S ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁where ▁the ▁original ▁building ▁once ▁stood . ▁Bush nell ▁High ▁School ' s ▁mas cot ▁was ▁the ▁Bra ves , ▁and ▁the ▁school ' s ▁colors ▁were ▁blue ▁and ▁pur ple . ▁ ▁Pra irie ▁City ▁High ▁School ▁The ▁first ▁school ▁building ▁in ▁Pra irie ▁City ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁just ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁pl atted . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁growth ▁was ▁remarkable , ▁reaching ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁that ▁number ▁had ▁settled ▁to ▁about ▁ 8 0 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁learning ▁" A cademy " ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁for ▁the ▁Pra irie ▁City ▁k ids ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁church ▁and ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁town ' s ▁people . ▁ ▁This ▁idea ▁soon ▁went ▁by ▁the ▁way side ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁building ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁public ▁school ▁purposes . ▁ ▁A ▁high ▁school ▁curr icul um ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Pra irie ▁City ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Pra irie ▁City ▁High ▁School ▁served ▁the ▁community ▁for ▁about ▁six ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁that ▁the ▁communities ▁of ▁Bush nell ▁and ▁Pra irie ▁City ▁decided ▁to ▁pool ▁their ▁educational ▁resources . ▁ ▁This ▁effort ▁was ▁realized ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁It