Hastings High School (Minnesota)
| Hastings Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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200 General Sieben Drive Hastings, Minnesota, 55033  United States | |
| Coordinates | 44°44′39″N 92°53′27″W / 44.74417°N 92.89083°WCoordinates: 44°44′39″N 92°53′27″W / 44.74417°N 92.89083°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, High School |
| Founded | 1866 |
| School district | Independent School District 200 |
| Superintendent | Tim Collins |
| Principal | Mike Johnson |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | approx. 1,800 |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| School color(s) | Royal Blue and Gold |
| Fight song | [1] |
| Athletics conference | Metro East |
| Mascot | Raiders |
| Team name | Raiders[2] |
| Rival | Cottage Grove - Park High School |
| Yearbook | Spiral |
| Feeder schools | Hastings Middle School |
| Website | Hastings High school |
Hastings Senior High School is one of the oldest operating public high schools in the state of Minnesota. Hastings Senior High School is located in Hastings, Minnesota and is part of Independent School District 200. A brand new multi-million dollar school was established in 2001, upon which a new vision took place for the education of Hastings' students. The construction of the new school was centered on a bridge connecting the athletic portion of the school to the academic. Not only does this bridge show the important connection between academics and athletics at Hastings, it also holds a metaphorical meaning according to the school's website: "Hastings High School is a student-centered environment, a bridge connecting students to other students, and students to teachers, staff and administrators". Hastings High School has a strong connection to the community and reflects its unique heritage and tradition of progress"[3] Hastings High school is known for its strong music program, a freshmen orientation program titled "Link Crew", athletics, National Honor Society, and service to the community in which it is established. Hastings High School is also known for their national placing show choir, Riverside Company. Hastings also has an incredible special education program in the school and works with students of all abilities. The school's philosophy is revolved around a liberal arts education where students must take core classes to fulfill graduation requirements including English, social studies, mathematics, sciences, languages, and the arts, but students can also choose from a variety of business, physical education, horticulture, family studies, and industrial technology classes.[4] Hastings enrolls about 1,800 students grades 9-12 and has a graduation rate of 97 percent. Hastings Senior High School is 354,000 square feet and is positioned on 100+ acres in the bluffs near the Mississippi River. Hastings Senior High School (MN) is home to the oldest, active alumni association in the country, hosting its 131st annual meeting in 2014.
Hastings Show Choir
Hastings High School currently has three show choir groups, among them two are preparatory groups and the other a varsity group. Divaz and Upstage Revolution are the preparatory groups and Riverside Company the varsity group. Riverside Company is currently directed by Lin Warren. Upstage Revolution is directed by Ryan McCoy. Divaz is directed by Megan Quinn. Every year for fundraising, Hastings Show Choirs hosts their own competition called: "Swingin on the River".[5] In 2013, Hastings Riverside Company participated in a National competition in Nashville, Tennessee, hosted by the Grand Ole Opry Theater. They took home the title of first runner up, and placed second for the overall competition. In 2012 Riverside Company took part in the National Show Choir competition in Chicago, Illinois. They took home the title of third runner up.
Art Courses Available
Hastings High School offers many options for classes to take in the arts, whether it's in the performing arts or fine arts. The courses available range from drawing and painting, to band and orchestra, as well as vocal art (choir), and also speech and theater arts.[6] The art teachers of Hastings High School are the advisers of the school's "Art Club", and they do different activities and projects that coincide with each season and different holidays and meet up about once or twice a month. The arts in this school are very celebrated throughout the school with an active and lively choir/band/orchestra wing, and also art is displayed throughout the school with projects continuously hanging up on the walls, as well as having large and intricate student-made murals and mosaics on the walls.
Athletics
| Team State Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Adapted Floor Hockey (CI) | 3 | 2006, 2009, 2011 |
| Adapted Floor Hockey (PI) | 3 | 2004, 2005, 2006 | |
| Adapted Soccer (CI) | 2 | 2007, 2012 | |
| Adapted Soccer (PI), | 6 | 1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006 | |
| Football, Boys | 5 | 1937^^, 1938^^, 1939^^, 1949^, 2001 | |
| Marching Band, | 5 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |
| Swimming and Diving, Girls | 2 | 1989, 1995 | |
| Winter | Nordic Skiing, Boys | 1 | 1989 |
| Nordic Skiing, Girls | 1 | 1992 | |
| Alpine Skiing, Boys | 1 | 1988 | |
| Basketball, Girls | 1 | 1996 | |
| Wrestling, Boys | 1 | 1996 | |
| Spring | Adapted Softball (PI) | 2 | 2006, 2008 |
| Softball, Girls | 1 | 2011 | |
| Golf, Boys | 1 | 1986 | |
| Baseball, Boys | 2 | 1967, 1999 | |
| Total | 37 | ||
^^ = Indicates the Mississippi Valley State Champions. ^ = Pre-Minnesota State High School League.
References
- ↑ http://hs.hastings.k12.mn.us/Athletics.html
- ↑ http://hs.hastings.k12.mn.us/Athletics.html
- ↑ http://hs.hastings.k12.mn.us/home.html
- ↑ http://hs.hastings.k12.mn.us/About_HHS.html
- ↑ "Hastings Choirs and Show Choirs". Hastings High School. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Hastings Art Courses". Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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