Even though "official" consolidation on paper and with DPI took place July 1, 2016 ... the summer of '16 proved for their to be a lot of physically "getting done" to make three previous schools: Herman, Neosho, and Rubicon actually come together as one new district HONOR to start the 2016-17 school year. Much of that involved branding the new school mascot, the Phoenix. The phoenix is a mythical bird that rises out of the ashes to become.