Anoka High School

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Location
Anoka High School
Anoka, Minnesota, United States of America
Information
Principal	Terry Abram
Students	approx. 2544
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Athletics conference	Northwest Suburban Conference
Mascot	Windy the Tornado
Established	1880 (Extant building 1971)
Colors	Maroon and White
Homepage	http://www.anoka.k12.mn.us/ahs

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Anoka High School is a four year public high school located in Anoka, Minnesota on 3939 7th Avenue N.

1 School overview
2 Academic assessment
3 Sports
4 Notable Alumni
5 References
6 External links

[edit] School overview

Anoka High School is part of Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 and is one of five regular high schools in the district. The history of Anoka High School can be traced back to 1880 and the establishment of the city of Anoka, making it one of the oldest high schools in Minnesota. The school districts of Anoka and surrounding communities were consolidated into the Anoka-Hennepin School District in 1952. The current building that houses Anoka High School opened in 1971. Anoka High has a student population of 2544 that is 1% American Indian, 3% Asian, 3% African American, and 90% white. Anoka High School participates in the University of Minnesota's College in the Schools program.

[edit] Academic assessment

Anoka High School made Adequate Yearly Progress in 2006.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Sports

Anoka competes in the Northwest Suburban Conference. In 2006 the Anoka Tornadoes football team won section 7AAAA by beating Champlin Park High School in the section final.^{[citation needed]} The Tornadoes then lost to Lakeville South High School in the playoffs. Anoka High School's main rivals are Andover High School, Champlin Park High School, Blaine High School, and Coon Rapids High School.
Anoka was the 2003 State Hockey Champions.^{[citation needed]}

During the Fall 2007 soccer season, the Anoka Boys Soccer Team took first place in the Minnesota State High School League Soccer Tournament playing at the Metrodome.^{[citation needed]} The team beat Wayzata 2-0 for the championship title.

The Anoka Dance Team also won a state championship in 1979 in class AA.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Notable Alumni

Michelle Bachmann - Minnesota congresswoman^{[citation needed]}
Gretchen Carlson - Fox News anchor and the 1989 Miss America.^{[citation needed]}
Garrison Keillor - author, host of the radio program "A Prairie Home Companion".^{[citation needed]}
Jeffery Lars Lindberg - The Powers That Be, Northern Associates Musician, Journalist, to be featured on upcoming nationally released "Powers That Be" Exponential album.^{[citation needed]}
Brandon Paulson - 1996 Summer Olympics silver medalist in wrestling.^{[citation needed]}
Mark Nenow - Distance runner. 10K American Record holder in 1986.^{[citation needed]}
Grace Leu-Burke - Minnesota State Science Fair Winner 1979

[edit] References

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