Wayzata High School

Infobox_School2 | name = Wayzata High School


motto =
established = 1857
type = Public
head_name = Principal
head = Mike Trewick
students = 3,237 (06-07)
mascot = Trojans
free_label = Colors
free = Royal Blue and Gold
city = Plymouth
state = Minnesota
country = United States of America
website = [http://www.wayzata.k12.mn.us/whs wayzata.k12.mn.us/whs]

Wayzata High School is a high school in Plymouth, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul. The high school, operated by the Wayzata School District, has approximately 3,500 students, from grades 9 to 12. The current principal is Mike Trewick. Despite being named "Wayzata High School", the high school is not actually located in Wayzata. It receives its name from the school district, not the city in which it resides. "Newsweek" ranked the school #990 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 =2007-06-20]

Wayzata High School is one of the largest public high schools in Minnesota and also one of the largest in the country. Its interior measures 487,000 square feet and cost $58 million to build. [Wayzata High School Construction, [http://www.mortenson.com/projects/project_profile.html?projects__id=71] ] Construction was completed in August 1997.

Wayzata High School is part of the Classic Lake Conference, an athletic conference that also includes Minnetonka High School, Robbinsdale Armstrong High School, Edina High School, and Hopkins High School.

Academics

Classes are run on a block schedule of four periods of approximately 86 minutes each, starting at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 2:20 p.m. The block schedule consists of only four daily classes. Because of the length of a block schedule structured class, a one semester class is equal to taking the class all year. The block schedule allows students to focus more on their four classes rather than having eight or nine classes at some high schools. It also allows students to "double up" and take two years worth of a subject in one year. The majority of students have the same four classes every day during a semester, though many may have some changes between terms due to one-term courses or three-term courses. Some exceptions to this are students in some band, orchestra, and choir classes, who alternate one class with their respective music class every other day.

Wayzata High School offers a large number of Advanced Placement Program classes. For the 2007-2008 school year, twenty-five AP classes are being offered, which is the most out of any school, public or private, in Minnesota. An advantage to using the block schedule is the ability to take essay tests in class that are composed of questions from past Advanced Placement exams, giving a feel for what the actual tests will be like.

Extra-curricular Activities

Academic extracurricular activities of notable mention include debate, Math Team, DECA, BPA, Science Olympiad, Science Bowl, Knowledge Master Open, and Quiz Bowl. All of these teams have high rankings in state leagues. The Wayzata Math Team won championships in the Minnesota State High School Mathematics League in 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2008 and was runner-up in 1999 and 2007. In 2006, the Wayzata Math Team placed third in state. It has also won the conference for the past 16 years. In 2007, the Wayzata Debate Team also won the Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Novice State Debate Tournaments.

Athletics

In 2005, the Wayzata Trojans won their first ever state football title 28-24 over Cretin-Derham Hall High School [ [http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/index.asp Minnesota State High School League, "2005 State Football Tournament"] ] . The team reached the title game the year before in 2004, but lost a close game to Minnetonka, 23-14. In 2007 the Trojans won state for cross country and made it to nationals as well. They are widely-considered as the top team in the state of Minnesota. Fact|date=May 2008

Wayzata is part of the Classic Lake Conference in the Minnesota State High School League.

tate Championships

Notable alumni

*Marion Barber III (2001), running back for the Dallas Cowboys [ Marion Barber reference, [http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2005/barber_marion] ]
*Dominique Barber (2004), former safety for University of Minnesota, younger brother of Marion, drafted by Houston Texans
*Francois-Henri Deserable (2005), french author
*Andrew Peterson [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Peterson_%28soccer%29] (2003), Defender for the Columbus Crew
*Dick Beardsley, marathon runner, 2nd place in 1982 Boston Marathon
*David Bromstad (1992), interior designer and HGTV television show host
*Shawn Daivari (2002), professional wrestler
*David Gaither, former Minnesota State Senator, and currently Governor Tim Pawlenty's Chief of Staff
*Ben Hamilton, offensive lineman for the Denver Broncos [ Ben Hamilton reference, [http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=176&p=8&c=1&nid=1932484] ]
*Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator (DFL) representing Minnesota [Amy Klobuchar reference, [http://www.amyklobuchar.com/about/record.html] ]
*James Laurinaitis (2005) - Linebacker, Ohio State Buckeyes, 2006 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Winner [James Laurinaitis reference, [http://whsfootball.wayzata.k12.mn.us/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=99999999] ]
*Benjamin Salisbury (1998), former child actor [ Benjamin Salisbury, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0758436/bio] ]
*Kimberly Elise, actress (John Q, The Manchurian Candidate )
*Sam Chazin, Former Gay Comedian
*Chris Boreen, Runner up in 2006 Plymouth, MN Mayoral Election
*Nolan Musselman, CSC cycling team Junior Member 2008
*Tim Herron, Professional Golfer.
*Brent Gensler, President/Founder of DefySupply [Brent Gensler reference [http://www.DefySupply.com] ]
*Johann Kroll (2002), Ice Hockey; Ohio State Buckeyes Defenseman [ [http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87732&SPID=10406&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1058782&Q_SEASON=2007 Johann Kroll Biography - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.wayzata.k12.mn.us/whs/ Wayzata High School Official Website]
* [http://www.wayzata.k12.mn.us/ Wayzata School District Official Website]