Spring Lake Park High School

Spring Lake Park High School
Location
Map
1100 81st Avenue
Spring Lake Park, Minnesota

55432

United States
Coordinates45°06′49″N 93°14′45″W / 45.1135°N 93.2457°W / 45.1135; -93.2457
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Panther Pride!"
Established1955
School districtSpring Lake Park Schools
NCES School ID273333001464[2]
PrincipalMatthew Boucher
Teaching staff97.02 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,965 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.25[1]
Color(s)Red, Blue and White
  
Athletics conferenceNorthwest Suburban Conference
MascotPanther
RivalsBlaine Bengals
Irondale Knights
WebsiteSLPHS

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

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

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)

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Spring Lake Park Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Spring Lake Park Senior High (273333001464)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Enrollment report shows 5,500 students and continuing growth". springlakeparkschools.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  4. ^ a b "Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence and Pride" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  5. ^ "Program History - Spring Lake Park Schools". www.springlakeparkschools.org. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  6. ^ "Spring Lake Park High School Athletics & Activities". Spring Lake Park Schools. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  7. ^ Hartnett, Sean. "About 42". DavidBackes.com. Sun MediaWorks. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Ravens undrafted-free-agent tracker: All-America DT and prolific WR among notable signings". Baltimore Sun.