Prairie High School serves the communities of Walford, Fairfax, Swisher, Shueyville, Ely, Southwest Cedar Rapids, and surrounding areas.

The Minervian Chapter of National Honor Society was established at Prairie High School with the first induction of students being held on April 19, 1961.

Arson was suspected and later investigation established that a night watchman, provided by the security company that the school district had engaged for protection, had set the fire.

[11] On January 24, 2006 the voters of the College Community School district approved issuance of general obligation bonds to finance the construction of a new 1,000 seat performing arts auditorium.

The Concert Hall at College Community, which is located on the west end of the high school, held its inaugural performance on December 8, 2008.

On January 31, 2013, district superintendent John Speer told media that Principal Mark Gronemeyer was going to resign from his position, effective immediately.

[15] Gronemeyer was subsequently reassigned to a newly created job in the district office for the remainder of the year, given the title of Secondary Curriculum Specialist.

When the girls began their co-op agreement with Jefferson in 2011-2012, Prairie boys were given a chance to swim competitively for the first time in school history.

The Jefferson rivalry has been dubbed the "Kolach Bowl", as both schools are on Cedar Rapids' southwest side, were the Czech Village is located.

State Team Duals : 1994 (3A), 1998 (3A)[31] The Prairie High School Band program was started with the addition of music practice rooms in 1963.

[40] The 9-12 grade bands have won many Division I Ratings at Iowa High School Music Association State Contest.

A freshman concert band was introduced in the early 2000s, but now is housed at the Prairie Point Middle School & Ninth Grade Academy since 2009.

Many members from the Chamber Choir audition and are selected to the Iowa High School Music Association All-State Chorus every year.

[44] But the most notable event of the season would happen on January 12, when the Ambassadors upset national powers Resonance from Lincoln Southwest and Visual Adrenaline from Ankeny High School to win the Midwest Cup at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

[47] Homecoming is celebrated with a parade through the Campus during the day, and during the football game there are fireworks shows, including buckets of gunpowder exploding as the team marches on to the field.

One of the most popular traditions is the burning of a large 'P,' lit by the previous year's Homecoming Queen while the Prairie Alma Mater is playing.

The Principal at Prairie Edge, Stephanie Van Hemert, with the help Jillian O'Rourke and Kindee Weldon, lead the students through a less-structured version of the regular high school.