Breck School

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Breck School
Established 1886
School type Private
Principal Samuel A. Salas
Location Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA
Students 1,196
Mascot Mustang
Colors Gold and Blue
Website www.breckschool.org

Breck School is an independent preK-12 school in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. It was founded in 1886 and is affiliated with the Episcopal Church. The school includes a Lower School consisting of grades preschool through four, a Middle School consisting of grades five through eight, and an Upper School consisting of grades nine through twelve. Breck School is accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools.

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[edit] History

Breck was established in 1886 in Wilder, Minnesota and named after Episcopal missionary Reverend James Lloyd Breck. The school moved to Saint Paul in 1916. In 1938, the school became an exclusively boys' school, and military curriculum was added. This military aspect was eliminated in 1959. Girls were reintroduced in 1952 in grades one to three, and eventually throughout the school in 1967. A fire destroyed the original Chapel of the Holy Spirit at the school's River Road location in Minneapolis in 1979. In 1981, the school moved to its present location in Golden Valley at the campus of the city's former middle and high school. Breck celebrated its centennial in 1986.

[edit] Athletics

Breck school is part of the Tri-Metro Conference in the Minnesota State High School League. Several players from the hockey and football programs have gone on to play for division one programs. The girls' hockey program was established in 1994. For a complete list of athletic accomplishments see the Breck Trophy Case.

State Championships
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Tennis, Girls 1 1996
Soccer, Boys 1 2005
Football 2 1996, 2003
Winter Hockey, Boys 2 2000, 2004
Basketball, Girls 1 2004
Spring Golf, Boys 1 2004
Tennis, Boys 4 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001
Track & Field, Girls 2 1996, 1997
Total 14

[edit] Awards

School Award Year
Lower School U.S. Department of Education "School of Excellence"[1] 1988
Middle and Upper Schools U.S. Department of Education "Blue Ribbon"[1] 1993

[edit] Notable alumni (and graduation year)

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