Hastings High School (Minnesota)

Hastings High School
Hastings High School
	Hastings High School's main entrance
Address
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	200 General Sieben Drive; Hastings, Minnesota 55033; United States
Coordinates	44°44′39″N 92°53′27″W / 44.74417°N 92.89083°WCoordinates: 44°44′39″N 92°53′27″W / 44.74417°N 92.89083°W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Founded	1866
School district	Independent School District 200
Superintendent	Tim Collins
Principal	Mike Johnson
Teaching staff	77.90 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,459 (2018-19)
Student to teacher ratio	18.73
Hours in school day	7
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Royal blue and gold
Athletics conference	Metro East
Mascot	Raider
Team name	Raiders
Yearbook	Spiral
Feeder schools	Hastings Middle School
Website	hs.hastings.k12.mn.us

Hastings High School is one of the oldest operating public high schools in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^{[citation needed]} It is in Hastings, and is part of Independent School District 200.

About[]

A new multi-million-dollar facility was established in 2001. Its construction centered on a bridge connecting the athletic portion of the school to the academic. Not only does the bridge show this connection between academics and athletics, it illustrates the school's dedication to "connect students to other students, and students to teachers, staff and administrators"^[3] The school is known for its strong music program (including its nationally placing show choir, Riverside Company), a freshman orientation program called "Link Crew", athletics, National Honor Society, and service to the community.^{[citation needed]} It has a special education program and works with students of all abilities.

The school's philosophy revolves around a liberal arts education in which students must take core classes to fulfill graduation requirements, including English, social studies, mathematics, sciences, languages, and the arts; they can also choose from a variety of business, physical education, horticulture, family studies, and industrial technology classes.^[4]

Hastings enrolls about 1,800 students in grades 9–12 and has a graduation rate of 97%. The school is positioned on over 100 acres near the bluffs of the Mississippi River, and is home to one of the oldest active alumni associations in the country, which hosted its 131st annual meeting in 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Creative arts[]

Hastings High School offers many courses in performance and fine arts, such as drawing, painting, band, orchestra, choir, speech, and theater arts.^[5] The art instructors are advisers for the school's Art Club, and coordinate activities and projects that coincide with seasons and holidays. Art is displayed throughout the school through student-made projects, including large murals and intricate mosaics. Musical talents are cultivated through an active choir/band/orchestra program. The school has an award-winning show choir that has competed nationally numerous times with the help of and, after his last year of teaching in 2016–17, Luke Warren.^{[citation needed]} Hastings is also home to the Hastings Raiders Marching Band, which has competed in summer parades and fall field shows in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota, Colorado and Massachusetts. It has also won awards in the Youth in Music Band Championships.^{[citation needed]}

Communities served by Hastings Public Schools (ISD 200)[]

Cities:
- Hastings (pop. 22,424)
- Hampton (pop. 689)
- Miesville (pop. 125)
- New Trier (pop. 112)
- Vermillion (pop. 419)
Townships:
- Denmark (pop. 1,348)
- Douglas (pop. 760)
- Hampton Township (pop. 968)
- Marshan (pop. 1,263)
- Nininger (pop. 865)
- Ravenna (2,336)
- Vermillion Township (pop. 1,243)

Athletics[]

State championships[]

Season	Sport	Number of championships	Year
Fall	Adapted Floor Hockey (CI)	3	2006, 2009, 2015
	Adapted Floor Hockey (PI)	3	2004, 2005, 2006
	Adapted Soccer (CI)	2	2007, 2012
	Adapted Soccer (PI)	6	1993, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006
	Football, boys'	5	1937^^, 1938^^, 1939^^, 1949^, 2001
	Marching band	7	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019
	Swimming and diving, girls'	2	1989, 1995
Winter	Nordic skiing, boys'	1	1989
	Nordic skiing, girls'	1	1992
	Alpine skiing, boys'	1	1988
	Basketball, girls'	1	1996
	Wrestling, boys '	1	1996
Spring	Adapted Softball (PI)	2	2006, 2008
	Softball, girls'	1	2011
	Golf, boys'	1	1986
	Baseball, boys'	2	1967, 1999
Total:		39

^^ = Indicates the Mississippi Valley State Champions. ^ = Pre-Minnesota State High School League.

Notable alumni[]

George Conzemius, Minnesota state senator and educator
Mark Doten, novelist
Craig Kilborn, original host of The Daily Show, former anchor on ESPN's SportsCenter, and former host of CBS's The Late Late Show
Larry LaCoursiere, professional boxer
Derek Stepan, professional ice hockey player for the Arizona Coyotes
Ben Utecht, former NFL tight end; singer

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2014-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-01-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://hs.hastings.k12.mn.us/About_HHS.html
^ "Hastings Art Courses". Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[NCES-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2014-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-01-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] ttp://hs.hastings.k12.mn.us/About_HHS.html

[5] "Hastings Art Courses". Retrieved 12 March 2014.

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