East Ridge High School (Minnesota)

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East Ridge High School
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An aerial photo of East Ridge High School in Woodbury, Minnesota
Address
East Ridge High School (Minnesota)
4200 Pioneer Drive

,
South Washington County
,
55129

United States
Coordinates 44°53′09″N92°55′59″W / 44.8857°N 92.9331°W / 44.8857; -92.9331
Information
School typepublic
Established2009;15 years ago (2009)
School district South Washington County Schools
CEEB code 242738
NCES School ID 273381004246 [1]
PrincipalJim Smokrovich
Teaching staff87.36 (FTE) [2]
Grades 912
Enrollment1,824 (2018–19) [2]
Student to teacher ratio20.88 [2]
LanguageEnglish
Color(s) Black and Vegas gold   
Athletics conference Suburban East Conference
MascotRaptors
Website http://erhs.sowashco.org

East Ridge High School is one of two public high schools in Woodbury, Minnesota, United States, the other being Woodbury High School. It is operated by South Washington County Schools.

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History

In District 833, the two public high schools Woodbury High School and Park High School were overcrowded. East Ridge was built to accommodate the population growth in the district. It was also built to unite students from the districts of two rival schools, Woodbury and Park. [3]

Academics

East Ridge offers Advanced Placement courses (AP), along with providing courses through Century College. Students are able to receive college credit for specific courses they take at Century. East Ridge has 79 full-time faculty.

Controversies

Aaron Harper

Former principal Aaron Harper abruptly resigned in 2014, and was charged with three counts of theft by swindle in 2015 for illegally spending more than $5,000 in school-district funds for personal use during his time as principal. He pleaded guilty to one count of felony theft in 2017; the other two charges were dismissed as part of the plea agreement, and Harper agreed to pay restitution to the district. [4] [5]

Mike Pendino

Former varsity football coach Mike Pendino resigned in 2015, after the football program was forced to forfeit all its victories from the 2013 and 2014 seasons after it was found that an ineligible student played on the team during those seasons. [6]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

  • Adapted Soccer
  • Adapted Softball
  • Baseball
  • Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross-Country (boys and girls)
  • Dance Team
  • Football
  • Golf (boys and girls)
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey (boys and girls)
  • Lacrosse (boys and girls)
  • Alpine Skiing (boys and girls)
  • Nordic Skiing (boys and girls)
  • Soccer (boys and girls)
  • Swimming and Diving (boys and girls)
  • Tennis (boys and girls)
  • Track and Field (boys and girls)
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Club sports

  • Bowling Club
  • Rugby
  • Ski and Snowboard Club
  • Trap Shooting Club
  • Walking Club

Music and fine arts

  • Band (Marching, Pep, and Jazz)
  • Winter Color Guard
  • Drumline
  • Chamber Choir
  • Chamber Orchestra
  • Chamber Theatre
  • Curricular and Extra- Curricular Choirs
  • Fall Musical
  • One – Act Play
  • Select Ensemble
  • Speech Team
  • Spring Play

Clubs

  • Asian American Club (A.A.C)
  • Anime
  • B.P.A (Business Professionals America)
  • Cricket Club
  • Chess Team
  • Circle of Friends
  • Close The Gap Club
  • Creative Writing Club
  • Debate Team
  • Digital Video Club
  • Drama Club/ International Thespian
  • East Ridge Esports
  • E.R.A (East Ridge Ambassadors)
  • French Club
  • G.S.A. (Gay-Straight-Alliance)
  • German Club
  • History Club
  • Homecoming Committee
  • Humanitarian Club
  • Key Club
  • LINK Crew
  • Minnesota Mathematics League (Math team)
  • Mock Trial
  • National Honor Society
  • Newspaper
  • Operation S.M.I.L.E
  • Peer C.O.R.
  • Philosophy Club
  • Robotics
  • SADD
  • Science Olympiad
  • Science Outreach Club
  • Spanish Club
  • Student Council
  • Tutors (NHS students)
  • Ultimate Frisbee (Boys and Girls)
  • UNICEF Club
  • Unified Club
  • Walking Club
  • Yearbook
  • Young Politicians
  • Young Democrats

Notable alumni

Notable people who attended East Ridge High School include:

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