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| St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1898 |
| Principal | Robert Metz |
| Number of students | approx. 1,400 (grades 9–12) |
| Mascot | Orioles |
| Colors | Orange, and Black |
| Website | [1] |
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 #150 in their "List of the 1500 Top High Schools in America,"[1] #1 among Minnesota schools on the list in 2009. In 2001, 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 newspaper 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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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.
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| Season | Sport | Number of championships | Year |
| Fall | Cross country, boys | 2 | 1955, 1961 |
| Soccer, boys | 3 | 1972, 1973, 1974 | |
| Winter | Nordic skiing, Boys | 1 | 2003 |
| Alpine skiing, Boys | 1 | 1955 | |
| Basketball, Girls | 2 | 1986, 1990 | |
| Basketball, Boys | 1 | 1962 | |
| Synchronized swimming, Girls | 22 | ||
| Spring | Golf, Boys | 1 | 2003 |
| Track and field, Boys | 5 | 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966 | |
| Track and field, girls | 1 | 1998 | |
| Total | 40 | ||
Saint Louis Park High School has a Lincoln-Douglas debate program in the National Forensics League. Senior Catherine Tarsney won the 2010 Tournament of Champions Tournament of Champions (debate).
The Echo is a student-produced newspaper of the St. Louis Park High School. In November of 2010, The Echo won the Pacemaker Award, Best of Show for a High School Publication 9-12 pages, and 7th place for a publication website from a small school.
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