Hutchinson High School (Minnesota)

Hutchinson Senior High School was founded in the fall of 1877 in Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States. The school has over 12,000 graduates since its inception. The first graduating class included H. H. Bonniwell.

Hutchinson High School
Location
1200 Roberts Road
Hutchinson, MN 55350

United States
Coordinates44.8845°N 94.3930°W / 44.8845; -94.3930
Information
TypePublic High School
Established1877
SuperintendentDaron Vander Heiden
PrincipalRobert Danneker
Staff50.61 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment949 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.75[1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)    Black and Yellow
MascotTiger
Feeder schoolsHutchinson Middle School, Park Elementary School, West Elementary School
Websiteisd423.org

Today, HHS graduates anywhere from 200-240 graduates per year. This rate has held fairly steady for the past 50 years. The first class over 100 was in 1942 (110) and the first class of 200 students occurred 23 years later in 1965. The last graduating class under 200 was in 1992. Over that time, Hutchinson HS has had a remarkably stable population of between 800-1100 students. Currently, the enrollment of Hutchinson HS is above 900 and expects to be there through the near future. A new remodeled high school debuted during the 2017-2018 school year and will be fully built in September 2018.[2]

History
  • The first HHS graduates were in 1878. High school education generally was exclusive to private tutoring prior to this.
  • In 1881, the Hutchinson school district became one of the first to receive state money to provide high school study.
  • In 1890, the Hutchinson school district had 529 pupils, while only graduating 4 students. High school education did not gain popularity until the turn of the century.
  • In 1913, a Normal School was started. The normal school took place in the summer after graduation and allowed many people to become certified teachers in a six-week program. 50% of the graduating class went to the Normal school in 1915-17. The Normal School continued to operate until 1947. During this period, the teacher training school graduated 10-15 students yearly.
  • The first documented valedictorian was E. R. Dennis in the Class of 1912. The practice of naming a valedictorian and salutatorian was ended by Principal Scot Douglas in 2000.

Graduation classes

Year Grad# Year Grad# Year Grad# Year Grad# Year Grad# Year Grad# Year Grad# Year Grad# Year Grad# Year Grad#
1878 4 1897 16 1911 36 1925 65 1939 82 1953 104 1967 185 1981 213 1995 200 2009 221
1881 1 1898 14 1912 41 1926 51 1940 82 1954 95 1968 194 1982 216 1996 205 2010 234
1884 6 1899 18 1913 49 1927 53 1941 95 1955 104 1969 204 1983 214 1997 212 2011 212
1885 8 1900 16 1914 32 1928 56 1942 110 1956 115 1970 223 1984 195 1998 214 2012 203
1886 1 1901 24 1915 48 1929 47 1943 95 1957 100 1971 208 1985 187 1999 220 2013 204
1887 12 1902 29 1916 39 1930 66 1944 77 1958 129 1972 170 1986 192 2000 219 2014 219
1888 1 1903 35 1917 32 1931 54 1945 76 1959 120 1973 195 1987 201 2001 227 2015 238
1890 4 1904 39 1918 47 1932 71 1946 96 1960 142 1974 204 1988 226 2002 221 2016 208
1891 9 1905 48 1919 52 1933 56 1947 76 1961 152 1975 187 1989 197 2003 239 2017 206
1892 2 1906 33 1920 39 1934 62 1948 114 1962 156 1976 184 1990 219 2004 230 2018 212
1893 3 1907 32 1921 50 1935 62 1949 88 1963 146 1977 211 1991 170 2005 236 2019
1894 2 1908 33 1922 41 1936 65 1950 78 1964 172 1978 215 1992 190 2006 231 2020
1895 10 1909 23 1923 52 1937 67 1951 98 1965 200 1979 228 1993 206 2007 244 2021
1896 4 1910 37 1924 58 1938 64 1952 82 1966 184 1980 217 1994 210 2008 229 2022

Notable alumni
  • Carlos Avery (1868-1930), first Commissioner of the Minnesota Game and Fish Commission. Namesake of the Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area. Class of 1887.
  • John Bernhagen, Minnesota Legislator, (1969-1992). Class of 1952. Graduated #12 in his class of 82.
  • Harlow "Bonnie" Bonniwell, Minnesota Legislator (1915-1935). Part of the first graduating class in 1878.
  • Mitch Erickson, Offensive Guard at South Dakota State from 2004-2007, Pro football player from 2008-2012 in the NFL (Practice Squad) and CFL
  • Colleen Gray, (née Delores Jensen) big screen actress from the 1940s and 1950s. Class of 1939. Graduated #3 in her class of 82.
  • Les Kouba, 1957–58 and 1967-68 Federal Duck Stamp winner and celebrated wildlife artist. Les was in the Class of 1935, but left school during his jr year to attend art school in Minneapolis. Les Kouba Art
  • Greg Murtha, Football player at the University of Minnesota, played in the NFL in 1982 NFL Page
  • Lydon Murtha, Offensive Tackle at Nebraska from 2005-2008, NFL Player with the Miami Dolphins
  • Harold Popp, Minnesota Legislator (1958-1969). Pharmacist. Married popular teacher Winnifred Ruth in 1941. Both were killed in a car accident in 1969. Class of 1921
  • Nate Swift, Record-setting receiver at Nebraska from 2005-2008, NFL Practice Squad player, Denver and Jacksonville (2009)
  • Lindsay Whalen, head coach of the University of Minnesota's women's basketball team
  • John Zeleny, Class of 1888, BS Cambridge, University of MN Physicist 1906-1951, invented Zeleny Electroscope, President, American Physical Society, 1940

Feeder schools
  • Hutchinson Middle School
  • Park Elementary
  • West Elementary

References
  1. "HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. Jones, Jeremy (March 16, 2016). "High school plan is coming together". Hutchinson Leader. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
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