Spring Lake Park High School

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Spring Lake Park High School
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Spring Lake Park High School
1100 81st Avenue
Spring Lake Park, Minnesota

55432

United States
Coordinates 45°06′49″N93°14′45″W / 45.1135°N 93.2457°W / 45.1135; -93.2457
Information
Type Public
Motto"Panther Pride!"
Established1955
School district Spring Lake Park Schools
NCES School ID 273333001464 [1]
PrincipalMatthew Boucher
Faculty93.83 (FTE) [2]
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment1,947 (2022-2023) [2]
Student to teacher ratio20.75 [2]
Color(s)Red, Blue and White
  
Athletics conferenceNorthwest Suburban Conference
MascotPanther
Rivals Blaine Bengals
Irondale Knights
Website SLPHS

Spring Lake Park High School (SLPHS) is a public high school in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, United States and is the only high school serving Spring Lake Park School District 16. In the 2020 - 2021 school year, The school enrolled about 1,850 students drawn primarily from the Minneapolis suburb of Spring Lake Park as well as parts of the suburbs of Blaine and Fridley. [3] [2] The Spring Lake Park Panthers are part of the North Suburban Conference.

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History

The first Spring Lake Park Junior/Senior High School opened for the 1955–56 school year. [4]

"In 1976, Spring Lake Park became the first high school in the nation to provide Emergency Medical Services training.  As a result of a Title III grant, the Opportunities in Emergency Health Care Program started training high school students to become Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s)." [5]

The campus was renovated throughout the 2008–09 school year. Kenneth Hall Elementary School, which was located on the high school campus, was torn down and the land converted into a parking lot. [4]

Athletics

The school sponsors the following varsity athletic teams and competes in the North Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League: [6]

State championships

Notable alumni

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