Type Public Phone +1 651-982-8400 Number of students 1,750 Founded 1909 | Established 1909 Color Gold Mascot Rangers | |
Principal Steve Massey,Ed.D,(effective 2003) Website Forest Lake Area High School Address 6101 Scandia Trail N, Forest Lake, MN 55025, USA District Forest Lake Public School District |
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Forest Lake Area High School, also known as Forest Lake High School, is a public three-year high school in Forest Lake, Minnesota founded in 1909. The school is a member of Minnesota Independent School District 831 (Forest Lake Area School District). The school competes in the Suburban East Conference of the Minnesota State High School League
Contents
- Forest lake area high school stem programming
- Facilities
- Feeder schools
- Athletics
- Activities
- Speech Team
- Notable alumni
- References
Forest Lake High School was named one of the top 1,500 high schools in the country by Newsweek Magazine in 2013.
Facilities
Forest Lake Area High School is a modern, well-equipped public comprehensive high school with an enrollment close to 1800 students in grades 10 through 12. Campus and building features include: 500 plus seat state-of-the-art auditorium, Over 65 classrooms including specialized science labs, lecture areas and small instructional settings, A campus which includes a high capacity seating, lighted outdoor football, soccer and a 6-lane, all-weather track stadium, Video production facility with Public-access television cable TV to classrooms, Fully equipped strength-conditioning-fitness facility and forum, Voice mail and e-mail for all faculty and staff, and Parent access to student data through School View. Students also have been linked to their own e-mail addresses for easy access and communication with teachers about any questions concerning homework or projects.
Feeder schools
The following junior high schools feed to Forest Lake Area High School:
Athletics
Forest Lake High School consists of approximately thirty athletic teams. All teams are under the watch of Athletic Director, Aaron Forsythe.
Forest Lake Area High School has won state team championships in:
Wrestling—1993, Boys' True Team Track & Field—1993, Boys' Nordic Skiing—2005, Boys' Nordic Skiing—2006, Boys' Nordic Skiing—2008, Boys' Nordic Skiing—2009, Boys' Nordic Skiing—2014, Boys' Nordic Skiing—2015, Boys' Alpine Skiing—2015
Basketball great Hal Haskins was the basketball coach at Forest Lake High School for the 1955-56 (a team which had a 19-game winning streak during the season) and 1956-57 seasons.
Activities
The following activities are available to students at Forest Lake:
Speech Team
Forest Lake's speech team was the leading speech program in the state of Minnesota through the 1990s. Forest Lake High School had more state speech champions than any other school during this time period. Three Forest Lake students went on to win national championships.