Spring Lake Park High School
Spring Lake Park High School | |
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9 to 12 | |
Enrollment | 1,746 (2019-2020)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 21.25[1] |
Hours in school day | 8:10am–2:55pm |
Color(s) | Red, Blue and White |
Athletics conference | Northwest Suburban Conference |
Mascot | Panther |
Rivals | Blaine Bengals Irondale Knights |
Athletic Director | William Wackman |
Website | SLPHS |
Spring Lake Park High School (SLPHS) is a public high school in
.History
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
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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
- 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
- David Backes — National Hockey League player for the Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins[7]
- Web.com Tour[8]
- Brian Leonhardt — football player for Minnesota Vikings
- E. J. Ejiya — professional football player[9]
References
- ^ a b c d "Spring Lake Park Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ "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 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ^ a b "Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence and Pride" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
- ^ "Program History - Spring Lake Park Schools". www.springlakeparkschools.org. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "Spring Lake Park High School Athletics & Activities". Spring Lake Park Schools. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ Hartnett, Sean. "About 42". DavidBackes.com. Sun MediaWorks. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ Spicer, Judd (2010-02-12). "Troy Merritt, Winona State golfer, warrants attention on PGA tour". City Pages. Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
- Baltimore Sun.