Winona Senior High School is a publicly funded

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Winona Winona, Wynona or Wynonna may refer to: Places Canada * Winona, Ontario United States * Winona, Arizona * Winona, Indiana * Winona Lake, Indiana * Winona, Kansas * Winona, Michigan * Winona County, Minnesota ** Winona, Minnesota, the seat of Wi ...

, in

Winona County Winona County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, its population was 49,671. Its county seat is Winona. Winona County comprises the Winona, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The Wisconsin Territory was ...

, which is located in southeastern

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in the United States. The high school has a population of over 1200 students in grades 9–12.Winona Senior High

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. Retrieved 2010-12-06. "Total Students: 1,226 (2008-2009)" The school's

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is Herky the Winhawk. The school is part of the

Winona Area Public Schools Winona Area Public Schools is the public school system in Winona, Minnesota, United States. It is also known as Independent School District 861. The superintendent is Dr. Annette Freiheit . The local public school system includes eight early l ...

(Independent School District #861).

Notable alumni

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, basketball player, selected in

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by the

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, politician *

Paul Giel Paul Robert Giel (February 29, 1932 – May 22, 2002) was an American college football and professional baseball player from Winona, Minnesota. He was an All-American in both sports at the University of Minnesota. Collegiate career Giel att ...

, member of

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pitcher, and

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athletic director *

Garrett Heath Garrett Heath (born November 3, 1985) is an American runner from Winona, Minnesota, who raced in various middle and long-distance running events. He represented the United States at the 2010 World Indoor Championships where he finished seventh ...

, middle and long-distance runner *

Elliott Heath Elliott Heath (born February 4, 1989) is a runner who specialized in middle and long-distance disciplines. He competed at the 2012 US Olympic track trials for the 5000-meter race. He is the younger brother of Garrett Heath. Running career Heat ...

, middle and long-distance runner *

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, businessman and politician *

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, member of the

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* Stephen S. Schwartz, judge * Tom Stoa, politician and beekeeper

References

External links

* Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing Public high schools in Minnesota Buildings and structures in Winona, Minnesota Schools in Winona County, Minnesota {{Minnesota-school-stub