Chisago Lakes High School Explained

Chisago Lakes High School
Motto:Our mission... student success
Established:1943
Type:High School
Principal:Tammy Yackley
Address:29400 Olinda Trail
City:Lindström
State:Minnesota
Zipcode:55045
Country:United States
Students:1,096 (2017-18)[1]
Teaching Staff:62.91 (FTE)
Ratio:17.42
Grades:912
Mascot:Wally the Wildcat
Colors:Forest Green, Vegas Gold, Black, White

Chisago Lakes High School, located in Lindström, Minnesota, serves more than 1,100 students in grades 9-12.The school has earned accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. It provides an average curriculum for its students, containing a good variety of electives and all of the state required courses. Chisago Lakes High School offers a fine arts program as well as 24 athletic activities and 20 co-curricular activities.

The school facility is located on 96acres and has athletic fields, tennis courts, a community swimming pool, five computer labs, weight room, fitness center, and a 600-seat performing arts center.

Accountability Programs

The Minnesota Department of Education announced that Chisago Lakes High School failed to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the federal No Child Left Behind Act for the 2007–08 and 2009-10 school years.[2]

Chisago Lakes High School was one of four schools in the Chisago Lakes School District and one of the 937 Minnesota schools that did not see improvement for the 2007-08 school year, but did see an improvement in the 2012-2013, 2013-2014 school years and was awarded bronze in the national school rankings[3]

Sports

Chisago Lakes High School has recently become a member of the Mississippi 8 conference[4] which includes the Chisago Lakes Wildcats, Monticello Magic, North Branch Vikings, Buffalo Bison, Princeton Tigers, The Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets, Rogers Royals, Big Lake Hornets, St. Michael - Albertville Knights, and the St. Francis Saints.

Arts

Chisago Lakes High School offers a few co-curricular and extra-curricular programs in the arts. Their musical theatre program, has put on 11 productions, notably 2014's White Christmas which won Outstanding Overall Production/Performance from the Hennepin Theatre Trust's SpotLight program and qualified to perform a medley at Spotlight Showcase. 2021's Bye Bye Birdie and 2023's The Addams Family qualified as well.

Clubs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CHISAGO LAKES SENIOR HIGH. National Center for Education Statistics. April 9, 2020.
  2. Web site: AYP Results . 2011-08-23 . https://archive.today/20120709064613/http://extra.twincities.com/CAR/schools/aypresults.asp?selectschool=214401004 . 2012-07-09 . dead .
  3. Web site: Chisago Lakes Senior High School in Lindstrom, MN - US News Best High Schools . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305075403/http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/minnesota/districts/chisago-lakes-school-district/chisago-lakes-senior-high-10432 . 2016-03-05 . live.
  4. Web site: Mississippi 8 Conference.