Waconia High School

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Waconia High School
Address
Map
1650 Community Drive

Waconia
,
Minnesota
55387

United States
Coordinates44°50′10″N 93°49′10″W / 44.8360°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     [2]
Athletics conferenceMetro West Conference
NicknameWildcats[2]
Websitewww.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.

History[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • Baseball: 2017[8]
  • Dance: 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997 (high kick/precision), 1999 (tie; jazz/funk)[9]
  • Boys golf: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980[10]

Individual State Championships[edit]

  • Stu Oftelie, Boys Golf: 1979, 1980 [11]
  • Jaye Blanshan, Wrestling: 1980 [12]
  • Tyler Wagener, Wrestling: 2017, 2018 [13]
  • Cade Mueller, Wrestling: 2018 [14]
  • Max McEnelly, Wrestling: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 [15]

Performing arts[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Waconia High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Waconia High School". Minnesota State High School League. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  3. ^ "Waconia voters reject school land referendum". StarTribune. May 17, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Johnson, Brian (November 5, 2014). "Voters approve $438M in school projects". Finance&Commerce. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  7. ^ Kraushar, Eric (June 10, 2020). "Metro West Conference adds New Prague, Orono and Waconia". SWNewsMedia. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "State Baseball Tournament Winners: 1947-2020" (PDF). Minnesota State High School League. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "State Dance Team Tournament Place Winners: 1975-2000" (PDF). Minnesota State High School League. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Boys Golf Team Champions 1943-2000" (PDF). Minnesota State High School League. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Minnesota Golf: Ninety Years of Tournament History by James E. Kelley" (PDF).
  12. ^ "Waconia High School Yearbook, 1980" (PDF).
  13. ^ "Augustana College".
  14. ^ "Augustana College".
  15. ^ "McEnelly joins wrestling royalty with fourth state title in 4 years". The Waconia Patriot. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  16. ^ "Waconia High School". showchoir.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  17. ^ "Waconia's Star Power is a singing success". www.southwestmetromag.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Lake Waconia Marching Band Festival". Explore Minnesota. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Maxx Williams - Football". University of Minnesota. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Jenn Bostic: From Waconia to Nashville". Southwest Metro Magazine. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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