The St. Louis Park High School Girls' Swimming Team concluded the 2019 season at the Class A State Meet on Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The team had a finals representative in four of the events including three individual events and one relay event. Senior Hattie Kugler finished her high school swimming career on a high note as she placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Snow has arrived in Minnesota. Are you prepared for a school closing, late start or early dismissal due to bad weather? St. Louis Park Public Schools will attempt to make a decision about a late start or school closing by 5:30 a.m. Early dismissals and decisions regarding after-school and evening athletics, events, and activities will be made by 2 p.m.
The St. Louis Park High School varsity volleyball team completed the most successful season in school history by placing sixth at the State Tournament on Nov. 7-9 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. This was St. Louis Park's first-ever appearance in the State Volleyball Tournament, which has been sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League since 1974. The team, which is coached by Whitney Meierotto-Simon, finished the season with a record of 25-8.
Echo, the student-run newspaper at St. Louis Park High School has once again been recognized by several state and national journalism associations for excellence in several areas. For the seventh straight year, the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) has named Echo one of 49 National Pacemaker Newspaper Finalists.
Seven St. Louis Park High School seniors have recently been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program as either a semifinalist or a commended scholar for 2020. Ella Thomas and Mitchell VonEschen have been named National Merit Semifinalists, while five other students have been named National Merit Commended Scholars.
Beginning in November and running through February, St. Louis Park High School will host a series of informational sessions and tours for parents/guardians and students. Come and learn more about our school and our programs!
We are celebrating St. Louis Park as we begin the 2019-20 school year! A special thanks to 2015 graduate Malik Augustus, who shared his voice to help us tell the story of how this community continues to put its Children First.
Free and Reduced Meal applications can be completed online through the District's new meal payment system, Wordware. Families received a letter from the School Nutrition Department in early August about how to navigate this new system. If you prefer to fill out a paper copy, a Free and Reduced Meals Information Packet and Application will be mailed to all District families the week of Aug. 12, 2019.
The School Board for St. Louis Park Public Schools voted in three motions to change the school start and end times for students beginning in the 2020-21 school year. The School Board voted unanimously to move forward with the Triangle Option which calls for a three-tier system (Tier 1 – Elementary Schools; Tier 2 – High School; and Tier 3 – Middle School).
Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) is a program that allows 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students to earn both high school and college credit while still in high school, through enrollment in and successful completion of college-level, nonsectarian courses at eligible participating postsecondary institutions.
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