ANOKA HIGH SCHOOL

'Anoka High School' is a four year public high school located in Anoka, Minnesota on 3939 7th Avenue N.

Contents

School overview

Academic assessment

Sports

Notable Alumni

External Links

School overview

Anoka High School is a part of Anoka-Hennepin School District 11 and is one of five regular high schools in the district. The history of Anoka High School can be traced back to 1880 and the establishment of the city of Anoka, making it one of the oldest high schools in Minnesota. The school districts of Anoka and surrounding communities were consolidated into the Anoka-Hennepin School District in 1952. The current building that houses Anoka High School opened in 1971. Anoka High has a student population of 2544 that is 1% American Indian, 3% Asian, 3% black, and 90% white.

Academic assessment

Anoka High School made Adequate Yearly Progress in 2006.

Sports

Anoka competes in the Northwest Suburban Conference. In 2006 the Anoka Tornadoes football team won section 7AAAA by beating Champlin Park High School in the section final. The Tornadoes then lost to Lakeville South High School in the playoffs who in turn lost the class 5A state title to Eden Prairie High School. Anoka High School's main rival is Champlin Park High School. Another rival of Anoka is Blaine High School.

Notable Alumni

★ Michelle Bachmann - Minnesota congresswoman

★ Gretchen Carlson - Fox News anchor and the 1989 Miss America.

★ Garrison Keillor - author, host of the radio program "A Prairie Home Companion"

★ Jeffery Lars Lindberg - The Powers That Be, Northern Associates Musician, Journalist, to be featured on upcoming nationally released "Powers That Be" Exponential album.

External Links

★ Anoka High School Homepage