Blooming Prairie High School

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Blooming Prairie High School
Location
202 4th Avenue Northwest
Blooming Prairie MN 55917
Coordinates43°52′05″N 93°03′50″W / 43.8680182°N 93.0638099°W / 43.8680182; -93.0638099[1]Coordinates: 43°52′05″N 93°03′50″W / 43.8680182°N 93.0638099°W / 43.8680182; -93.0638099[1]
Information
TypePublic
Established1868
School districtBlooming Prairie Schools #756
PrincipalJohn Worke
Staff22.12 (FTE)[2]
Grades7-12
Enrollment306 (2017-18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio13.83[2]
Color(s)Black and White
MascotAwesome Blossom
Websitehttp://www.blossoms.k12.mn.us/BLOSSOMSK12MN/

Blooming Prairie High School is a Public school located in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. The high school teaches students in grades 7-12, and has a student body of approximately 350, with a student-teacher ratio of 12:1.[3]

School system[]

The Blooming Prairie Public School System consists of Blooming Prairie Elementary School and Blooming Prairie High School. The school district consists of a combined student body of approximately 950, with a student-teacher ratio of 14:1.[4] The Minnesota state average is a 16:1.

Athletics[]

The High School has a comprehensive, year-round, gender-balanced sports program. This includes football, volleyball, cheerleading, and cross-country in the Fall; wrestling and both boys' and girls' basketball in the Winter; and softball (for girls), baseball (for boys), boys' and girls' golf, and boys' and girls' track teams in the Spring.[5] The Blooming Prairie football team was the 2010 conference champion. They also were State champs in 2019.[5]

School spirit[]

Blooming Prairie High showed its school spirit in March 2011 when it showed support for Jordan Ressler, a junior who died in a motor vehicle accident in November 2010, by displaying the University of Texas logo in a human form and by wearing the distinctive orange clothing of the team he loved.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blooming Prairie High School
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "BLOOMING PRAIRIE SECONDARY". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  3. ^ http://www.trulia.com/schools/MN-Blmng_Prairie/Blooming_Prairie_Junior_Senior_High_School/
  4. ^ http://www.bloomingprairie.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={196628E5-F873-445D-8D02-7B82D8A41BCC}
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b RS School Today website Blooming Prairie High School Athletics department web page Archived 2015-05-20 at the Wayback Machine. Use drop down boxes to access individual sports. Accessed March 24, 2011.
  6. ^ See, e.g.: Amanda Lillie, "Showing support for Jordan Ressler," March 7, 2011, Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald; found at Austin Daily Herald website. AP, "Minnesota town remembers teen with Texas logo", March 7, 2011; found at Associated Press on WBKT-TV website[permanent dead link]. Caitlin Perrone, "Human UT logo honors deceased longhorn fan: Community members from Minnesota gathered Sunday to honor an avid UT fan that passed away in November by creating a human UT logo in the snow." The Horn, March 9, 2011 and updated March 14, 2011; found at Read the Horn website Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. "Remembering Jordan Ressler," March 6, 2011; found at KAAL-TV website. All accessed March 24, 2011.

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