Eden Prairie High School
| Eden Prairie High School | |
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| Address | |
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17185 Valley View Road , , United States | |
| Coordinates | 44°52′20″N 93°29′40″W / 44.87209°N 93.49431°W |
| Information | |
| Former name | Eden Prairie Senior High School |
| School type | Public, High School |
| Established | 1923 |
| Principal | Robb Virgin |
| Teaching staff | 160.04 (FTE) (2018–19)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12[1] |
| Number of students | 2,971 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.56 (2018–19)[1] |
| Color(s) | Red White Black |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Newspaper | The Eyrie[2] |
| Website | Official website  |
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Eden Prairie High School (EPHS) (formerly Eden Prairie Senior High School) is a four-year public high school in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States established in 1923. The present high school opened in 1981 and was significantly added to in 1990, 1994 and 1997. It 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.
Demographics
With 2,804 students,[3] Eden Prairie High School is the third largest high school in Minnesota by enrollment in 2017-18.[4] In the 2010-11 school year, 79% of students were White, 9% were African American, 8% were Asian, and 4% were Hispanic.[5] In 2016-2017 school year, 67% of students were white, 11% were African American, 7% were Hispanic, 12% were Asian, and 3% were of 2 or more races.[6]
Academics
The high school offers over 425 courses, many of which are electives. Offered language courses include Spanish, French, Sign Language, German and Chinese. Class size ranges from 29–34 students.[5]
Facilities
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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 lunch room, 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 lunch room, 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 a resource center near the specific classrooms so that students can work in close proximity to their teachers when necessary.
Student activities
Student activities include fine arts; academic teams such as Quiz Bowl, Knowledge Bowl, and Future Problem Solvers; Team 2502, a robotics team; a variety of clubs, including the Eyrie newspaper and the eagLIT literary magazine; and both varsity and intramural sports. Eden Prairie high school boasts a wide variety of extracurricular activities which include: Band, Ceramics Sculpture, Chess Team, Chorus, Computer Arts, Dance, Drawing Painting, Orchestra, Math Team, Photography, Theater Drama, Bible Study, and Video Film Production.[7]
Athletics
Eden Prairie High School is a member of the Lake Conference in the Minnesota State High School League. In 2006, the football team was ranked by MaxPreps as the No. 11 team in the nation following a win in the 2006 State Championship.[8] In 2007, Sports Illustrated named Eden Prairie the top high school athletic program in Minnesota.[9] The high school was also recognized by Sports Illustrated as one of the Top Ten Athletic Programs in 2008–09.[10] In the 2001–02 school year, Eden Prairie's athletic budget was $1,460,433, the highest per capita of any high school in Minnesota.[11] 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).[citation needed].
| State Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 11 | 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 | |
| Volleyball | 1 | 2011 | |
| Swimming and diving, Girls | 4 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999[1] | |
| Winter | Alpine skiing, Boys | 1 | 2005 |
| Nordic skiing, Boys | 3 | 1983, 1984, 2013 | |
| Hockey, Boys | 2 | 2009, 2011 | |
| Hockey, Girls | 3 | 2006, 2008, 2016 | |
| 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 | 6 | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2016 | |
| Quiz Bowl league | 6 | 1994, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014 | |
| Spring | Baseball | 3 | 2004, 2010, 2017 |
| Softball | 1 | 2002 | |
| Badminton | 1 | 2001 | |
| NAQT Quiz Bowl State | 5 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014 | |
| Mock trial | 1 (Not Varsity) | 1996 | |
| Golf, Boys | 2 | 1999, 2013 | |
| Tennis, Boys | 1 | 2010 | |
| Track, Boys | 2 | 2008, 2010 | |
| Lacrosse, Boys | 4 [2] | 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |
| Lacrosse, Girls | 7 [2] | 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
| Total | 86 | ||
- ^ 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 lacrosse was a U.S. Lacrosse Association Certified Club Sport.
Notable alumni
- Adam Bartley – actor[12]
- Rachel Bootsma – Olympic gold medalist swimmer[13]
- Carter Bykowski – professional football player[14]
- Blake Cashman – professional football player[15]
- Ryan Connelly – professional football player[16]
- Cole De Vries – professional baseball player[17]
- Jay Foreman – professional football player[18]
- Nick Leddy – professional ice hockey player[19]
- Casey Mittelstadt – professional ice hockey player[20]
- David Baszucki – Roblox co-founder[21]
- Susan Rapp – Olympic swimmer[22]
- Nick Seeler – professional ice hockey player[23]
- Neil Wagner – professional baseball player[24]
- Ryan Wittman – basketball player[25]
- Ethan Wragge – basketball player[26]
- Robert Remus - former professional wrestler known as Sgt. Slaughter[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Eden Prairie Senior High (271422000735)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "The Eyrie". Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ http://www3.edenpr.org/public/headlines/info.aspx%7Cdate=March[permanent dead link] 2011
- ^ http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/enrollments17.asp?sort=2
- ^ a b "Eden Prairie Schools ISD #272". Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- ^ https://www.publicschoolreview.com/eden-prairie-senior-high-school-profile
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 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 (September 23, 2003). "The business of high school sports Success has a price". Star Tribune: Metro 1A.
- ^ "Eden Prairie graduate Adam Bartley stars on 'Longmire'". Shakopee Valley News. Savage, MN. February 26, 2015.
- ^ Blount, Rachel (May 22, 2012). "Rachel Bootsma dares to dream her Olympic dream". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ "Vikings sign Bykowski off the 49ers Practice Squad". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014.
- ^ "Blake Cashman". Minnesota Golden Gophers football. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ Galloway, Jason. "Former Badgers linebacker Ryan Connelly takes unlikely path to becoming NFL draft pick". Madison.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Twins, Jason Marquis part ways". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 22, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ Leighton, Tim (September 6, 2009). "Empire of the son". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ Youngblood, Kent (July 12, 2013). "Nick Leddy brings the Stanley Cup to Minnesota". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ Mizutani, Dane (June 24, 2017). "Casey Mittelstadt, at No. 8, is highest-drafted Minnesotan in more than a decade". Pioneer Press. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ Vashishtha, Yashica (July 24, 2019). "David Baszucki : Founder of Roblox, the Biggest Video Game Building Platform". Your Tech Story. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
He completed his high school education from Eden Prairie High School in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
- ^ "Turn back the page: In 1984, Eden Prairie welcomed home a silver medalist". SWNewsMedia.com. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ "NICK SEELER". gophersports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Eden Prairie's Neil Wagner Named Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher". Southwest Metro Magazine. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ Huss, Dan (March 23, 2007). "Wittman Named Ivy Rookie of the Year". Eden Prairie News. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ "Ethan Wragge Creighton Bluejays bio". Creighton Bluejays. Retrieved November 16, 2014.