Anoka High School Explained

Anoka High School
Established:1880
Grades:912
Type:Public
Principal:Mike Farley
Teaching Staff:126.49 (FTE)
Ratio:18.36
Enrollment:2,322 (2022–23)[1]
Nickname:Tornadoes
District:Anoka-Hennepin School District 11
Colors:Maroon & White
Streetaddress:3939 Seventh Avenue North
City:Anoka
State:Minnesota
Zipcode:55303
Country:United States
Conference:Northwest Suburban Conference
Website:School website

Anoka High School is a four-year public high school located in Anoka, Minnesota, United States. It serves grades 912 for the Anoka-Hennepin School District 11.

History

The first Anoka High School was opened in 1904. The second Anoka High School was opened in 1955, a few blocks southeast of downtown Anoka, with the old location becoming Sandburg Middle School. The current building opened in 1971, and the old high school became Fred Moore Junior High School (later Fred Moore Middle School, and now Anoka Middle School for The Arts). Anoka High School is one of the oldest and one of the largest high schools in the state of Minnesota. From the forming of the Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 in 1920, until the opening of Coon Rapids High School in 1963, all district students attended High School in Anoka.

Athletics

Anoka competes in the Northwest Suburban Conference in the Minnesota State High School League. The school mascot is the Tornadoes.[2]

State Championships
Sport Number of Championships Years
Soccer, Girls 1 1989
Soccer, Boys 3 2007, 2014, 2015
5 1915, 1944, 1964, 1990, 1994
6 1949, 1950, 1955, 1961, 1977, 1978
Hockey, Boys 12003
Basketball, Boys 3 1973, 1981, 1992
Track and field, Girls 3 1981, 1982, 2000
1 1945
Golf, Boys 2 1950, 1951
Total 25

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anoka High School. National Center for Education Statistics. August 10, 2024.
  2. Web site: Welcome to the Northwest Suburban Conference! . 2013-03-29.
  3. Web site: January 1, 2018 . 1989 Miss America named new chair of Miss America Organization . March 17, 2021 . . Associated Press.
  4. Web site: Jake Deitchler . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602075005/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/athletes/Jake-Deitchler . 2023-06-02 . Team USA.
  5. Web site: Evans . John . Anoka County History: Anna Gaylord Hedgeman: Activist for civil rights . November 19, 2020 . Hometown Source (ABC Newspapers).
  6. Web site: Brown . Curt . Minnesota history: Koryne Horbal's path to feminist powerhouse . May 5, 2020 . Startribune . Startribune.
  7. Web site: Keillor . Garrison . April 15, 2010 . Post to the Host: 7th Grade Report . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100921042203/http://www.publicradio.org/columns/prairiehome/posthost/2010/04/15/some_facts.php . September 21, 2010 . 2010-09-05 . A Prairie Home Companion.
  8. News: A Wrestling Match That Was Meant to Be . The New York Times . Greg . Bishop . July 11, 2008.
  9. Web site: July 2, 2019 . Legendary goalie Briana Scurry on World Cup and U.S. women's soccer . March 17, 2021 . PBS NewsHour.