Blaine High School (Minnesota)
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Blaine High School is a high school in Blaine, Minnesota: part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District 11. The school opened in 1973. The mascot is the Bengal. Norm Hande is the current principal.[1] This school may be confused with another Blaine High School in Blaine, Washington.
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[edit] Academics
Blaine High School participates in the University of Minnesota's College in the Schools program.[2] BHS also boasts an accomplished music department that includes several choirs, bands, and string orchestras. Many Blaine music students have taken part of the yearly MMEA All-State music ensembles.
[edit] Athletics
Blaine High School won the Minnesota high school boys hockey Class AA championship in 2000, defeating Duluth East High School by a final score of 6-0.[3] The football team won the 1988 state championship in Class AA. The Girls Nordic Skiing Team won the 1979 state championship. Their biggest rival is Coon Rapids High School.
[edit] Rivals
School rivals of Blaine include Centennial senior high school, Andover High School, Coon Rapids High School, Anoka High School, and Champlin Park High School. Rivalries also differ from sport to sport, depending on each school's strength in a particular sport.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Dan Johnson (baseball) of the Oakland Athletics graduated from Blaine.[4]
- Brandon Bochenski of the Boston Bruins graduated from Blaine. He led the Bengals to a state hockey championship in 2000.[5]
- Patrick O'Bryant of the Golden State Warriors graduated from Blaine.
[edit] References
- ^ Blaine High School History, accessed April 14, 2007.
- ^ College in the Schools - Participating Schools
- ^ State Boys’ Hockey Tournament Winners — 1945-2006, p. 177, accessed April 14, 2007.
- ^ Sid Hartman: Brewster has gone all-out to drum up interest in U, Star Tribune, March 31, 2007, accessed April 14, 2007. "Dan Johnson, the Oakland Athletics first baseman and Blaine High School alum, will miss up to three months after suffering an injured hip in spring training."
- ^ Blaine graduate Brandon Bochenski picks up 3 points in first 5 games with Ottawa Senators, Anoka County Union, October 20, 2005, accessed April 14, 2007. "Brandon Bochenski, the Blaine High School graduate, who stood out in both the USHL, then at the University of North Dakota, had one goal and two assists for three points in his first five games with the Ottawa Senators this season..."
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