Warroad High School is a public high school in
Warroad, Minnesota
Warroad is a city in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States, at the southwest corner of Lake of the Woods, south of Canada. The population was 1,781 at the 2010 census. Warroad had its own newspaper before it was incorporated in 1901.
Minne ...
, United States. Despite the small size of the community, the school has produced several successful
hockey
Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...
players.
Academics
21% of Warroad students participate in the school's
Advanced Placement (AP) program and have a 63% pass rate. The school has a 63% AP exam pass rate.
Athletics
The Warroad Warriors are a part of the Northwest Conference of the
Minnesota State High School League
The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) is a voluntary, non-profit association for the support and governance of interscholastic activities at high schools in Minnesota, United States.
The association supports interscholastic athletics an ...
for most sports. For football they are a member of the Heart O'Lakes - Classic Conference. The following varsity sports teams are sanction by Warroad High School:"
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*Fall
** Cross Country
** Football
** Swimming - Girls'
** Volleyball
*Winter
** Hockey - Boys'
** Hockey - Girls'
** Basketball - Boys'
** Basketball - Girls'
*Spring
** Golf - Boys'
** Golf - Girls'
** Baseball
** Softball
** Track and Field
Hockey
In 1956, Warroad High School wanted to increase its hockey profile and hired
Ken Johannson
Kenneth Johannson (October 6, 1930November 27, 2018) was a Canadian-born American ice hockey player, coach and executive. A native of Edmonton, he attended the University of North Dakota on a football scholarship, then played for the Fighting ...
and
Bob Johnson as teachers and coaches of the boys' hockey team. They had previously been roommates for two years at the
University North Dakota, and neither knew the other was hired to run the team.
Warroad hockey teams are part of the hockey only Mariucci Conference. The Warriors boys hockey team has won the Class A
state hockey tournaments in 1994, 1996, 2003, and 2005. They have also made 10 appearances at the state finals as well as 21 overall tournament appearances.
The Warriors girls hockey team won back-to-back state titles in 2010 and 2011. They have participated and placed in the Minnesota state tournament seven times since 2006.
Activities
* Knowledge Bowl
* Robotics
* National Honor Society
* One-Act Play
* Speech
* Student Council
* Band
* Choir
Demographics
As of the 20112012 school year, Warroad was 82% white, 9% American Indian, 8% Asian, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders, and .2% two or more races.
21% of student were eligible for the Free Lunch Program and 8% were eligible for the Reduced-Price Lunch Program.
Notable alumni
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Robert Baril
Robert Baril is a stand-up comedian and radio talk-show host from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has released two albums on Stand Up! Records, ''Sex and Politics'' and ''TMI'', both produced by Grammy winner Dan Schlissel. He was the host of ''Laughin ...
stand-up comedian
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Roger Christian US Olympic hockey team
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Bill Christian (Class of 1956) US Olympic hockey team
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Henry Boucha (Class of 1969) 1972 US Olympic hockey team, NHL player
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Alan Hangsleben (Class of 1971) US National hockey team, NHL player
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Dave Christian (Class of 1977) 1980 US Olympic hockey team, NHL player
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Gigi Marvin
Gisele Marie "Gigi" Marvin (born March 7, 1987) is an American ice hockey player for the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League. As a member of the United States national women's ice hockey team, Marvin won a silver medal at the 201 ...
(Class of 2005) US women's Olympic hockey team
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TJ Oshie (Class of 2005) (transferred sophomore year) Current
Washington Capitals
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and
United States men's national ice hockey team
The United States men's national ice hockey team is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado, with its USA Hockey National Team Development Program, U18 and U17 development program in Plymouth, Michigan, Plymouth, Michiga ...
forward
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Brock Nelson
Brock Christian Nelson (born October 15, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey player for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nelson was drafted 30th overall in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Isl ...
(Class of 2009) NHL player
References
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Public high schools in Minnesota
Education in Roseau County, Minnesota