New Ulm High School (NUHS) is a
public
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high school
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in
New Ulm,
Minnesota
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, United States. It is part of the New Ulm Public Schools district.
History
Due to budget cuts for school funding from the state in 2007, the New Ulm Middle School had to shut down, and shared space with the New Ulm High School until 2016.
A new high school was built and opened in the fall of 2016 after a referendum was passed in 2014. The other district buildings were remodeled and the old high school became the middle school. The original 1915 high school building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2015.
Events and organizations
Student organizations include Speech, Math Counts, Knowledge Bowl, Junior High Knowledge Bowl, Robotics, One Act, SPOTS, Student Council, FFA, FCCLA, Oak Street Singers, Jazz Band, Choir, Band, Pops Choir, Mock Trial, and Yearbook.
Sports
New Ulm High School competes in the Big South Conference.
Notable alumni
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Ali Bernard - American Female Wrestler
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Wanda Gag
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- American Artist
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Jamie Hoffmann - Former MLB Player
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Terry Steinbach
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- Former MLB Player and Coach
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Public high schools in Minnesota
New Ulm, Minnesota
Schools in Brown County, Minnesota
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
National Register of Historic Places in Brown County, Minnesota
Educational institutions established in 1857
1857 establishments in Minnesota Territory