Andover High School (Andover, Minnesota)

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Andover High School
Location
Andover, Minnesota, United States of America
Information
Principal Dan Dehnicke
Students approx. 1676
Type Public
Athletics conference Northwest Suburban Conference
Mascot Husky
Established 2002
Colors Black White Gold
Homepage

Andover High School is a four year public high school located in Andover, Minnesota, United States, on 2115 Andover Blvd. The principal is Dan Dehnicke.

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[edit] School Overview

Andover High School is a part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 and is one of five regular high schools in the school district. The school has a student population of 1676 that are 1% Native American, 1% Hispanic 2% Asian, 2% African American, and 94% caucasian.

The school participates in the University of Minnesota's College in the Schools program.

[edit] Academic Assessment

Andover High made Adequate Yearly Progress in 2006[citation needed]

[edit] Sports

Andover's main rival is Anoka High School. Each year the two schools compete for the "A-Town Cup" which is awarded to the school that wins the greater number of athletic contests between the schools. Andover has currently held the cup in each of the past 6 years, since the cup was created. In 2007 the Andover boys track team won the true team section beating runner up Anoka which qualified them for the True Team State meet in in Stillwater, Minnesota in which they placed fourth (higher than any other NWSC team in recent years). Other teams to go to state in 2007 include the football team, the boys cross country team, and the volleyball team which placed 2nd. In June 2008, Andover was awarded it's 7th straight A-Town Cup after state appearances from 3 sports.

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