Chanhassen High School

Chanhassen High School
Address
2200 Lyman Blvd. Chanhassen, Minnesota USA
Coordinates	44°50′37″N 93°34′47″W / 44.843619°N 93.579854°W / 44.843619; -93.579854Coordinates: 44°50′37″N 93°34′47″W / 44.843619°N 93.579854°W / 44.843619; -93.579854
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	2009
Principal	Timothy Dorway
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1612
Color(s)	Navy Blue, Vegas Gold, & White             [1]
Mascot	Storm
Website

Chanhassen High School (CNS) is a public high school located in Chanhassen, Minnesota, a southwestern suburb of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area. CNS has a grade 9–12 school program.^[2] Construction of the school was approved by voters in 2006 in response to rapidly growing enrollment in Carver County and overcrowding at Chaska High School, the district's other high school.

History

As a result of steady population increases in Carver County, Chaska High School's enrollment surpassed its building's designed capacity, with future growth in the school district expected. As a result, voters approved a referendum in 2006 to provide funding for a new high school. The vote was very close, a matter of 2% of the population. Opponents of the bond referendum claimed the school district did not provide support that it looked into other ideas for the district beyond building a new high school and the district did not take into consideration other options they may have had (using buildings in other ways).^[3] The school has had four graduating classes as of 2014. During its inaugural year they did not have seniors.

Athletics

Chanhassen's athletic teams competed in the Lake Conference of the Minnesota State High School League for their first year as a school. They joined the Missota Conference in 2010–2011. As of the 2014-2015 school year, Chanhassen High School has joined a new conference, Metro West Conference that the district 112 school, Chaska High School, and Chanhassen started. Both district 112 high schools were co-conference champions for football in the conference's inaugural year.^[4]

Music

Chanhassen has three concert bands including Concert Band, Varsity Band, and Symphonic Winds. Chanhassen has a string orchestra directed by Kate Kowalkowski. Chanhassen has a marching band that has participated in the Chanhassen Homecoming Parade and Steamboat Days Parade in Carver, Minnesota annually since the establishment of the school. Along with that, Chanhassen has three jazz bands, and a pit orchestra. Paul Swanson directs all of these ensembles.

Along with multiple bands, Chanhassen High School also has seven choirs all directed Sarah Gilbertson. These choirs include Concert Choir, Bel Canto, Vivace, the 9th Grade Women's Chorale, Men's Choral, Chamber Singers, and Vox.^[5] It also has one choir known as "Men Who Sing", directed by Chad Shultis.

Alternative Learning Program

Chanhassen High School used to house Chaska High School's Alternative Learning Program (ALP); the supervisor of this program was Pat Ames through the 2010–2011 school year. This program has been moved to the Peavy Road building. This program is designed to help students who are in need of a different learning environment find success. Students have smaller classes and additional support structures so that guided learning is more available to each individual.

Security

Chanhassen High School has one of the most advanced and modern security systems for schools today. In 2013 the Eastern Carver County school district passed a referendum that put 1.8 million dollars towards renovating entryways for security, adding security cameras, creating keyless entries for employees, and installing electronic visitor systems in all of the schools in the district.^[6] This referendum created a very safe environment for the students in Chanhassen High School.

References

External links

• Chanhassen High School website