Stillwater Area High School

Infobox high school


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name=Stillwater Area High School
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established = 1993
type = Public
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principal = Chris Lennox
enrollment = 2400+
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city = Stillwater
state = Minnesota
country = USA
conference = [http://www.suburbaneast.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=19 Suburban East]
Conference = Suburban East Conference (SEC)
colors = Red and black
mascot = Ponies
conference = [http://www.suburbaneast.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=19 Suburban East]
website = [http://www.stillwater.k12.mn.us/sahs Stillwater Area High School]
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Stillwater Area High School (SAHS) is a public school located in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota. The current campus was built in 1993 thanks to a 28 million dollar bond that was approved by the citizens of District 834 [http://www.stillwater.k12.mn.us/sahs/sahs/] . The previous location is now [http://sjhs.stillwater.k12.mn.us/ Stillwater Junior High School] . (SJHS). Graduating students from both SJHS and Oak-Land Jr. High School attend Stillwater Area High School. [ [http://oakland.stillwater.k12.mn.us/School_Demographics_Info.html School Demographics Info ] ] "Newsweek" ranked the school #925 in their "List of the 1200 Top High Schools in America." [cite web| title =The Top of the Class| work =The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools| publisher = MSNBC| date =2007| url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678/site/newsweek/| accessdate =2007-05-23]

Controversies

In 2003, the school received attention after there were a series of fights stemming from racial prejudice. [Boldt, Megan (November 25, 2003), "FORUM ON RACIAL FIGHTS DRAWS 50 PARENTS - FAMILIES, SCHOOL OFFICIALS DISCUSS WAYS TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE", "Saint Paul Pioneer Press"] [Boldt, Megan (November 22, 2003), "SCHOOL SUSPENDS 16 FOR FIGHTING - DISTRICT SENDS OUT LETTER TO PARENTS AFTER CLASH LEADS TO RACIAL INSULTS " "Saint Paul Pioneer Press" ] In 2006, one African American Stillwater student reported finding a pop-bottle bomb in his mailbox. [Boldt, Megan (April 6, 2006), "RACIAL SLUR, BOMB LINK PROBED - HOMEMADE CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVE FOUND IN BLACK STUDENTS' GRANDMOTHER'S MAILBOX" "Saint Paul Pioneer Press"] Another race related incident from February 13, involved a racial slur and a heated argument. [ [http://stillwatergazette.com/articles/2007/02/22/news/news220.txt Stillwater Gazette - News ] ] The majority of students are White with minorities comprising 5% of the student body, roughly a quarter of the Minnesota state average. [ [http://education.state.mn.us/ReportCard2005/schoolDistrictInfo.do?SCHOOL_NUM=047&DISTRICT_NUM=0834&DISTRICT_TYPE=01 STILLWATER SENIOR HIGH (047)] Minnesota Department of Education]

In late 2005, Stillwater Area High School received national attention after student journalists from the School Newspaper "The Pony Express" accidentally uncovered Joshua Gardner, a registered sex offender posing as British Royalty at the school. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/19/wduke19.xml I'm the Duke of Cleveland, said schoolboy with a guilty secret - Telegraph ] ] 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. [ [http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/LegalCenter/story?id=1501916 ABC News: Student Reporters Expose 'Royal' Sex Offender ] ]

Athletics

Notable alumni

*Thomas J. Abercrombie — photographer, first journalist to reach the South Pole
*Mark H. Bune — Artist; first man to eat 3 pounds of pasta while underwater.
*Glen Perkins — pitcher for the Minnesota Twins.
*Mandy O'Keefe — Tennis player for the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Four time all-conference in high school. Two-Time team captain.
*Kevin Gullikson — basketball player at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
*Robert McGarry IV — member of the 2003 Suburban East Conference winning football team.
*Butch Thompson — jazz pianist and clarinetist
*E.E. Knight — science fiction and fantasy writer.

References

External links

* [http://www.stillwater.k12.mn.us/sahs/sahs/pdfs/Student%20Handbook.pdf Fight Song]
* [http://www.sahs1997.com/ Stillwater Area High School Class of 1997]