Blooming Prairie High School
| Blooming Prairie High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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202 4th Avenue Northwest Blooming Prairie MN 55917 | |
| Coordinates | 43°52′05″N 93°03′50″W / 43.8680182°N 93.0638099°W[1] |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1868 |
| School district | Blooming Prairie Schools #756 |
| Principal | Barry Olsen |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Color(s) | Black and White |
| Mascot | Awesome Blossom |
| Website | http://www.blossoms.k12.mn.us/BLOSSOMSK12MN/ |
Blooming Prairie High School is a Public school located in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. The high school teaches students in grades 7-12, and has a student body of approximately 350, with a student-teacher ratio of 12:1.[2]
School system
The Blooming Prairie Public School System consists of Blooming Prairie Elementary School and Blooming Prairie High School. The school district consists of a combined student body of approximately 950, with a student-teacher ratio of 14:1.[3] The Minnesota state average is a 16:1.
Athletics
The High School has a comprehensive, year-round, gender-balanced sports program. This includes football, volleyball, cheerleading, and cross-country in the Fall; wrestling and both boys' and girls' basketball in the Winter; and softball (for girls), baseball (for boys), boys' and girls' golf, and boys' and girls' track teams in the Spring.[4] The Blooming Prairie football team was the 2010 conference champion.[4]
School spirit
Blooming Prairie High showed its school spirit in March 2011 when it showed support for Jordan Ressler, a junior who died in a motor vehicle accident in November 2010, by displaying the University of Texas logo in a human form and by wearing the distinctive orange clothing of the team he loved.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blooming Prairie High School
- ^ http://www.trulia.com/schools/MN-Blmng_Prairie/Blooming_Prairie_Junior_Senior_High_School/
- ^ http://www.bloomingprairie.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={196628E5-F873-445D-8D02-7B82D8A41BCC}
- ^ a b RS School Today website Blooming Prairie High School Athletics department web page. Use drop down boxes to access individual sports. Accessed March 24, 2011.
- ^ See, e.g.: Amanda Lillie, "Showing support for Jordan Ressler," March 7, 2011, Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald; found at Austin Daily Herald website. AP, "Minnesota town remembers teen with Texas logo", March 7, 2011; found at Associated Press on WBKT-TV website. Caitlin Perrone, "Human UT logo honors deceased longhorn fan: Community members from Minnesota gathered Sunday to honor an avid UT fan that passed away in November by creating a human UT logo in the snow." The Horn, March 9, 2011 and updated March 14, 2011; found at Read the Horn website. "Remembering Jordan Ressler," March 6, 2011; found at KAAL-TV website. All accessed March 24, 2011.