Type Public Enrollment ~350 Phone +1 218-365-6166 Founded 1924 | Established 1924 Website ely.k12.mn.us Mascot Timberwolves Color Red, Black, and White | |
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Address 600 E Harvey St, Ely, MN 55731, USA District Ely Public School District Similar Vermilion Community College, Ely Echo, Ely Esy, Ely Bloomen Communi, Essentia Health‑Ely Clinic | ||
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Ely Memorial High School is located in Ely, Minnesota, USA.
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History
Construction started in 1923, and the building was dedicated Friday, October 3, 1924. The school was dedicated to the 248 men who died in World War I. Mr. W.E. Englund was superintendent of the school district. Enrollment for the first year of school was 460 high school students. According to the local newspapers, it cost $1,000,000 and boasted an indoor pool. The Industrial Arts Building was constructed in 1929. In 1939, a football field was added behind the high school, where visitors to the city still flock to see the stadium and nap in the cool, dewy grass on the field. Another venerable athletic facility is the famed indoor basketball court, where hundreds of Elyites amass in the throes of winter to support the Timberwolves. Even during the off season, the sound of basketball can be heard echoing throughout the hallways, as visitors make use of the facility for their famed "barefoot basketball" contests. It is still being used for secondary education (grades 7-12).
The high school building is one of four buildings on the school campus. The rest of the campus consists of the Ely Ice Arena, Washington Elementary, and the Band and Industrial Arts Building.