Stillwater Area High School

Stillwater Area High School (SAHS) is a public school located in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, United States, and is part of the Stillwater Area Public Schools, District 834. As the oldest high school in Minnesota and the first accredited by the North Central Association (now known as AdvancED) in 1903, Stillwater Area High School claims a special sense of history.[2]

Stillwater Area High School
Address
5701 Stillwater Blvd N

Oak Park Heights
,
Minnesota
55082

United States
Coordinates45.02967°N 92.8474°W / 45.02967; -92.8474
Information
TypePublic
MottoWe learn not for school, but for life
Established1993
PrincipalRobert Bach
Faculty122.20 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment2,785 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.79[1]
Color(s)    Red, Black, and White
Athletics conferenceSuburban East
MascotPony
NewspaperThe Pony Express
WebsiteStillwater Area High School

The current campus was built in 1993 thanks to a 28 million dollar bond that was approved by the citizens of District 834.[3] The previous location is now Stillwater Middle School. (SMS). Students from both SMS and Oakland Middle School attend Stillwater Area High School.[4] Newsweek ranked the school #326 in their "List of the 500 Top High Schools in America in 2015."[5]

Stillwater was designed by the architecture firm ATS&R.[6][7] The school recently underwent a $97 million dollar renovation, involving the construction of a new 9th grade wing, a new gym and Pony Activity Center (PAC).[8]

Athletics

The 2016 boys' soccer team finished the season ranked fourth in the nation by USA Today on its final Super 25 Expert Rankings.[9]

State championships
SeasonSportNumber of championships
FallGirls Swim and Dive[10]3 State Championships

7 True Team State Championships[11]

Football4 State Championships
Soccer, Boys3 State Championships [12]
Soccer, Girls2 State Championships
Cross Country, Boys5 State Championships

1 National Championship 1997 [13]

Adapted Soccer2 State Championships
WinterBasketball, Boys1 State Championship
Nordic Skiing, Girls8 State Championships
Nordic Skiing, Boys6 State Championships
Alpine Skiing, Boys1 State Championship
Alpine Skiing, Girls9 State Championships
Hockey, Girls2 State Championships [14]
SpringBaseball2 State Championships
Softball3 State Championships
Synchronised swimming18 State Championships
Golf, Girls2 State Championships
Lacrosse, Girls0 State Championships
Lacrosse, Boys0 State Championships
Track and Field, Boys3 State Championships

3 True Team State Championships

Track and Field, Girls1 True Team State Championship
Tennis, Boys1 State Championship
Total74 State Championships

11 True Team State Championships

1 National Championship

Notable alumni

Notable staff

Controversies

In late 2005, Stillwater Area High School received national attention after student journalists from the School Newspaper The Pony Express uncovered Joshua Gardner, a registered sex offender posing as British royalty at the school.[26] The journalists who helped uncover the true identity of Gardner were interviewed on Fox News, CNN, Good Morning America, MSNBC, and participated in a number of radio and newspaper interviews.[27]

References
  1. "STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. Stillwater Area High School | Stillwater Area Public Schools Archived February 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Archived March 3, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  4. School Demographics Info Archived February 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2015-09-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://schooldesigns.com/Project-Details.aspx?Project_ID=902
  7. http://schooldesigns.com/Project-Details.aspx?Project_ID=134
  8. https://stillwaterschools.org/sites/default/files/public/downloads/pages/BondProject_Overview.pdf
  9. Super 25 Expert Rankings for 2016-17 Boys Soccer Week 13, USA Today. Accessed May 2, 2017.
  10. Boys' swimming: Still water? Hardly Archived April 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  11. Stillwater Gazette - Sports
  12. http://www.twincities.com/2016/11/03/class-2a-boys-soccer-stillwater-caps-perfect-season/
  13. Team USA MN > Athletes > Archived July 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  14. http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/index.cfm?id=12535&section=sports%5B%5D
  15. Fox, Margalit (April 16, 2006). "Thomas J. Abercrombie, 75, Adventurer With Lens, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  16. Pitts, Jonathan (February 19, 2012). "Arundel photographers' book describes life of shared adventure". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  17. Bollinger, Rhett (March 8, 2012). "Twins sign reliever Perkins to deal through 2015". MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  18. Fredericksen, Jane (May 7, 2009). "Marine native Butch Thompson celebrates jazz roots". The Lowdown. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  19. Wimmer, Josh (April 22, 2010). "Former Stillwater student making vampires scary again in book series". The Lowdown. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  20. Boldt, Megan (January 25, 2013). "Denis McDonough: Obama picks Stillwater native as chief of staff". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  21. "Distinguished Alumni". Still water Area Highschool.
  22. Kink, Julie (May 30, 2014). "Funny man comes from a long line of 'censored performers'". St. Croix Valley Area News. Stillwater, Minnesota. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  23. DeBow, Matt. "Sobiech's legacy lives on in film". hometownsource.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  24. Magler, Alex (March 4, 2014). "Hoof Prints: Engler to take over law and justice class next year". Stillwater Gazette. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  25. Groskreutz, Stuart (May 21, 2013). "Housley accepts assistant coaching job with Predators". Stillwateer Gazette. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  26. Mount, Harry (January 19, 2006). "I'm the Duke of Cleveland, said schoolboy with a guilty secret". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  27. ABC News: Student Reporters Expose 'Royal' Sex Offender
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