Saint Louis Park High School

St. Louis Park
Helping one student at a time.
Location
St. Louis Park, Minnesota USA
Information
Type	Public
Established	1898
Principal	Scott Meyers
Number of students	approx. 1,400 (grades 9–12)
Mascot	Orioles
Colors	Orange and Black
Website	slpschools.org/sh

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 #290 in their "List of the 1500 Top High Schools in America," #3 among Minnesota schools on the list in 2012.^[1] 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.

Athletics

St. Louis Park High School is a member of the Metro West Conference in the Minnesota State High School League. In 2005, the school left the Classic Lake Conference due to its smaller student body compared to the schools and joined the North Suburban Conference. After the North Suburban Conference disbanded, the school then became a founding member of the Metro West Conference in 2014.

The school has created a website for information on current athletic events gopark.org. The boys Nordic ski team is the most successful athletics team to date, largely with their titles as best looking team from 2014–2016, and triumphed over Southwest for the state title on February 11, 2016.

Other activities

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.

The Echo is a student-produced newspaper of the St. Louis Park High School. While attending St. Louis Park, 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 won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown Award in 2006 as one of the 25 best high school newspapers in the nation.^[2] In November 2010, The Echo won the Pacemaker Award,^[3] Best of Show for a High School Publication 9–12 pages, and 7th place for a publication website from a small school, awarded by the National Scholastic Press Association and the Journalism Education Association. In November 2011, The Echo won 3rd place Best of Show for a High School Publication 9–12 pages.

Notable alumni

• T.J. Bohn, professional bench player for the Sioux City Explorers
• Mark Boyle, play-by-play broadcaster for the NBA's Indiana Pacers
• Joel David Coen (class of 1973), film director, screenwriter, and producer, older Coen Brother
• Ethan Jesse Coen (class of 1976), film director, screenwriter, and producer, younger Coen Brother
• Sean Cork (class of 2015), state runner-up skier
• Philip Dray, author, At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America, etc.
• Mike Feinstein, City Council member (1996–2004) and Mayor (2000–2002), Santa Monica, CA^[4]
• Al Franken, U.S. Senator, political satirist, comedian; attended through 10th grade
• Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist and bestselling author^[5]
• Stacy Harris, author, print and broadcast journalist^[6][7]
• Pete Hautman, author^[8]
• Peter Himmelman, musician and songwriter, formerly of Sussman Lawrence
• Sharon Isbin, classical guitarist
• Dan Israel, musician and songwriter
• Mick Karch, nationally known TV Host for professional wrestling
• Billy Pyne, musician and expert produce handler
• Terry Leiendecker, pro soccer player for the Minnesota Strikers, star goalkeeper at St. John's University
• Mark Levin, Director of Photography and Lighting Designer for Film and Television.
• William (Bill) Ludwil, Food Safety & Quality Executive - in 2001, he initiated nationwide distribution of irradiated ground beef via The Schwan Food Company.
• Peggy Orenstein, author and contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine
• Matt Parrington, head baseball coach at Macalester College
• Jeff Passolt, news anchor for KARE-11 and currently KMSP, frequent contributor to popular 92 KQRS Morning Show
• Jim Petersen, pro basketball player in the NBA from 1985 to 1992^[9]
• Conrad Phelan, superstar and captain of Nordic ski team
• William Phelan, naf
• Erik Rasmussen, professional hockey player^[10]
• Randy Resnick, guitarist^[11]
• Sam Richter, best-selling author, international speaker^[12]
• Steve Hahn, (Actor) [partial list of Film and Television credits include] "Grumpy Old Men", "Los Enchiladas!, "Beverly Hills 90210", "Picket Fences", "Claire", "Portrait of a Rebel", "Critical Mass"
• Mark Rosen, sports anchor for WCCO Channel 4
• Andy Sackrison, NHL fifth-round pick 2006 draft
• Liam Schmelzle (class of 2015), all-state skier, one tree hill fan
• Barry Siewert, Twin Cities 40 year on-air radio veteran, KARE 11 news & sports anchor, musician.
• Jackson Soko, Slays girls all day long
• Bob Stein, former NFL player^[13]
• Marc Trestman, offensive coordinator of Baltimore Ravens
• J. Elvis Weinstein, played Dr. Laurence Erhardt and the original puppeteer/voice for Tom Servo on Mystery Science Theater 3000
• Dan Wilson (musician), lead singer of Trip Shakespeare and Semisonic

References

1. ↑ "America’s Best High Schools 2012". America’s Best High Schools 2012. Newsweek. 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-23. 
2. ↑ Scholastic Press Award
3. ↑ "2010 NSPA Newspaper Pacemaker Winners". nspa winners. NSPA. 2010. Retrieved 2012-05-23. 
4. ↑ http://www.feinstein.org
5. ↑ Thomas Friedman Bio
6. ↑
7. ↑
8. ↑ Pete Hautman Bio
9. ↑ Jim Petersen Bio
10. ↑ Erik Rasmussen Bio
11. ↑
12. ↑ Sam Richter bio
13. ↑ Bob Stein NFL Stats

External links

• St. Louis Park Senior High School Official Website
• St. Louis Park Public Schools Website
• GoPark.org Athletics Website
• The Echo, the student newspaper

Coordinates: 44°56′37″N 93°21′39″W / 44.94360°N 93.36093°W / 44.94360; -93.36093