Sebeka High School Explained

Sebeka High School
Established:1893[1]
Type:Public
District:ISD 820
Grades:7–12[2]
Principal:David Fjeldheim
Dean:Jill Walter[3]
Staff:16.14 (FTE)
Enrollment:236 (2018-19)[4]
Colors:Purple and gold
Mascot:Trojans
Ratio:14.62
Location:200 1st Street NW
City:Sebeka, Minnesota
Zipcode:56477
Country:United States

Sebeka High School is a public high school in Sebeka, Minnesota, United States serving grades 7–12. The high school is part of Sebeka Public School (Independent School District 820), and is contained within the same building as the elementary school. Sebeka's mascot is the Trojan.[1]

In addition to Sebeka, the school also serves the community of Nimrod.

Academics

Sebeka High School operates on an 8:17 am to 3:09 pm schedule. This includes 7 class periods and a break for lunch.[5]

Sebeka offers two Advanced Placement courses: AP U.S. History and AP Calculus.[6]

Extracurricular activities

Sports

Sebeka High School currently offers eleven sports, seven for boys (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, track and field, and wrestling) and seven for girls (basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, softball, track and field, and volleyball).[1] In many of these sports (cross country,[7] [8] football,[9] wrestling,[10] track and field,[11] [12] golf,[13] [14] and cheerleading), Sebeka is in a cooperative with Menahga High School known as United North Central (UNC). The colors of the combined teams are black and gold,[15] and they are known as the Warriors.

The Trojans' boys basketball team made its first ever trip to the state tournament in 2009.[16] The team returned to the state tournament in 2010,[17] and lost to Minnesota Transitions in the state championship game, 61–52.[18] Three of the Trojans' five starters (Joey Cuperus, John Clark, and Alex Brockpahler) were named to the All-Tournament team.[19]

The Trojans' baseball team also advanced to the state tournament in 2010,[20] the team's third such appearance.[21] Sebeka advanced to the Class A title game for the first time in school history[22] before losing to Eden Valley-Watkins, 7-4.[23]

Organizations and Academic Competitions

Sebeka High School students are also involved in a variety of extracurricular organizations and activities, including FFA, BPA, NHS, FCCLA, Knowledge Bowl, Speech, and the one-act play.[24] In 2008, Sebeka's Knowledge Bowl team placed 3rd in the Class A state meet,[25] while the team earned a 5th-place finish in 2009.[26] The team came back to state in 2010 and won the Class A Tournament, scoring 162.5 points in the process.[27] Sebeka also won the state meet in 2011.[28]

Music

Band

Sebeka High School's Concert Band is currently directed by Mr. David Kerkvliet,[1] who has held this position for 11 years. The band has received "Superior" ratings (the highest available ranking) at contest for 14 years in a row.[29]

Choir

Sebeka High School's choir is directed by Mrs. Melissa Koch.[1] In 2010, the choir received three "Superior" ratings from the three judges at contest.[30]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Activity Page. January 17, 2009 .
  2. Web site: School Report Card : Academic Excellence : Minnesota Department of Education . Education.state.mn.us . October 20, 2011 .
  3. Web site: Home | Sebeka Public School.
  4. Web site: SEBEKA SECONDARY. National Center for Education Statistics. March 10, 2021.
  5. http://sebeka.k12.mn.us/pages/Handbook/highschool09-10.pdf page 5
  6. http://sebeka.k12.mn.us/pages/highschool/COURSE%20DESCRIPTIONS.htm
  7. Web site: Activity Page . Mshsl.org . October 20, 2011.
  8. Web site: Activity Page . Mshsl.org . October 20, 2011.
  9. Web site: Activity Page . Mshsl.org . October 20, 2011.
  10. Web site: Activity Page . Mshsl.org . October 20, 2011.
  11. Web site: Activity Page . Mshsl.org . October 20, 2011.
  12. Web site: Activity Page . Mshsl.org . October 20, 2011.
  13. Web site: Activity Page . Mshsl.org . October 20, 2011.
  14. Web site: Activity Page . Mshsl.org . October 20, 2011.
  15. Web site: Home | Sebeka Public School . October 21, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305113802/http://www.sebeka.k12.mn.us/pages/sports/Football.htm . March 5, 2012 .
  16. Web site: Trojans draw tough team in Class A state boys basketball tourney | Wadena Pioneer Journal | Wadena, Minnesota . Wadenapj.com . March 25, 2009 . October 20, 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20120917163431/http://www.wadenapj.com/event/article/id/13459/ . September 17, 2012 . mdy-all .
  17. Web site: Sebeka Boys Basketball Highlights and Postgame . 2010-03-20 . 2010-03-19 . Lakeland Public Television . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727042800/http://www.lptv.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=36&video=sports/100319%20Sebeka%20Boys%20Basketball%20Highlights%20and%20Postgame&date=100319%20Seb&title=Sebeka%20Boys%20Basketball%20Highlights%20and%20Postgame . July 27, 2011 . dead . mdy-all .
  18. News: Ray . Richardson . Class A boys basketball: Minnesota Transitions defeats Sebeka for state championship . 2010-03-27 . Pioneer Press . 2010-03-31 .
  19. Web site: 2010 State Boys' Basketball Tournament Class A All-Tournament Team . 2010-07-01 . Minnesota State High School League . https://web.archive.org/web/20110621231834/http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/upload/MSHSL162153Class%20A%20ATT.htm . dead . 2011-06-21.
  20. Web site: Sebeka Trojans baseball headed for state competition . 2010-06-11 . The Review Messenger . https://archive.today/20100611203808/http://reviewmessenger.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6113:sebeka-trojans-baseball-headed-for-state-competition&catid=78:school-board . June 11, 2010 . dead . mdy-all .
  21. Web site: State Baseball Tournament . 2010-06-24 . 2010 . Minnesota State High School League . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619162959/http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/index.asp . 2010-06-19 . dead . The Trojans of Sebeka are making their third appearance and first since 2007..
  22. News: Rudderforth. Roy. Trojans Fall to Eden Valley-Watkins, 7-4, in Class A Championship Game. The Review Messenger. Sebeka and Menahga, MN. 13. 2010-06-23.
  23. Web site: Class 1A: Eden Valley-Watkins 7, Sebeka 4 . 2010-06-24 . Levison . Marlin . 2010-06-19 . The Star Tribune . https://archive.today/20100624145816/http://www.startribune.com/sports/preps/96731274.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUeyD8_o8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU . June 24, 2010 . dead . mdy-all .
  24. http://sebeka.k12.mn.us/pages/Extra.html
  25. Web site: Archived copy . October 20, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728075754/http://www.swsc.org/163310221101312813/lib/163310221101312813/_files/NEWS_RELEASE_State_2008.pdf . July 28, 2011 . dead .
  26. Web site: Mayo, Rushford-Peterson students place in State "Knowledge Bowl" – KTTC Rochester, Austin, Mason City News, Weather and Sports . Kttc.com . April 24, 2009 . October 20, 2011 . February 22, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222024721/http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=10244943 . dead .
  27. Web site: CHS Knowledge Bowl team reaches new heights at state . 2010-04-21 . Ostgaard . Natalie . 2010-04-19 . Crookston Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708204740/http://www.crookstontimes.com/news/x1394797040/CHS-Knowledge-Bowl-team-reaches-new-heights-at-state . dead . July 8, 2011 .
  28. Web site: Minnesota Knowledge Bowl Champions . 2013-09-25 . Passal . Renee . 2011-04-15 . WDIO.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928073055/http://northernmn.wdio.com/news/community-spirit/minnesota-knowledge-bowl-champions/46409 . dead . 2013-09-28 .
  29. http://sebeka.k12.mn.us/wordpress/dkerkvliet/
  30. http://wp.sebeka.k12.mn.us/mkoch/2010/03/
  31. Web site: Dick Stigman Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference.com . October 20, 2011.
  32. Web site: Miss Minnesota Usa® & Miss Minnesota Teen Usa® . Missminnesotausa.com . October 20, 2011.

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