Maple Grove Senior High School (MGSH) is a public grade 912

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, United States. It is one of three high schools in the Osseo School District (279). Its feeder schools are Maple Grove Middle School and Osseo Middle School. The school has included grades 912 since September 2015. Previously grade 9 attended junior high school. MGSH contains students from the cities of Maple Grove,

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History

Maple Grove Senior High opened in 1996 as the third public high school built by the Osseo School District. MGSH is the only public high school located in

, although the grounds of

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are partially located within the boundaries of the city of Maple Grove. MGSH now includes grades 9-12 as of September 2015.

Curriculum

Around 200 courses are available at Maple Grove Senior High. Types of courses include

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, Honors, traditional, remedial, and

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courses. Through the Minnesota state

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(PSEO) program, students are eligible to take classes at state colleges and universities. PSEO participation counts towards graduation requirements. Maple Grove implemented standards-based grading in 2011. Maple Grove has been working on learning how to effectively implement standard based grading to help better prepare students for college in the last five years.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,271 students enrolled in 2015-2016 was: *Male - 52.4% *Female - 47.6% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.1% *Asian/Pacific Islanders - 7.2% *Black - 7.2% *Hispanic - 3.6% *White - 78.8% *Multiracial - 3.1% 13.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced cost lunch.

Athletics

The Maple Grove Crimsons are members of the Northwest Suburban Conference of the

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. The school mascot is Leafy, a crimson and gold maple leaf. The boys and girls hockey teams play out of the Maple Grove Community Center, a large recreational complex and a 1500-seat ice arena located in the city. On December 2nd, 2022, Maple Grove's football team won their first-ever class 6A state championship title in a 27-10 victory over Rosemount. With this win, Maple Grove would also finish undefeated, at 14-0 on the season.

Extracurricular activities

Maple Grove Senior High School offers students the following clubs and organizations: *

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Club *Crimson Guides *

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Team * DECA *Green Club *

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Club *G.A.P. (Grove Area

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*Link Crew *

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Crimson *Math Team *MG Rotary Club Camp Ryla ( Rotary Youth Leadership Award) *MN American Legion Boys State American Legion Auxiliary Girls State *Mock Trial,

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* News Paper *

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*Crimson Robotics Team 2526 (

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161 *Speech Team *Crimson Cabinet (

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Notable alumni

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professional wrestler *

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professional ice hockey player * Jake Wieneke professional football player

References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Minnesota Maple Grove, Minnesota Educational institutions established in 1996 1996 establishments in Minnesota Schools in Hennepin County, Minnesota