Spring Lake Park High School Explained
Spring Lake Park High School |
Location: | 1100 81st Avenue Spring Lake Park, Minnesota |
Zipcode: | 55432 |
Country: | United States |
District: | Spring Lake Park Schools |
Principal: | Matthew Boucher |
Head Label: | Associate Principal |
Head: | Steven Brady |
Faculty: | 93.83 (FTE) |
Ratio: | 20.75 |
Enrollment: | 1,947 (2022-2023)[1] |
Type: | Public |
Grades: | 9 to 12 |
Athletics Conference: | Northwest Suburban Conference |
Mascot: | Panther |
Rivals: | Blaine Bengals Irondale Knights |
Colors: | Red, Blue and White
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Hours In Day: | 8:10am2:55pm |
Established: | 1955 |
Homepage: | SLPHS |
Free Label: | Athletic Director |
Free Text: | William Wackman |
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.[2] The Spring Lake Park Panthers are part of the North Suburban Conference.
History
The first Spring Lake Park Junior/Senior High School opened for the 1955–56 school year.[3]
"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)."[4]
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.
Athletics
The school sponsors the following varsity athletic teams and competes in the North Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League:[5]
- 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
Notable alumni
Notes and References
- Web site: Spring Lake Park Senior High. National Center for Education Statistics. August 9, 2024.
- Web site: Enrollment report shows 5,500 students and continuing growth. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714172533/http://www.springlakeparkschools.org/news/201309/enrollment-report-shows-5500-students-and-continuing-growth. dead. 2014-07-14. springlakeparkschools.org. 2014-06-09.
- Web site: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence and Pride . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140809021252/http://www.springlakeparkschools.org/sites/springlakeparkschools.org/files/files/departments/community_education/alumni/district_16_history_celebrating_50_years.pdf . 2014-08-09 . 2014-09-17.
- Web site: Program History - Spring Lake Park Schools. 2021-11-26. www.springlakeparkschools.org. en-US.
- Web site: Spring Lake Park High School Athletics & Activities . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140214210549/http://www.springlakeparkschools.org/schools/spring-lake-park-high-school/departments/spring-lake-park-high-school-athletics-activities . 2014-02-14 . 2021-07-03 . Spring Lake Park Schools.
- Web site: Hartnett . Sean . About 42 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180623220208/http://www.davidbackes.com/about/bio.html . 2018-06-23 . 2021-07-03 . DavidBackes.com . Sun MediaWorks.
- News: Spicer . Judd . 2010-02-12 . Troy Merritt, Winona State golfer, warrants attention on PGA tour . . dead . 2014-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141210084900/http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2010/02/keep_an_eye_on.php . 2014-12-10.
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