Waconia High School

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Waconia High School
Address
1650 Community Drive

Waconia
,
Minnesota
55387

United States
Coordinates44°50′10″N 93°49′10″W / 44.8360°N 93.8195°W / 44.8360; -93.8195Coordinates: 44°50′10″N 93°49′10″W / 44.8360°N 93.8195°W / 44.8360; -93.8195
Information
TypePublic secondary
School districtWaconia Public Schools
PrincipalMark Fredericksen
Teaching staff67.32 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,280 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.75[1]
Color(s)Purple and Gold
Athletics conferenceMetro West Conference
NicknameWildcats
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[]

After a previous 2011 referendum failed,[2] a November 2014 referendum to expand Clearwater Middle School and turn it in to a new high school passed.[3]

Demographics[]

WHS is 92% white, 4% Hispanic, 1% black and 1% Asian. 1% of students also identify as a part of two or more races.[4]

Academics[]

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.[5]

Athletics[]

After previously competing in the , Wildcat teams moved to the Metro West Conference in advance of the 2020-2021 school year.[6]

State championships[]

  • Baseball: 2017[7]
  • Dance: 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997 (high kick/precision), 1999 (tie; jazz/funk)[8]
  • Boys golf: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980[9]

Performing arts[]

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".[10] The show choir program also hosts the annual Waconia Star Power show choir competition the third weekend of February.[11]

The band program hosts The Lake Waconia Band Festival every year in the third week of June.[12]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Waconia High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Waconia voters reject school land referendum". StarTribune. May 17, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Johnson, Brian (November 5, 2014). "Voters approve $438M in school projects". Finance&Commerce. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Student Body". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. ^ Kraushar, Eric (June 10, 2020). "Metro West Conference adds New Prague, Orono and Waconia". SWNewsMedia. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "State Baseball Tournament Winners: 1947-2020" (PDF). Minnesota State High School League. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "State Dance Team Tournament Place Winners: 1975-2000" (PDF). Minnesota State High School League. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  9. ^ "Boys Golf Team Champions 1943-2000" (PDF). Minnesota State High School League. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Waconia High School". showchoir.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Waconia's Star Power is a singing success". www.southwestmetromag.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Lake Waconia Marching Band Festival". Explore Minnesota. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Maxx Williams - Football". University of Minnesota. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Jenn Bostic: From Waconia to Nashville". . Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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