Eden Prairie High School
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| Eden Prairie Senior High School | |
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| 17185 Valley View Road Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States |
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| Type | Public Secondary |
| Established | 1981 |
| Principal | Conn McCartan |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 3,007 [1] |
| Color(s) | Red, Black, and White |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Newspaper | The Eyrie |
| Website | www.edenpr.k12.mn.us/ephs |
Eden Prairie Senior High School is a four-year public high school located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The present high school opened in 1981 and was significantly added to in 1990, 1994 and 1997. Eden Prairie High School has been graduating students for over seventy years. The school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1996 by the United States Department of Education. Eden Prairie High School is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Minnesota Department of Education.
With 3,007 students,[2] Eden Prairie High School is the second largest high school in Minnesota by enrollment, in Minnesota.[citation needed] In the 2010-11 school year, 79% of students were Caucasian, 9% were African American, 8% were Asian, and 4% were Hispanic.[3]
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[edit] Academics
Eden Prairie High School is on a block schedule. The school year consists of 171 student days, divided into four quarters. Each day consists of four periods, each of which are 87 minutes long. The high school offers over 350 courses, many of which are electives. On most Wednesdays, classes are shortened for a morning period of free time, called "Zero Hour", which is usually allocated to club meetings. Newly introduced in 2011 is a "5th period," which is a twice-per-week additional hour dedicated to help students who are failing courses by giving them a chance to make up late homework for partial credit.
Class size ranges from 29-34 students.[3]
Eden Prairie High School regularly fields the largest number of National Merit Semifinalists in the state of Minnesota.
[edit] Facilities
The school is divided into four wings on three floors. The North Wing is home to the Auditorium, Performing Arts Center (PAC) the Main Gym, small gym, machine shops, music classrooms and EagleVision Television Studios. The South wing contains the Old Commons, Science classrooms and labs, Foreign Language classrooms, a Photography lab, and Special Services facilities. In the East Wing of Eden Prairie High School is the New or East Commons, Math classrooms, Social Studies classrooms, and English classrooms. Lastly, the West Wing is home of the Business classrooms, Technology classrooms and labs, Health classrooms and the Economic classrooms. Also, each department has an office area near the specific classrooms. Most of these offices offer a computer lounge for students so that they can work in close proximity to their teachers when necessary.
[edit] Student activities
Include fine arts, academic teams such as Quiz Bowl (MN State Champions 1994 and 1996, NAQT State Champions 2006, MN State Champions 2007, MN State Champions 2008, MN State Champions 2010); Knowledge Bowl (MN State Champions 2008); and Future Problem Solvers (MN State Champions in junior and senior divisions 2009); a variety of clubs, including the Eyrie newspaper which has been awarded numerous awards for excellence and produced the MN Student Journalist of the Year (http://studentpressblogs.org/mhspa/?p=176) and an adviser who was an ASNE Fellow in 2010; the eagLIT literary magazine; and both varsity and intramural sports.
[edit] Athletics
Eden Prairie High School is a member of the Lake Conference in the Minnesota State High School League. In 2006, the football team earned a No. 11 ranking in the nation following a win in the 2006 State Championship.[4] In 2007, Sports Illustrated named Eden Prairie the top high school athletic program in Minnesota.[5] The high school was also recognized by Sports Illustrated as one of the Top Ten Athletic Programs in 2008-2009.[6] In the 2001-2002 school year, Eden Prairie's athletic budget was $1,460,433. It was the highest per capita of any high school in Minnesota. Eden Prairie is also the only high school in Minnesota to send a team (pom squad) to the UDA National Dance Team Championship, where they have claimed 7 national titles (1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011).
| State Championships | |||
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| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Soccer, Boys | 2 | 2002, 2011 |
| Soccer, Girls | 2 | 2005, 2010 | |
| Cross Country Running, Boys | 1 | 2009 | |
| Cross Country Running, Girls | 3 | 1980, 2008, 2010 | |
| Football | 7 | 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2011 | |
| Volleyball | 1 | 2011 | |
| Swimming and diving, Girls | 4 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999[1] | |
| Winter | Alpine skiing, Boys | 1 | 2005 |
| Nordic skiing, Boys | 2 | 1983, 1984 | |
| Hockey, Boys | 2 | 2009, 2011 | |
| Hockey, Girls | 2 | 2006, 2008 | |
| Competitive Cheerleading Team | 4 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 | |
| Dance Team, Girls | 5 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003 | |
| Gymnastics, Girls | 5 | 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2005 | |
| Swimming and diving, Boys | 3 | 2002, 2003, 2005 | |
| Quiz Bowl | 5 | 1994, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2010 | |
| Spring | Baseball, | 2 | 2004, 2010 |
| Softball, | 1 | 2002 | |
| NAQT Quiz Bowl | 3 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 | |
| Mock trial | 1 (Not Varsity) | 1996 | |
| Golf, Boys | 1 | 1999 | |
| Tennis, Boys | 1 | 2010 | |
| Track, Boys | 2 | 2008, 2010 | |
| Lacrosse, Boys | 1 (Club) | 2004 [2] | |
| Lacrosse, Girls | 6 | 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 [2] | |
| Total | 63 | ||
- ^ The 1999 state championship was a tie between Eden Prairie High School and Edina High School
- ^ The Minnesota State High School League's first lacrosse tournaments for boys and girls were held in 2007. Prior to that year school coaches organized tournaments.
[edit] Alumni
This is a partial list of notable alumni of Eden Prairie High School.
- Josh Patil[8] - TV Production
- Nick Leddy[9] - NHL player
- Casey Carlson[10] - American Idol semi-finalist
- Neil Wagner - Major League Baseball pitcher
- Ryan Wittman - basketball player[11]
Jay foreman- former NFL player
[edit] References
- ^ Minnesota State High School League
- ^ http://www3.edenpr.org/public/headlines/info.aspx%7Cdate=March 2011
- ^ a b Eden Prairie Schools ISD #272
- ^ High School Football Rankings 06-07 - MaxPreps
- ^ SI.com The top high schools in each of the 50 states and D.C.
- ^ SI.com 2008-2009 top 10 high school athletic programs in the U.S.
- ^ Brackin, Dennis; Rand, Michael (2003-09-23). "The business of high school sports Success has a price". Star Tribune: Metro 1A.
- ^ Josh Patil Jimmy Kimmel Live Audience Producer
- ^ Nick Leddy Minnesota Wild - 2010-2011 Stats - Minnesota Wild - Team
- ^ Casey Carlson - Season 8 Contestants - American Idol
- ^ "2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster - Ryan Wittman - #20". Cornell Big Red. Cornell University. http://www.cornellbigred.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11705. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
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Coordinates: 44°52′19″N 93°29′25″W / 44.872028°N 93.490219°W
