Stillwater Area High School
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We learn not for school, but for life
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| Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, USA | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1993 |
| Principal | Ryan Laager |
| Enrollment | 2400+ |
| Color(s) | Red and black |
| Athletics conference | Suburban East |
| Mascot | Pony |
| Website | Stillwater Area High School |
Stillwater Area High School (SAHS) is a public school located in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota and is part of the Stillwater Area Public Schools - District 834. As the oldest high school in Minnesota and the first accredited by the North Central Association (now known as AdvancED) in 1903, Stillwater Area High School claims a special sense of history.[1]
The current campus was built in 1993 thanks to a 28 million dollar bond that was approved by the citizens of District 834.[2] The previous location is now Stillwater Junior High School. (SJHS). Students from both SJHS and Oak-Land Jr. High School attend Stillwater Area High School.[3] Newsweek ranked the school #925 in their "List of the 1200 Top High Schools in America."[4]
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[edit] Athletics
| State Championships[citation needed] | ||
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| Season | Sport | Number of Championships |
| Fall | Girls Swim and Dive[5] | 3 State Championships
7 True Team State Championships[6] |
| Football | 4 State Championships | |
| Soccer, Boys | 2 State Championships | |
| Soccer, Girls | 2 State Championships | |
| Cross Country, Boys | 4 State Championships
1 National Championship,1997[7] |
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| Adapted Soccer | 2 State Championships | |
| Winter | Basketball, Boys | 1 State Championship |
| Nordic Skiing, Girls | 8 State Championships | |
| Nordic Skiing, Boys | 6 State Championships | |
| Alpine Skiing, Boys | 1 State Championship | |
| Alpine Skiing, Girls | 9 State Championships | |
| Hockey, Girls | 2 State Championships [1] | |
| Spring | Baseball | 1 State Championship |
| Softball | 3 State Championships | |
| Synchronized Swimming | 18 State Championships | |
| Golf, Girls | 2 State Championships | |
| Track and Field, Boys | 3 State Championships
3 True Team State Championships |
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| Track and Field, Girls | 1 True Team State Championship | |
| Tennis, Boys | 1 State Championship | |
| Total | 71 State Championships
9 True Team State Championships 1 National Championship |
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[edit] Notable alumni
- Thomas J. Abercrombie — photographer, first journalist to reach the South Pole
- Glen Perkins — pitcher for the Minnesota Twins.
- Butch Thompson — jazz pianist and clarinetist
- Markus Bune — Advisor to the Stars (Will Smith, Drew Carey, Don Knotts, etc) [8] [9] [10]
- E.E. Knight — science fiction and fantasy writer.
- Rich Sommer — actor
- 'Topher (Chris)Clayton — writer swimmer and current editor of Metro Magazine [11] [12]
- Denis McDonough — U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor
- Nate Anderson — Basketball, 1981 Fourth Team All-Suburban Conference Center, All-World Goof
[edit] Notable Staff
- Rachel Steil — former Nightline (US news program) Reporter and the adviser of the award winning Pony Express Newspaper .
- Chris Engler — former NBA Player.
- Phil Housley— former NHL Hockey Player, Head Coach of the Stillwater Hockey Team.
- Andrew Weaver— Runs the School's Peregrine Falcon propagation program. Weaver is well known in the falconry community for his successful captive breeding program.
[edit] Controversies
In 2003, the school received attention after there were a series of fights stemming from racial prejudice.[13][14] In 2006, one African American Stillwater student reported finding a pop-bottle bomb in his mailbox.[15] Another race related incident from February 13, involved a racial slur and a heated argument.[16] The majority of students are White with minorities comprising 5% of the student body, roughly a quarter of the Minnesota state average.[17]
In late 2005, Stillwater Area High School received national attention after student journalists from the School Newspaper The Pony Express uncovered Joshua Gardner, a registered sex offender posing as British Royalty at the school.[18] The journalists who helped uncover the true identity of Gardner were interviewed on Fox News, CNN, Good Morning America, MSNBC, and participated in a number of radio and newspaper interviews.[19]
[edit] References
- ^ http://highschool.stillwater.k12.mn.us/We_Learn_Not_For_School_But_For_Life.html
- ^ http://www.stillwater.k12.mn.us/sahs/sahs/
- ^ School Demographics Info
- ^ "The Top of the Class". The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools. MSNBC. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20070509003307/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678/site/newsweek/. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- ^ Boys' swimming: Still water? Hardly
- ^ Stillwater Gazette - Sports
- ^ Team USA MN > Athletes >
- ^ http://politic365.com/2011/10/19/west-philadelphia-born-and-raised-to-part-owner-of-the-76ers/
- ^ http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/price-host-carey-tech-geek/story?id=14706032
- ^ . http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-na-donknotts-obit,0,3301399.story.[dead link]
- ^ http://metromag.com/
- ^ http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/102307929.html
- ^ Boldt, Megan (November 25, 2003), "FORUM ON RACIAL FIGHTS DRAWS 50 PARENTS - FAMILIES, SCHOOL OFFICIALS DISCUSS WAYS TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE", Saint Paul Pioneer Press
- ^ Boldt, Megan (November 22, 2003), "SCHOOL SUSPENDS 16 FOR FIGHTING - DISTRICT SENDS OUT LETTER TO PARENTS AFTER CLASH LEADS TO RACIAL INSULTS " Saint Paul Pioneer Press
- ^ Boldt, Megan (April 6, 2006), "RACIAL SLUR, BOMB LINK PROBED - HOMEMADE CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVE FOUND IN BLACK STUDENTS' GRANDMOTHER'S MAILBOX" Saint Paul Pioneer Press
- ^ Stillwater Gazette - News
- ^ STILLWATER SENIOR HIGH (047) Minnesota Department of Education
- ^ Mount, Harry (January 19, 2006). "I'm the Duke of Cleveland, said schoolboy with a guilty secret". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/19/wduke19.xml. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ ABC News: Student Reporters Expose 'Royal' Sex Offender
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