Waconia High School

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Waconia High School
Address
Waconia High School
1650 Community Drive

Waconia
,
Minnesota
55387

United States
Coordinates 44°50′10″N93°49′10″W / 44.8360°N 93.8195°W / 44.8360; -93.8195
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TypePublic secondary
School district Waconia Public Schools
PrincipalPaul Sparby
Teaching staff67.32 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,280 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.75 [1]
Color(s)Purple and gold    [2]
Athletics conference Metro West Conference
Nickname Wildcats [2]
Website www.isd110.org/our-schools/waconia-high-school

Waconia High School is a public high school located in Waconia, Minnesota, United States. A part of Waconia Public Schools, the school has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students in grades 9 through 12 and serves the communities of Waconia, St. Bonifacius, Minnetrista, Victoria and New Germany.

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History

After a previous 2011 referendum failed, [3] a November 2014 referendum to expand Clearwater Middle School and turn it in to a new high school passed. [4]

Demographics

WHS is 92% white, 4% Hispanic, 1% black and 1% Asian. 1% of students also identify as a part of two or more races. [5]

Academics

Advanced Placement program classes are offered at Waconia. About forty percent of WHS students take at least one AP class at some point in high school. [6]

Athletics

After previously competing in the Wright County Conference, Wildcat teams moved to the Metro West Conference in advance of the 2020–2021 school year. [7]

Team State Championships

Individual State Championships

Performing arts

Waconia has two competitive show choirs: the Varsity-level "Power Company", the Junior varsity-level mixed group "The Current", and formerly, the Junior varsity-level women's group "Illuminations". [16] The show choir program also hosts the annual Waconia Star Power show choir competition the third weekend of February. [17]

The band program hosts The Lake Waconia Band Festival every year in the third week of June. [18]

Notable alumni

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