Saint Louis Park High School

Infobox_School2 | name = St. Louis Park |

motto =
established = 1898
type = Public
head_name =Principal
head = Robert Metz
students = approx. 1,400 (grades 9–12)
mascot = Orioles
free_label = Colors
free = Orange, White, and Black
city = St. Louis Park
state = Minnesota
country = USA
website = [http://www.slpschools.org/sh/ www.slpschools.org/sh]

St. Louis Park High School, is a four-year public high school located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. St. Louis Park High School is ranked by "Newsweek" as #390 in their "List of the 1200 Top High Schools in America," [cite web| title =The Top of the Class| work =The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools| publisher = MSNBC| date =2007| url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678/site/newsweek/| accessdate =2007-05-23] fourth among Minnesota schools on the list (with Edina High School first and Southwest High School in Minneapolis second). In 2003, the high school began participation in the International Baccalaureate program and has since been decreasing the number of Advanced Placement classes offered in the curriculum.

The school newspaper is [http://www.slpecho.com/index.html "The Echo"] . While attending SLPHS, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote for — but never edited — "The Echo", including one article in which he interviewed then Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon. The Echo recently won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown Award in 2006 as one of the 25 best high school newspapers in the nation. [ [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cspa/docs/contests-and-critiques/crown-awards/recipients/2006-scholastic-crown.html Scholastic Press Award] ]

Athletics

St. Louis Park High School is in the [http://www.nsconference.org North Suburban Conference] , which is part of the Minnesota State High School League. In 2005, they left the Classic Lake Conference due to its smaller student body than the other west suburban schools in the Classic Lake Conference. The school has created a website for information on current athletic events [http://www.gopark.org gopark.org] .

Notable alumni

* T.J. Bohn, professional baseball player for the Seattle Mariners
* Joel and Ethan Coen, movie directors, music artists
* Tomkin Coleman, community activist
* Philip Dray, author, At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of BlTThack America, etc.
* Mike Feinstein, City Council member (1996–2004) and Mayor (2000–2002), Santa Monica, CA [http://www.feinstein.org]
* Geoffrey Fischbein, guitarist in the band humanboy
* Al Franken, political satirist; attended through 10th grade
* Thomas Friedman, "New York Times" [ [http://www.macalester.edu/globalcitizenship/pressroom/031406.html Thomas Friedman Bio] ] columnist
* Pete Hautman, author [ [http://www.petehautman.com/personal.html Pete Hautman Bio] ]
* Peter Himmelman, musician and songwriter, formerly of Sussman Lawrence
* Sharon Isbin, classical guitarist
* Dan Israel, musician and songwriter
* Terry Leiendecker, pro soccer player for the Minnesota Strikers, star goalkeeper at St. John's University
* Peggy Orenstein, author and contributing writer for the "New York Times Magazine"
* Matt Parrington, head baseball coach at Macalester College
* Jeff Passolt, news anchor for Fox 9 News
* Jim Petersen, pro basketball player in the NBA from 1985 to 1992 [ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/peterji01.html Jim Petersen Bio] ]
* Erik Rasmussen, professional hockey player [ [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=14937 Erik Rasmussen Bio] ]
* Sam Richter, best-selling author, international speaker [ [http://www.takethecold.com/bio Sam Richter Bio] ]
* Mark Rosen, sports anchor for WCCO Channel 4
* Andy Sackrison, NHL fifth-round pick 2006 draft
* Barry Siewert TV/radio personality/musician
* Bob Stein, former NFL player [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STEINBOB01 Bob Stein NFL Stats] ]
* Chris Tatarek, Ambrose Burke and Nick Nelson, members of the popular hip-hop group C.I.
* Marc Trestman, former NFL football coach, now football coach at North Carolina State University
* J. Elvis Weinstein, played Dr. Laurence Erhardt and the original puppeteer/voice for Tom Servo on Mystery Science Theater 3000
* Dan Wilson (musician), lead singer of Trip Shakespeare and Semisonic

References

External links

* [http://www.slpschools.org/sh/ St. Louis Park Senior High School Official Website]
* [http://www.slpschools.org St. Louis Park Public Schools Website]
* [http://gopark.org GoPark.org Athletics Website]