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.

Waconia High School
Address
1650 Community Drive

Waconia
,
Minnesota
55387

United States
Coordinates44.8360°N 93.8195°W / 44.8360; -93.8195
Information
TypePublic secondary
School districtWaconia 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
Athletics conferenceMetro West Conference
NicknameWildcats
Websitewww.isd110.org/our-schools/waconia-high-school

History

After a previous 2011 referendum failed,[2] a November 2014 referendum to expand Clearwater Middle School and turn it in to a new high school passed.[3]

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. [4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

State championships
  • Baseball: 2017[7]
  • Dance: 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997 (high kick/precision), 1999 (tie; jazz/funk)[8]
  • Boys golf: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980[9]

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".[10] The show choir program also hosts the annual Waconia Star Power show choir competition the third weekend of February.[11]

The band program hosts The Lake Waconia Band Festival every year in the third week of June.[12]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Waconia High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. "Waconia voters reject school land referendum". StarTribune. May 17, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. Johnson, Brian (November 5, 2014). "Voters approve $438M in school projects". Finance&Commerce. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. "Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  5. "Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. Kraushar, Eric (June 10, 2020). "Metro West Conference adds New Prague, Orono and Waconia". SWNewsMedia. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  7. "State Baseball Tournament Winners: 1947-2020" (PDF). Minnesota State High School League. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  8. "State Dance Team Tournament Place Winners: 1975-2000" (PDF). Minnesota State High School League. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  9. "Boys Golf Team Champions 1943-2000" (PDF). Minnesota State High School League. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  10. "Waconia High School". showchoir.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  11. "Waconia's Star Power is a singing success". www.southwestmetromag.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  12. "Lake Waconia Marching Band Festival". Explore Minnesota. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  13. "Maxx Williams - Football". University of Minnesota. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  14. "Jenn Bostic: From Waconia to Nashville". Southwest Metro Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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