Stillwater Area High School

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Stillwater Area High School
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Stillwater Area High School
5701 Stillwater Blvd N

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55082

United States
Coordinates 45°01′47″N92°50′51″W / 45.02967°N 92.8474°W / 45.02967; -92.8474
Information
Type Public
MottoWe learn not for school, but for life
Established1887 [1]
PrincipalRobert Bach
Faculty100.58 (FTE) [2]
Enrollment2,647 (2022–23) [2]
Student to teacher ratio26.32 [2]
Color(s)    Red, Black, and White
Athletics conference Suburban East
MascotPony
NewspaperThe Pony Express
Website Stillwater Area High School

Stillwater Area High School (SAHS) is a public school located in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, United States. It serves as the primary high school for the Stillwater Area Public School District (834), the oldest public school district in Minnesota.

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The current campus was built in 1993 thanks to a 28 million dollar bond that was approved by the citizens of District 834. [3] The previous location is now Stillwater Middle School. (SMS). Students from both SMS and Oakland Middle School attend Stillwater Area High School. [4] Newsweek ranked the school #326 in their "List of the 500 Top High Schools in America in 2015." [5]

Stillwater was designed by the architecture firm ATS&R. [6] [7] In 2017, the school completed a $97 million dollar renovation, involving the construction of a new 9th grade wing, a new gym and Pony Activity Center (PAC). [8]

Athletics

The 2016 boys' soccer team finished the season ranked fourth in the nation by USA Today on its final Super 25 Expert Rankings. [9]

State championships
SeasonSportNumber of championships
FallGirls Swim and Dive [10] 3 State Championships

7 True Team State Championships [11]

Football 4 State Championships
Soccer, Boys3 State Championships [12]
Soccer, Girls2 State Championships
Cross Country, Boys5 State Championships

1 National Championship 1997 [13]

Adapted Soccer2 State Championships
Winter Basketball, Boys1 State Championship
Nordic Skiing, Girls8 State Championships
Nordic Skiing, Boys6 State Championships
Alpine Skiing, Boys1 State Championship
Alpine Skiing, Girls9 State Championships
Hockey, Girls2 State Championships [14]
Spring Baseball 2 State Championships
Softball 3 State Championships
Synchronised swimming 18 State Championships
Golf, Girls2 State Championships
Lacrosse, Girls0 State Championships
Lacrosse, Boys0 State Championships
Track and Field, Boys3 State Championships

3 True Team State Championships

Track and Field, Girls1 True Team State Championship
Tennis, Boys1 State Championship
Total75 State Championships

11 True Team State Championships

1 National Championship

[15] ==Notable alumni==

Notable staff

Impostor

In 2005, Stillwater Area High School was visited three times by somebody calling himself Caspian James Crichton-Stuart IV, the Fifth Duke of Cleveland and 27th in line for the British throne. He claimed he was seventeen years old and interested in attending the school. [28] Student journalists from the school newspaper The Pony Express received national attention after uncovering the potential student was actually Joshua Adam Gardner, a 22 year old registered sex offender. [29] The journalists who helped uncover the true identity of Gardner were interviewed on Fox News, CNN, Good Morning America, MSNBC, and participated in a number of radio and newspaper interviews. [30]

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