Spring_Lake_Park_High_School
Spring Lake Park High School
Public school in the United States
Spring Lake Park High School (SLPHS) is a public high school in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, United States and is the only high school serving Spring Lake Park School District 16. In the 2020 - 2021 school year, The school enrolled about 1,850 students drawn primarily from the Minneapolis suburb of Spring Lake Park as well as parts of the suburbs of Blaine and Fridley.[3][2] The Spring Lake Park Panthers are part of the North Suburban Conference.
| Spring Lake Park High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
1100 81st Avenue Spring Lake Park, Minnesota 55432 United States | |
| Coordinates | 45.1135°N 93.2457°W / 45.1135; -93.2457 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Spring Lake Park Schools |
| NCES School ID | 273333001464[1] |
| Principal | Matthew Boucher |
| Associate Principal | Steven Brady |
| Faculty | 77.37 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,746 (2019-2020)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.25[2] |
| Hours in school day | 8:10am–2:55pm |
| Color(s) | Red, Blue and White |
| Athletics conference | Northwest Suburban Conference |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Rivals | Blaine Bengals Irondale Knights |
| Athletic Director | William Wackman |
| Website | SLPHS |
The first Spring Lake Park Junior/Senior High School opened for the 1955–56 school year.[4]
"In 1976, Spring Lake Park became the first high school in the nation to provide Emergency Medical Services training. As a result of a Title III grant, the Opportunities in Emergency Health Care Program started training high school students to become Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s)."[5]
The campus was renovated throughout the 2008–09 school year. Kenneth Hall Elementary School, which was located on the high school campus, was torn down and the land converted into a parking lot.[4]
 | This section needs additional citations for verification. (January 2021) |
The school sponsors the following varsity athletic teams and competes in the North Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League:[6]
- Fall
- Soccer (boys)
- Football
- Cross country
- Soccer (girls)
- Swimming and diving (girls)
- Tennis (girls)
- Volleyball
- Dance Team (noncompetitive)
- Winter
- Dance team
- Gymnastics
- Hockey (boys)
- Hockey (girls)
- Nordic skiing
- Swimming and diving (boys)
- Basketball (boys)
- Basketball (girls)
- Spring
- Tennis (boys)
- Softball
- Golf (girls)
- Lacrosse (girls)
- Lacrosse (boys)
- Baseball
- Golf (boys)
- Track and field
State championships
- Football
- 2016 2nd in State (5A)
- 1999 2nd in State (2A)
- 1991 1st in State (2A)
- Dance Jazz
- 2005 1st Jazz/Funk (2A)
- 2006 1st Jazz/Funk (2A)
- 2007 1st Jazz/Funk (2A)
- Bowling
- 2022 1st in State (2A)
- David Backes — National Hockey League player for the Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins[7]
- Troy Merritt — professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour[8]
- Brian Leonhardt — football player for Minnesota Vikings
- E. J. Ejiya — professional football player[9]
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- "Enrollment report shows 5,500 students and continuing growth". springlakeparkschools.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- "Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence and Pride" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
- "Program History - Spring Lake Park Schools". www.springlakeparkschools.org. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- "Spring Lake Park High School Athletics & Activities". Spring Lake Park Schools. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- Hartnett, Sean. "About 42". DavidBackes.com. Sun MediaWorks. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- Spicer, Judd (2010-02-12). "Troy Merritt, Winona State golfer, warrants attention on PGA tour". City Pages. Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-01.