| Spring Lake Park High School | |
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| Location | |
| 1100 81st Avenue Spring Lake Park, Minnesota 55432 United States | |
| Coordinates | 45°06′49″N 93°14′45″W / 45.1135°N 93.2457°W / 45.1135; -93.2457 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Panther Pride!" |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Spring Lake Park Schools |
| NCES School ID | 273333001464 |
| Principal | Matthew Boucher |
| Teaching staff | 97.02 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,965 (2023-2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.25 |
| Color(s) | Red, Blue and White |
| Athletics conference | Northwest Suburban Conference |
| Mascot | Panther |
| 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. The Spring Lake Park Panthers are part of the North Suburban Conference.
History
The first Spring Lake Park Junior/Senior High School opened for the 1955–56 school year.
"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)."
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.
Athletics
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The school sponsors the following varsity athletic teams and competes in the North Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League:
- Fall
- Soccer (boys)
- Football
- Cross country
- Soccer (girls)
- Swimming and diving (girls)
- Tennis (girls)
- Volleyball
- Dance Team (noncompetitive)
- Winter
- Dance team
- Gymnastics
- Hockey (boys)
- Hockey (girls)
- Nordic skiing
- Swimming and diving (boys)
- Basketball (boys)
- Basketball (girls)
- Spring
- Tennis (boys)
- Softball
- Golf (girls)
- Lacrosse (girls)
- Lacrosse (boys)
- Baseball
- Golf (boys)
- Track and field
State championships
- Football
- 2016 2nd in State (5A)
- 1999 2nd in State (2A)
- 1991 1st in State (2A)
- Dance Jazz
- 2005 1st Jazz/Funk (2A)
- 2006 1st Jazz/Funk (2A)
- 2007 1st Jazz/Funk (2A)
- Bowling
- 2022 1st in State (2A)
Notable alumni
- David Backes — National Hockey League player for the Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins
- Troy Merritt — professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour
- Brian Leonhardt — football player for Minnesota Vikings
- E. J. Ejiya — professional football player
References
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- "Program History - Spring Lake Park Schools". www.springlakeparkschools.org. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- "Spring Lake Park High School Athletics & Activities". Spring Lake Park Schools. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- Hartnett, Sean. "About 42". DavidBackes.com. Sun MediaWorks. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- Spicer, Judd (2010-02-12). "Troy Merritt, Winona State golfer, warrants attention on PGA tour". City Pages. Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
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