Tartan Senior High School

Tartan Senior High School
Tartan Senior High School
	Main entrance of Tartan Senior High School
Location
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	828 Greenway Avenue North; Oakdale, Minnesota; 55128; United States
Coordinates	44°57′37″N 92°58′19″W / 44.96028°N 92.97194°WCoordinates: 44°57′37″N 92°58′19″W / 44.96028°N 92.97194°W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1971
School district	ISD 622
Principal	Ty Thompson
Faculty	83.09 (on FTE basis)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,686 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio	20.29
Color(s)	Black, White and Royal Blue
Athletics conference	Metro East
Mascot	Titan
Website	Tartan High School Home

Tartan Senior High School is a public secondary school in Oakdale, Minnesota, United States. It is a member of Independent School District 622. Since its opening in 1971, Tartan has grown to more than 1,800 students supported by 120-plus teachers, administrators, aides, custodians, administrative assistants and other support staff. Tartan offers a comprehensive academic program consisting of core courses as well as a wide range of electives in the fine arts, industrial technologies, business education, world languages and cultures, and others. The school mascot is the Titan and its colors are Black, Silver, White and Royal Blue.

Publications[]

Calliope is Tartan's annual publication of original student artwork, poetry, photographs, comics, and short stories.
Plaid Press is the student-produced, faculty-advised newspaper.
Tartan Torch is Tartan's yearbook.

Athletics and extracurriculars[]

The Titans compete in the Metro East Conference. The Athletic Director of Tartan High is Bryan Munter. Boys compete in seven varsity sports: baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and wrestling. Girls also compete in seven varsity sports: basketball, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, dance, and volleyball.

Cancer cluster[]

The quality of Washington County's drinking water, poisoned by chemicals from 3M, has been blamed for an outbreak of cancer and other diseases at the school.^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "TARTAN SENIOR HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
^ Fellner, Carrie (2018-06-15). "Toxic Secrets: The town that 3M built - where kids are dying of cancer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
^ Shaw, Bob (2007-05-19). "Ailing, and blaming the water". Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

External links[]

Tartan High School Home

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

[2] Fellner, Carrie (2018-06-15). "Toxic Secrets: The town that 3M built - where kids are dying of cancer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

[3] Shaw, Bob (2007-05-19). "Ailing, and blaming the water". Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

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