Eastview High School

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Eastview High School
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Eastview High School
6200 140th Street West

Apple Valley
,
MN

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Information
Type Public high school
Established1997
School district Independent School District 196.
PrincipalBruce Miller
Staff112.50 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Number of students2,308 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.52 [1]
Color(s) Black, Blue, Silver, White [2]     
MascotZapp
NewspaperThe Lightning Press
YearbookLightyear
Announcements Show The 4Cast
News MagazineThe Flash
Website district196.org/evhs/
The Eastview High School sign on the corner of Flagstaff Avenue and 140th Street. Eastview Sign.png
The Eastview High School sign on the corner of Flagstaff Avenue and 140th Street.

Eastview High School is a comprehensive and college preparatory public high school in Apple Valley, Minnesota, United States. Established in 1997, Eastview is the newest of the four high schools serving Independent School District 196. Newsweek ranked the school in their "List of the Top High Schools in America" for the sixth consecutive time (2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006, 2007, 2008). [3] Eastview has also been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of America's Best High Schools. [4] In 2013, Eastview was ranked in the top 3% of the most challenging high schools in the United States, as well as a top comprehensive high school in Minnesota. [5] Prior to the 2010–2011 school year, Eastview was a member of the Lake Conference, but then broke off with most of the Lake Conference schools in order to create the South Suburban Conference.[ citation needed ]

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Feeder schools

Students matriculate from three different public middle schools:

History

Eastview High School, District 196's fourth comprehensive high school, opened on September 2, 1997. Located in Apple Valley, MN, includes a 330,000 square foot facility and 200 acres of recreational facilities. It is home to over 2,000 students in grades 9–12. Eastview uses the quarter system - 10 weeks per quarter. There are four quarters in a full school year. The majority of the courses at Eastview High School are quarter courses. Some courses (School of Environmental Studies at the Minnesota Zoo courses and Career Development courses) will be 12 weeks in length because students from all district high schools will be attending these courses. [6]

Location and facilities

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A view of the west doors of Eastview High School.
The south side of Eastview High School. Eastview from the North.png
The south side of Eastview High School.

Eastview High School is located in Apple Valley, adjacent to 200 acres (0.81 km2) of playing fields and recreational facilities. The 330,000-square-foot (31,000 m2) facility is built to house 2,000 students in grades 9–12. Eastview High School's students have achieved high honors in academics, athletics, and the arts. Eastview was identified as a ten star school (highest rating) by the Minnesota Department of Education.

Curriculum

Through the Minnesota state Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program, students are eligible to take classes at state colleges and universities.

Athletics

Eastview's team name is the Lightning and their mascot is Zapp, an anthropomorphic lightning bolt. In only 13 years of existence, Eastview athletic teams have won 21 state championships, 47 section championships, 44 conference championships, 11 state academic championships, and 30 section academic championships. [7] Students from Eastview join forces with other district schools to form the Dakota Hawks, an adaptive athletic team. [8] The Hawks have won 16 state championships since Eastview joined the team when the school opened in 1997. [9] [ failed verification ]

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "MSHSL: Eastview High School". MSHSL. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "The Top of the Class". The complete list of the 1300 top U.S. schools. MSNBC. 2007. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2007.
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  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  7. ↑ "Eastview High School - Accomplishments". district196.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  8. ↑ "Dakota United Hawks Adapted Soccer, PI | Teams | MSHSL". www.mshsl.org. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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