Spring Lake Park High School
| Spring Lake Park High School | |
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1100 81st Avenue Spring Lake Park, Minnesota 55432 United States | |
| Coordinates | 45°06′49″N 93°14′45″W / 45.1135°N 93.2457°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Panther Pride!" |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Spring Lake Park Schools |
| NCES School ID | 273333001464[2] |
| Principal | Matthew Boucher |
| Teaching staff | 97.02 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,965 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.25[1] |
| Color(s) | Red, Blue and White |
| Athletics conference | Northwest Suburban Conference |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Rivals | Blaine Bengals Irondale Knights |
| Website | SLPHS |
Spring Lake Park High School (SLPHS) is a public high school in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, United States and is the only high school serving Spring Lake Park School District 16. In the 2020 - 2021 school year, The school enrolled about 1,850 students drawn primarily from the Minneapolis suburb of Spring Lake Park as well as parts of the suburbs of Blaine and Fridley.[3][1] The Spring Lake Park Panthers are part of the North Suburban Conference.
History
[edit]The first Spring Lake Park Junior/Senior High School opened for the 1955–56 school year.[4]
"In 1976, Spring Lake Park became the first high school in the nation to provide Emergency Medical Services training. As a result of a Title III grant, the Opportunities in Emergency Health Care Program started training high school students to become Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s)."[5]
The campus was renovated throughout the 2008–09 school year. Kenneth Hall Elementary School, which was located on the high school campus, was torn down and the land converted into a parking lot.[4]
Athletics
[edit] | This section needs additional citations for verification. (January 2021) |
The school sponsors the following varsity athletic teams and competes in the North Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League:[6]
- Fall
- Soccer (boys)
- Football
- Cross country
- Soccer (girls)
- Swimming and diving (girls)
- Tennis (girls)
- Volleyball
- Dance Team (noncompetitive)
- Winter
- Dance team
- Gymnastics
- Hockey (boys)
- Hockey (girls)
- Nordic skiing
- Swimming and diving (boys)
- Basketball (boys)
- Basketball (girls)
- Spring
- Tennis (boys)
- Softball
- Golf (girls)
- Lacrosse (girls)
- Lacrosse (boys)
- Baseball
- Golf (boys)
- Track and field
State championships
[edit]- Football
- 2016 2nd in State (5A)
- 1999 2nd in State (2A)
- 1991 1st in State (2A)
- Dance Jazz
- 2005 1st Jazz/Funk (2A)
- 2006 1st Jazz/Funk (2A)
- 2007 1st Jazz/Funk (2A)
- Bowling
- 2022 1st in State (2A)
Notable alumni
[edit]- David Backes — National Hockey League player for the Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins[7]
- Troy Merritt — professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour[8]
- Brian Leonhardt — football player for Minnesota Vikings
- E. J. Ejiya — professional football player[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Spring Lake Park Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Spring Lake Park Senior High (273333001464)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ "Enrollment report shows 5,500 students and continuing growth". springlakeparkschools.org. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ a b "Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence and Pride" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ^ "Program History - Spring Lake Park Schools". www.springlakeparkschools.org. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "Spring Lake Park High School Athletics & Activities". Spring Lake Park Schools. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ Hartnett, Sean. "About 42". DavidBackes.com. Sun MediaWorks. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ Spicer, Judd (February 12, 2010). "Troy Merritt, Winona State golfer, warrants attention on PGA tour". City Pages. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ "Ravens undrafted-free-agent tracker: All-America DT and prolific WR among notable signings". Baltimore Sun.
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