and change the school mascot from the Yukon Panthers to the Yukon Millers. Many visiting teams thought that the Millers were the small moths commonly found in sacks of fl our. This situation was very worrisome for the Yukon student body but no one seemed to have an answer to this problem. Not until, Miss Thelma Ratcliff and her senior English class were reading The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer did the students realize how important the “Miller” was. One of the notable characters in the tale is a Miller Man. In the Prologue, quote, “The Miller was a chap of sixteen stone, a great stout fellow big in brawn and bone. He did well out of them, for he could go and win the ram at any wrestling show. Broad, knotty, and short-shouldered, he would boast He could heave any door off hinge and post,…”. The students decided that the Miller Man was their fellow.
The Miller Man boasts of strength of
sportsmanship and character and continues to grow stronger every year with Yukon’s love and support. Yukon defi nitely boasts with Miller Pride.