Anoka High School
Anoka High School is a four-year public high school located in Anoka, Minnesota, United States. It serves grades 9–12 for the Anoka-Hennepin School District 11.
| Anoka High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
3939 Seventh Avenue North , 55303 | |
| Coordinates | 45°13′27″N 93°23′01″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1880 |
| School district | Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 |
| Principal | Mike Farley |
| Teaching staff | 114.00 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2,287 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.06[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon & White |
| Athletics conference | Northwest Suburban Conference |
| Nickname | Tornadoes |
| Website | School website |
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History
The first Anoka High School was opened in 1904 and located in downtown Anoka. The second Anoka High School was opened in 1955, a few blocks southeast of downtown Anoka, with the old location becoming Sandburg Middle School. The current building opened in 1971, and the old high school became Fred Moore Junior High School (later Fred Moore Middle School, and now Anoka Middle School for The Arts). Anoka High School is one of the oldest and one of the largest high schools in the state of Minnesota. From the forming of the Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 in 1920, until the opening of Coon Rapids High School in 1963, all district students attended High School in Anoka.
Athletics
Anoka competes in the Northwest Suburban Conference.[3]
Notable alumni
- Michele Bachmann - Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Gretchen Carlson - Fox News anchor and Miss America[4]
- Margaret Chutich - Minnesota Supreme Court judge
- Jake Deitchler - Olympic wrestler[5]
- Bobby Fenwick - Major League Baseball infielder
- Anna Arnold Hedgeman - African-American civil rights leader, politician, educator, and writer[6]
- Koryne Horbal - Former chairwoman of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party and American Representative to multiple councils at the United Nations[7]
- Garrison Keillor - author, host of the radio program "A Prairie Home Companion"[8]
- Ben Nelson - Wide Receiver
- Steve Nelson - NFL Linebacker
- Mark Nenow - Distance runner
- Brandon Paulson - Olympic wrestler[9]
- Briana Scurry - Courier Six[10]
- Abigail Whelan - Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
- Justin Wood - Author and Activist, Founding Member of Back to Zero
References
- "Anoka High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anoka High School
- "Welcome to the Northwest Suburban Conference!". Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- "1989 Miss America named new chair of Miss America Organization". The Guardian. Associated Press. January 1, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- "Jake Deitchler". Team USA. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023.
- Evans, John. "Anoka County History: Anna Gaylord Hedgeman: Activist for civil rights". Hometown Source (ABC Newspapers). Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- Brown, Curt. "Minnesota history: Koryne Horbal's path to feminist powerhouse". Startribune. Startribune. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- Keillor, Garrison (April 15, 2010). "Post to the Host: 7th Grade Report". A Prairie Home Companion. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- Bishop, Greg (July 11, 2008). "A Wrestling Match That Was Meant to Be". The New York Times.
- "Legendary goalie Briana Scurry on World Cup and U.S. women's soccer". PBS NewsHour. July 2, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2021.