Stillwater Area High School
| Stillwater Area High School | |
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| Location | |
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| , United States | |
| Coordinates | 45°01′47″N 92°50′51″W / 45.02967°N 92.8474°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | We learn not for school, but for life |
| Established | 1993 |
| Principal | Robert Bach |
| Enrollment | 2400+ |
| Color(s) | Red, Black, and White |
| Athletics conference | Suburban East |
| Mascot | Pony |
| Newspaper | The Pony Express |
| Website | Stillwater Area High School |
Stillwater Area High School (SAHS) is a public school located in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, and is part of the Stillwater Area Public Schools, District 834. As the oldest high school in Minnesota and the first accredited by the North Central Association (now known as AdvancED) in 1903, Stillwater Area High School claims a special sense of history.[1]
The current campus was built in 1993 thanks to a 28 million dollar bond that was approved by the citizens of District 834.[2] The previous location is now Stillwater Middle School. (SMS). Students from both SMS and Oakland Middle School attend Stillwater Area High School.[3] Newsweek ranked the school #326 in their "List of the 500 Top High Schools in America in 2015."[4]
Stillwater was designed by the architecture firm ATS&R.[5][6] The school recently underwent a $97 million dollar renovation, involving the construction of a new 9th grade wing, a new gym and Pony Activity Center (PAC). [7]
Athletics
The 2016 boys' soccer team finished the season ranked fourth in the nation by USA Today on its final Super 25 Expert Rankings.[8]
| State championships[citation needed] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of championships |
| Fall | Girls Swim and Dive[9] | 3 State Championships
7 True Team State Championships[10] |
| Football | 4 State Championships | |
| Soccer, Boys | 3 State Championships [11] | |
| Soccer, Girls | 2 State Championships | |
| Cross Country, Boys | 5 State Championships
2 National Championship,1997, 2012 [12] | |
| Adapted Soccer | 2 State Championships | |
| Winter | Basketball, Boys | 1 State Championship |
| Nordic Skiing, Girls | 8 State Championships | |
| Nordic Skiing, Boys | 6 State Championships | |
| Alpine Skiing, Boys | 1 State Championship | |
| Alpine Skiing, Girls | 9 State Championships | |
| Hockey, Girls | 2 State Championships [13] | |
| Spring | Baseball | 1 State Championship |
| Softball | 3 State Championships | |
| Synchronised swimming | 18 State Championships | |
| Golf, Girls | 2 State Championships | |
| Lacrosse, Girls | 0 State Championships | |
| Lacrosse, Boys | 0 State Championships | |
| Track and Field, Boys | 3 State Championships
3 True Team State Championships | |
| Track and Field, Girls | 1 True Team State Championship | |
| Tennis, Boys | 1 State Championship | |
| Total | 74 State Championships
11 True Team State Championships 2 National Championship | |
Music department
Stillwater Area High School's music program includes Symphonic Band, Vasity Band, Wind Ensemble, Concert Wind Symphony, Symphonic percussion, Belle Chanter, Varsity Women's Choir, Varsity Men's Choir, Music Theory, Concert Choir, Symphonic Orchestra, Varsity Orchestra, and Concert Orchestra. There are also co-curricular ensembles that students can audition into; these include Jazz Band, Vagabonds, and Con Amici Chamber Orchestra.[14]
Notable alumni
- Thomas J. Abercrombie — photographer, first journalist to reach South Pole[15][16]
- Glen Perkins — pitcher for Minnesota Twins[17]
- Butch Thompson — jazz pianist and clarinetist[18]
- E.E. Knight — science fiction and fantasy writer[19]
- Rich Sommer — actor[20]
- Denis McDonough — White House Chief of Staff 2013-17[21]
- Gordon Klatt — colorectal specialist, founder of Relay For Life[22]
- Jessica Diggins — Olympic cross-country skier
- Anne La Berge — flutist, composer
- Ben Blankenship — Olympic distance runner
- Drew Fayler — Prodigious student
Notable staff
- Chris Engler — former NBA player, history teacher[23]
- Phil Housley— former NHL player, former head coach of Stillwater hockey team[24]
- Elizabeth Lamb — current freelance editor
Controversies
In late 2005, Stillwater Area High School received national attention after student journalists from the School Newspaper The Pony Express uncovered Joshua Gardner, a registered sex offender posing as British Royalty at the school.[25] The journalists who helped uncover the true identity of Gardner were interviewed on Fox News, CNN, Good Morning America, MSNBC, and participated in a number of radio and newspaper interviews.[26]
On April 10, 2018, Stillwater Area High School entered a modified lockdown shortly after Breanna N. Stoltz, 21, was removed from the premise. Later revealed, Stoltz was known to have sent a gun threat to the school before. [27]
References
- ^ Stillwater Area High School | Stillwater Area Public Schools Archived February 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1] Archived March 3, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ School Demographics Info Archived February 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
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- ^ http://schooldesigns.com/Project-Details.aspx?Project_ID=134
- ^ https://stillwaterschools.org/sites/default/files/public/downloads/pages/BondProject_Overview.pdf
- ^ Super 25 Expert Rankings for 2016-17 Boys Soccer Week 13, USA Today. Accessed May 2, 2017.
- ^ Boys' swimming: Still water? Hardly Archived April 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Stillwater Gazette - Sports [dead link]
- ^ http://www.twincities.com/2016/11/03/class-2a-boys-soccer-stillwater-caps-perfect-season/
- ^ Team USA MN > Athletes > Archived July 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/index.cfm?id=12535§ion=sports[permanent dead link]
- ^ "What We Offer". Stillwater Area Public Schools. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (April 16, 2006). "Thomas J. Abercrombie, 75, Adventurer With Lens, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Pitts, Jonathan (February 19, 2012). "Arundel photographers' book describes life of shared adventure". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Bollinger, Rhett (March 8, 2012). "Twins sign reliever Perkins to deal through 2015". MLB.com. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Fredericksen, Jane (May 7, 2009). "Marine native Butch Thompson celebrates jazz roots". The Lowdown. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Wimmer, Josh (April 22, 2010). "Former Stillwater student making vampires scary again in book series". The Lowdown. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Hewitt, Chris (August 6, 2008). "'Mad Man' Sommer on 'Office' season premiere". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Boldt, Megan (January 25, 2013). "Denis McDonough: Obama picks Stillwater native as chief of staff". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ "'Distinguished Alumni'". Still water Area Highschool.
- ^ Magler, Alex (March 4, 2014). "Hoof Prints: Engler to take over law and justice class next year". Stillwater Gazette. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Groskreutz, Stuart (May 21, 2013). "Housley accepts assistant coaching job with Predators". Stillwateer Gazette. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Mount, Harry (January 19, 2006). "I'm the Duke of Cleveland, said schoolboy with a guilty secret". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ ABC News: Student Reporters Expose 'Royal' Sex Offender
- ^ https://www.twincities.com/2018/04/10/stillwater-high-school-placed-on-lockdown-tuesday-afternoon/