Waconia High School

Waconia High School is a public high school located in Waconia, Minnesota, United States. A part of Waconia Public Schools, the school has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students in grades 9 through 12 and serves the communities of Waconia, St. Bonifacius, Minnetrista, Victoria and New Germany.

Waconia High School
Location
1650 Community Drive Waconia , Minnesota 55387 United States
Coordinates	44.8360°N 93.8195°W / 44.8360; -93.8195
Information
Type	Public secondary
School district	Waconia Public Schools
Principal	Paul Sparby
Teaching staff	72.84 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,342 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.42[1]
Color(s)	Purple and gold     [2]
Athletics conference	Metro West Conference
Nickname	Wildcats[2]
Website	www.isd110.org/our-schools/waconia-high-school

History

After a previous 2011 referendum failed,^[3] a November 2014 referendum to expand Clearwater Middle School and turn it in to a new high school passed.^[4]

Demographics

WHS is 92% white, 4% Hispanic, 1% black and 1% Asian. 1% of students also identify as a part of two or more races.^[5]

Academics

Advanced Placement program classes are offered at Waconia. About forty percent of WHS students take at least one AP class at some point in high school.^[6]

Athletics

After previously competing in the Wright County Conference, Wildcat teams moved to the Metro West Conference in advance of the 2020–2021 school year.^[7]

Team State Championships

• Baseball: 2017^[8]
• Dance: 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997 (high kick/precision), 1999 (tie; jazz/funk)^[9]
• Boys golf: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980^[10]

Individual State Championships

• Stu Oftelie, Boys Golf: 1979, 1980 ^[11]
• Jaye Blanshan, Wrestling: 1980 ^[12]
• Tyler Wagener, Wrestling: 2017, 2018 ^[13]
• Cade Mueller, Wrestling: 2018 ^[14]
• Max McEnelly, Wrestling: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 ^[15]
• Jack Hackler, Boys Swimming 100-yard Breaststroke: 2024, 2025
• Kaia Bauerova, Gymnastics Vault: 2025

Performing arts

Waconia has two competitive show choirs: the Varsity-level "Power Company", the Junior varsity-level mixed group "The Current", and formerly, the Junior varsity-level women's group "Illuminations".^[16] The show choir program also hosts the annual Waconia Star Power show choir competition the third weekend of February.^[17]

The band program hosts The Lake Waconia Band Festival every year in the third week of June.^[18]

Notable alumni

• Maxx Williams, NFL tight end^[19]
• Jenn Bostic, singer/songwriter^[20]