Spring Lake Park High School
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 Schools (MN ISD 16). The school enrolls 1,526 students drawn primarily from the Minneapolis suburb of Spring Lake Park as well as parts of the suburbs of Blaine and Fridley.[3] The Spring Lake Park Panthers are part of the North Suburban Conference.
Spring Lake Park High School | |
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Location | |
1100 81st Avenue Spring Lake Park, Minnesota 55432 United States | |
Coordinates | 45.1135°N 93.2457°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1955 |
School district | Spring Lake Park Schools |
NCES School ID | 273333001464[1] |
Faculty | 77.37 (FTE)[2] |
Grades | 9 to 12 |
Enrollment | 1,644 (2017–18)[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 |
Website | SLPHS |
History
The first Spring Lake Park Junior/Senior High School opened for the 1955–56 school year.[4]
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]
Athletics
The school sponsors the following varsity athletic teams and competes in the North Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League:[5]
- Fall
- Bowling
- Soccer - Boys
- Football
- Cross Country
- Soccer - Girls
- Swimming & Diving - Girls
- Tennis - Girls
- Volleyball
- Dance Team (Non-Competitive)
- Winter
- Dance Team
- Gymnastics
- Hockey - Boys
- Hockey - Girls
- Nordic Skiing
- Swimming & Diving - Boys
- Wrestling
- Basketball - Boys
- Basketball - Girls
- Spring
- Tennis - Boys
- Softball
- Golf - Girls
- Lacrosse - Girls
- Lacrosse - Boys
- Baseball
- Golf - Boys
- Track and Field
- Marching Band (in collaboration with St. Anthony Village High School)
Notable alumni
- David Backes (class of 2002) - 2002 Minnesota Mr. Hockey finalist, current Boston Bruins player and US Olympic team member [6]
- Troy Merritt (class of 2004) - professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour[7]
- Brian Leonhardt (class of 2009)- professional football player for Minnesota Vikings.
References
- "Search for Public Schools - Spring Lake Park Senior High (273333001464)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- "Spring Lake Park Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- "Enrollment report shows 5,500 students and continuing growth". springlakeparkschools.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-09-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Spring Lake Park High School Athletics & Activities". Archived from the original on 2014-02-14.
- "Bio :: DavidBackes.com - The Official Site of David Backes #42". davidbackes.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)