Spring Lake Park High School

Spring Lake Park High School (SLPHS) is a public high school in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, United States and is the only high school serving Spring Lake Park School District 16. In the 2020 - 2021 school year, The school enrolled about 1,850 students drawn primarily from the Minneapolis suburb of Spring Lake Park as well as parts of the suburbs of Blaine and Fridley.^[3][2] The Spring Lake Park Panthers are part of the North Suburban Conference.

Spring Lake Park High School
Location
1100 81st Avenue Spring Lake Park, Minnesota 55432 United States
Coordinates	45.1135°N 93.2457°W / 45.1135; -93.2457
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"Panther Pride!"
Established	1955
School district	Spring Lake Park Schools
NCES School ID	273333001464[1]
Principal	Matthew Boucher
Teaching staff	97.02 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	1,965 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	20.25[2]
Color(s)	Red, Blue and White
Athletics conference	Northwest Suburban Conference
Mascot	Panther
Rivals	Blaine Bengals Irondale Knights
Website	SLPHS

History

The first Spring Lake Park Junior/Senior High School opened for the 1955–56 school year.^[4]

"In 1976, Spring Lake Park became the first high school in the nation to provide Emergency Medical Services training.  As a result of a Title III grant, the Opportunities in Emergency Health Care Program started training high school students to become Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s)."^[5]

The campus was renovated throughout the 2008–09 school year. Kenneth Hall Elementary School, which was located on the high school campus, was torn down and the land converted into a parking lot.^[4]

Athletics

The school sponsors the following varsity athletic teams and competes in the North Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League:^[6]

• Fall
  • Soccer (boys)
  • Football
  • Cross country
  • Soccer (girls)
  • Swimming and diving (girls)
  • Tennis (girls)
  • Volleyball
  • Dance Team (noncompetitive)
• Winter
  • Dance team
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey (boys)
  • Hockey (girls)
  • Nordic skiing
  • Swimming and diving (boys)
  • Basketball (boys)
  • Basketball (girls)
• Spring
  • Tennis (boys)
  • Softball
  • Golf (girls)
  • Lacrosse (girls)
  • Lacrosse (boys)
  • Baseball
  • Golf (boys)
  • Track and field

State championships

• Football
  • 2016 2nd in State (5A)
  • 1999 2nd in State (2A)
  • 1991 1st in State (2A)
• Dance Jazz
  • 2005 1st Jazz/Funk (2A)
  • 2006 1st Jazz/Funk (2A)
  • 2007 1st Jazz/Funk (2A)
• Bowling
  • 2022 1st in State (2A)

Notable alumni

• David Backes — National Hockey League player for the Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins^[7]
• Troy Merritt — professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour^[8]
• Brian Leonhardt — football player for Minnesota Vikings
• E. J. Ejiya — professional football player^[9]