- Pipestone Area High School
Infobox_School2 | name = Pipestone Area High School
motto =
established =1897
type = Public
head_name = Principal
head = Ray Staatz
students = 336 (grades 9-12 07-08)
mascot = Arrows
free_label = Colors
free = Kelly Green, White, Black
city = Pipestone
state =Minnesota
country =United States of America
website = [http://www.pas.k12.mn.us www.pas.k12.mn.us]Pipestone Area High School is the only
public high school in Pipestone,Minnesota , in the southwestern corner of the state. The high school is operated under thePipestone Area School District . As of August, 2007, there were 336 students enrolled in grades 9-12 for the 2006-2007 school year. [http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/enrollments07.asp] Pipestone Area High School is housed in the same building as the Pipestone Area Middle School (grades 5-8) and the Pipestone Area School District, ISD #2689 administration. A new 197,000 square foot school was opened in January 2003 at the cost of $22.3 million. The new building replaced the old "Central" school, which was more than 80 years old. The current campus is located onMinnesota State Highway 30 on the west end of Pipestone.Academics
Each student has the identical schedule each day for each semester, although the some student's schedules slightly vary from quarter to quarter.
Pipestone Area High School does not require the study of a
foreign language , although it is highly recommended. Current languages offered are French and Spanish. PAHS also offers a variety ofAdvanced Placement classes, includingAP Calculus ,AP Chemistry andAP English Language and Composition . An accelerated math program is offered to selected students, starting in eighth grade. Other classes offered (some required), aside from the general core classes, aretechnology education , government,sociology ,keyboarding , economics,family and consumer science (FACS), agriculture, art, band,choir .PSEO classes can be taken by qualifying students atMinnesota West Community & Technical College , which has a campus in Pipestone.Extracurricular activities
All students are offered their choice of extracurricular activities, if they choose to participate. Academic extracurricular activities of notable mention include Math Team,
Knowledge Bowl ,Marching Band ,Student Council , Peer Helping,One Act Play ,Drama , Speech,FFA , among others.Board of Education
The
Board of Education is made up of seven members of within theschool district elected by the voters to make major decisions, including financial decisions, personnel authorizations and educational policy.
(Term expiration date)
Sue Kollmann, Chairman (2008)
Linda Halbur, Vice Chairman (2008)
Jeff Baatz, Clerk (2008)
Rhonda Yochem, Treasurer (2008)
Susan Cooper, Director (2008)
John A. Schmidt, Director (2010)
Joan Ratzloff, Director (2010)Athletics
Until
2007 , Pipestone Area had never won astate championship as a team; however, many individuals have been awarded state championships from Pipestone. Then, onMarch 18 , 2007, the Pipestone Area girls' basketball team defeated the AlbanyHuskies 50-49 at theTarget Center inMinneapolis, Minnesota in theMinnesota State High School League Class AA state championship [http://www.startribune.com/10156/story/1062163.html] to earn the school's first ever team title. This seemingly opened the floodgates for Pipestone Area, as the Arrow softball team won a state title in the Class AA statefastpitch softball tournament, with a 1-0, 17-inning, victory overSaint Anthony Village High School .The Arrows have been in four other state championship games:
Football - 1980 (loss toCrookston High School , 32-6, inCrookston, Minnesota )
Softball - 2003 (loss to Winona Cotter High School, 5-4, atCaswell Park inMankato, Minnesota )
Baseball - 2005 (loss toPaynesville Area High School , 8-3, atDick Putz Field inSaint Cloud, Minnesota )
Softball - 2008 (loss toOrono High School 4-3, at Caswell Park in Mankato, Minnesota
Pipestone Area is part of the [http://www.swcmn.org/ Southwest Conference] in theMinnesota State High School League . According to the League's classification system, the Arrows are in Region 3A.External links
* [http://www.pas.k12.mn.us/ Pipestone Area School District Official Website]
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