Blaine High School (Minnesota)

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Blaine High School
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Blaine High School (Minnesota)
12555 University Avenue Northeast

Blaine
,
Minnesota
55434

United States
Coordinates 45°11′57″N93°15′48″W / 45.1992493°N 93.2634487°W / 45.1992493; -93.2634487
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Type Public high school
Established1972
School district Anoka-Hennepin School District 11
Faculty150.37 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment2,981 (2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio19.82 [1]
Color(s)   Navy Blue, Columbia Blue and White
Nickname Bengals
Website www.ahschools.us/bhs

Blaine High School is a public high school in Blaine, Minnesota as part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District 11. The school was opened in 1972, as part of the Blaine Project.

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Demographics

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,981 students and 150.37 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 19.82:1. There were 546 students (18.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 189 (6.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [1]

Academics

Blaine High School participates in the University of Minnesota's College in the Schools program. [2]

Athletics

Blaine High School won the Minnesota high school boys hockey class AA championship in 2000, [3] led by future NHL players Matt Hendricks [4] and Brandon Bochenski. [5] The school has produced three Mr. Hockey Award winners: Current NHL players Nick Bjugstad in 2010 [6] and Riley Tufte in 2016, [7] as well as Bryce Brodzinski, who won the award in 2019 and was selected 196th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers.[ citation needed ] The football team has appeared in the state tournament 14 times, most notably in 2008 where the team defeated heavily favored Eden Prairie, which was ranked third nationally among all high schools, en route to an appearance in the state championship game.[ citation needed ] Blaine has only won one state football championship however, which came in 1988. [8] The Girls Nordic Skiing Team won the 1979 state championship. [9]

The nickname for the school's athletic teams is the Bengals; colors are Navy Blue, Columbia Blue and White. [10]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School data for Blaine High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 26, 2023
  2. ↑ College in the Schools – Participating Schools Archived 2006-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "State Champions – 1945-2022" (pdf). Minnesota State High School League. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  4. 1 2 Olson, Jason. "Blaine’s Matt Hendricks: Of feeling capital with the Washington Capitals" Archived 2017-09-08 at the Wayback Machine , SportsPrepZone, January 27, 2011. Accessed September 7, 2017. "At the traditional midway point of the National Hockey League season, former multi-sport Blaine High School athlete and present Washington Capitals forward Matt Hendricks took time to reflect on what had been a hectic and mind-blurring previous six months."
  5. 1 2 Olson, Jason. "Bochenski finds hockey success in Kazakhstan", ABC Newspapers, December 10, 2014. Accessed September 7, 2017. "Brandon Bochenski was ready to try something new with his hockey career.A member of Blaine’s 2000 state championship hockey team, he was bouncing between the National Hockey League and minor league affiliates before a chance to move overseas."
  6. 1 2 "Wild acquires center Nick Bjugstad from the Pittsburgh Penguins".
  7. 1 2 Graff, Chad. "NHL draft: Blaine’s Riley Tufte positioned to be first-rounder", St. Paul Pioneer Press , June 23, 2016. Accessed September 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ State Champions
  9. ↑ "State Girls' Nordic Ski Racing/Cross Country Team Champions (1976-2022)" (PDF). Minnesota State High School League. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  10. ↑ Blaine Football, MaxPreps. Accessed September 7, 2017.
  11. ↑ Brioschi, Jeff. "Parents React to Former Blaine Star Jonny Brodzinski Making NHL Debut", KSTP-TV, March 27, 2017. Accessed September 7, 2017. "Former Blaine high school star Jonny Brodzinski made his NHL debut in the Kings' 3-0 loss to the New York Rangers Saturday night at Staples Center."
  12. ↑ Staff. "", Duluth Budgeteer News , August 23, 2002. Accessed September 7, 2017. "The 'Hounds were hardened by their tough schedule against elite teams, but eight sophomores aren't a physical match for 11 seniors, especially when 10 of the Bengals also were stars on Blaine's championship football team. Matt Hendricks was the quarterback, Trevor Frischmon was an all-state running back, Brandon Bochenski was a top receiver, and their physical toughness and maturity may have showed."
  13. ↑ Sid Hartman: Brewster has gone all-out to drum up interest in U Archived 2007-04-06 at the Wayback Machine , Star Tribune , March 31, 2007, accessed April 14, 2007. "Dan Johnson, the Oakland Athletics first baseman and Blaine High School alum, will miss up to three months after suffering an injured hip in spring training."
  14. ↑ Patrick O'Bryant, Bradley Braves men's basketball. Accessed September 7, 2017. "High School: Blaine H.S."
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