Maple Grove Senior High School
| Maple Grove Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1996 |
| Principal | Sara Vernig |
| Number of students | approx. 1847 |
| Mascot | Leafy the Crimson Leaf. |
| Colors | Crimson and Gold |
| Website | http://schools.district279.org/mgsh/ |
Maple Grove Senior High is a public high school located in Maple Grove, Minnesota at 9800 Fernbrook Lane North.
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[edit] School history
Maple Grove Senior High (MGSH) was the third public high school built by Osseo School District 279; it opened in 1996. MGSH is the only public high school located in Maple Grove, Minnesota(Not including Osseo Senior High School whose grounds are partially in the official boundaries of MG).
[edit] School overview
Maple Grove Senior High is one of three, three-year public high schools in the Osseo Area School District 279. It primarily serves the city of Maple Grove and , but students from other areas such as Osseo, Plymouth, Corcoran and Dayton also attend the high school. The racial makeup of the nearly 2000 students attending the school is 93% Caucasian, 3% Asian-American and 3% African-American, with the remaining 1% Hispanic or Native American. The school mascot is Leafy, a crimson and gold maple leaf. The school offers vast extracurricular activities such as National Honor Society, FIRST Robotics program and an active student council. The school stresses academic and extracurricular success and has been successful in both fields. Students attending MGSH (and any other senior high school in the Osseo School District) must earn 64 credits out of a possible 72 credits over four years to graduate. Even though the Osseo School District uses the older senior high system of grades 10-12 instead of grades 9-12, a student must gain credits from junior high school once in 9th grade.
[edit] Academic assessment
In 2005 the school was ranked 85th out of 453 public high schools in Minnesota, and is the only high school in the Osseo Area School District to make it into the top 100 high schools in Minnesota. In 2006, Maple Grove was ranked 43rd out of 444 high schools in Minnesota. The school also made the AYP for the 2005-2006 school year and for the 2006-2007 school year.
In 2006, 64% of sophomores passed the Basic Standards Testing (BST). The school has been known to score 100% in the past. Students also consistently score far above average in reading and math tests when compared to other schools in the state. The school is also one of the few high schools in the state to have above average test scores and to have continuous academic success.
[edit] Debate and Speech
Maple Grove participates in public forum and congress debate. Some students started the debate program at MGSH in late 2010. Without the help of a coach, they were able to earn second place at the MDTA Novice State Tournament with first and second best speakers. In the off-season, the school obtained a new debate coach. They started another season in late 2011 and had another great year. Many novices (rookies) joined the team and this time were able to go to many more tournaments. They were able to earn first at the MDTA Novice State Tournament with the first best speaker. They also were able to qualify one public forum team and one congress-debater for the NFL National Tournament that will take place in Summer of 2012.
Maple Grove's Speech Team is also in the second year. They are able to participate in all NFL and MSHSL recognized categories and have almost double the number of people as they do for debate.
The head coach for speech is the same person that is the head coach for debate. The debate and speech teams are both relatively young and are growing fast.
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[edit] Athletics
Maple Grove has an exceptional athletic history. Many of the sports teams at Maple Grove have gone to, if not won, state within the past few years. The dance team is known state-wide to be a tough competetor, winning almost every year. The number of awards are numerous.
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Coordinates: 45°07′54″N 93°27′35″W / 45.131794°N 93.459749°W
