Spring Lake Park High School Explained

Spring Lake Park High School
Location:1100 81st Avenue
Spring Lake Park, Minnesota
Zipcode:55432
Country:United States
District:Spring Lake Park Schools
Principal:Matthew Boucher
Head Label:Associate Principal
Head:Steven Brady
Faculty:93.83 (FTE)
Ratio:20.75
Enrollment:1,947 (2022-2023)[1]
Type:Public
Grades:9 to 12
Athletics Conference:Northwest Suburban Conference
Mascot:Panther
Rivals:Blaine Bengals
Irondale Knights
Colors:Red, Blue and White
Hours In Day:8:10am2:55pm
Established:1955
Homepage:SLPHS
Free Label:Athletic Director
Free Text:William Wackman

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.[2] The Spring Lake Park Panthers are part of the North Suburban Conference.

History

The first Spring Lake Park Junior/Senior High School opened for the 1955–56 school year.[3]

"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)."[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.

Athletics

The school sponsors the following varsity athletic teams and competes in the North Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League:[5]

State championships

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spring Lake Park Senior High. National Center for Education Statistics. August 9, 2024.
  2. Web site: Enrollment report shows 5,500 students and continuing growth. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714172533/http://www.springlakeparkschools.org/news/201309/enrollment-report-shows-5500-students-and-continuing-growth. dead. 2014-07-14. springlakeparkschools.org. 2014-06-09.
  3. Web site: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence and Pride . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140809021252/http://www.springlakeparkschools.org/sites/springlakeparkschools.org/files/files/departments/community_education/alumni/district_16_history_celebrating_50_years.pdf . 2014-08-09 . 2014-09-17.
  4. Web site: Program History - Spring Lake Park Schools. 2021-11-26. www.springlakeparkschools.org. en-US.
  5. Web site: Spring Lake Park High School Athletics & Activities . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140214210549/http://www.springlakeparkschools.org/schools/spring-lake-park-high-school/departments/spring-lake-park-high-school-athletics-activities . 2014-02-14 . 2021-07-03 . Spring Lake Park Schools.
  6. Web site: Hartnett . Sean . About 42 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180623220208/http://www.davidbackes.com/about/bio.html . 2018-06-23 . 2021-07-03 . DavidBackes.com . Sun MediaWorks.
  7. News: Spicer . Judd . 2010-02-12 . Troy Merritt, Winona State golfer, warrants attention on PGA tour . . dead . 2014-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141210084900/http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2010/02/keep_an_eye_on.php . 2014-12-10.
  8. Web site: Ravens undrafted-free-agent tracker: All-America DT and prolific WR among notable signings. Baltimore Sun.