Saint Louis Park High School

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St. Louis Park
Location
St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
Information
Principal Robert Metz
Students approx. 1,400 (9-12)
Type Public
Mascot Orioles
Established 1898
Colors Orange, White, and Black
Homepage

St. Louis Park High School, is a four-year public high school located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. St. Louis Park High School is ranked by Newsweek as #390 in their "List of the 1200 Top High Schools in America,"[1] fourth among Minnesota schools on the list (with Edina High School first and Southwest High School in Minneapolis second). In 2003, the high school began participation in the International Baccalaureate program and has since been decreasing the number of Advanced Placement classes offered in the curriculum.

The school paper is The Echo. While attending SLPHS, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote for -- but never edited -- The Echo, including one article in which he interviewed then Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon. The Echo recently won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown Award in 2006 as one of the 25 best high school newspapers in the nation.[2]

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[edit] Athletics

St. Louis Park High School is in the North Suburban Conference, which is part of the Minnesota State High School League. In 2005, they left the Classic Lake Conference due to its smaller student body than the other west suburban schools in the Classic Lake Conference. The school has created a website for information on current athletic events gopark.org.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Top of the Class. The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools. MSNBC (2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
  2. ^ Scholastic Press Award
  3. ^ Thomas Friedman Bio
  4. ^ Pete Hautman Bio
  5. ^ St. Louis Park High School Distinguished Alumni
  6. ^ Jim Petersen Bio
  7. ^ Erik Rasmussen Bio
  8. ^ Bob Stein NFL Stats

[edit] External links

State Championships
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fail Cross Country, Boys 3 1955, 1961, 2007
Winter Alpine Skiing, Boys 1 1955
Nordic Skiing, Boys 1 2003
Basketball, Girls 2 1986, 1990
Basketball, Boys 1 1962
Synchronized swimming, Girls 6 1965,1966, 1967,2004, 2005, 2006
Spring Golf, Boys 1 2003
Track and Field, Boys 5 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966
Track and Field, Girls 1 1998
Total 20
North Suburban Conference Teams

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