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Apple Valley High School (Minnesota)
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Apple Valley High School, commonly referred to as AVHS, is a public four-year high school
in Apple Valley, Minnesota
. It is a part of Independent School District 196
(Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District). It is also affiliated with the Minnesota State High School League
(MSHSL). The school was completed in 1976, and at that time was the second high school added to the district. As of 2006, it is one of five high schools serving District 196. At the 2011 Apple Valley High School Homecoming Pep Fest the Faculty performed in a Flash Mob for the students.
, which is considered the highest accolade an American school can receive. It has also been selected as one of the "140 Best High Schools" in the United States, and has gained recognition from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Scholastic Coach and Athletic Journal, and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science.
. Since being opened in 1976, the school has accumulated 60 state championships, placing it second overall in the number of state championships won in Minnesota. Starting for the 2010-2011 school year they will be part of the South Suburban Conference(MN).
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Apple Valley, Minnesota
Apple Valley, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 45,527 people, 16,344 households, and 12,405 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,625.5 people per square mile . There were 16,536 housing units at an average density of 953.6 per square mile...
. It is a part of Independent School District 196
Independent School District 196
Independent School District 196 is a K-12 public school district located in the south suburban Twin Cities, near both Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota....
(Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District). It is also affiliated with the Minnesota State High School League
Minnesota State High School League
The Minnesota State High School League 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 and fine arts programs for member schools...
(MSHSL). The school was completed in 1976, and at that time was the second high school added to the district. As of 2006, it is one of five high schools serving District 196. At the 2011 Apple Valley High School Homecoming Pep Fest the Faculty performed in a Flash Mob for the students.
Academics
Apple Valley High School received an award from the Blue Ribbon Schools ProgramBlue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
, which is considered the highest accolade an American school can receive. It has also been selected as one of the "140 Best High Schools" in the United States, and has gained recognition from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Scholastic Coach and Athletic Journal, and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science.
Athletics
Apple Valley High School played in the Lake Conference, which is part of the Minnesota State High School LeagueMinnesota State High School League
The Minnesota State High School League 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 and fine arts programs for member schools...
. Since being opened in 1976, the school has accumulated 60 state championships, placing it second overall in the number of state championships won in Minnesota. Starting for the 2010-2011 school year they will be part of the South Suburban Conference(MN).
Forensics
Apple Valley High School is also noted for its outstanding forensics program. It offers both speech and debate, and students must try out for both these teams near the beginning of the year. Outstanding accolades have been received at the National Forensics League (NFL) National Tournament. The Speech team has received numerous Speech & Debate Team of Excellence awards, and has had many national champions.Notable alumni
For alumni who have gained significant success or notoriety.- Colin Achenbach, a Forward in the National Lacrosse LeagueNational Lacrosse LeagueThe National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
for the Minnesota SwarmMinnesota SwarmMinnesota Swarm is a box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The team plays on Treasure Island Field at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota....
. - Rebekah BradfordRebekah BradfordRebekah Bradford is an American speed skater who has competed since 2002. She was named to the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.Graduated Apple Valley High School in 2001.-References:* * * *...
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. - Matt Demaray, a two-time NCAA Division I individual wrestling champion.
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, a member of the band Owl CityOwl CityOwl City is an American electronica musical project by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young formed in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Young created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement...
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in 2006. - Michael Gifford, a two-time U.S. National Table Tennis Champion. Currently playing professionally in SloveniaSloveniaSlovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. - Karl GoehringKarl GoehringKarl Goehring is a retired American professional ice hockey goaltender, who is currently an assistant coach with the Syracuse Crunch. He led Apple Valley High School to a win in the 1996 Minnesota State High School League Boys' Hockey Tournament...
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. - Anne Hjelle, survivor of a highly-publicized mountain lion attack in 2004. (Graduated 1991.)
- Erik Jensen, an actor who played the assistant district attorney on CSICSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
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and Blair Witch 2. - Jarrod Johnson, a reality television participant who appeared on TLCTLC (TV channel)TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
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. - Daniel Krekeler, a double bassist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York since 2005.
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of the NFL, former Minnesota Gatorade Player of the year and Defensive Lineman at Notre DameUniversity of Notre DameThe University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
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. - - Tara MackTara MackTara Kay Mack is Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 37A, which includes portions of the cities of Apple Valley and Burnsville in Dakota County, which is in the southeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.Mack was first...
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. - Matthew Mahre, an actor who has appeared in Paul Blart: Mall Cop, as well as episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Pain, One Life To Live, and Vampire Diaries.
- Leyna NguyenLeyna NguyenLeyna Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American television anchor and reporter from Los Angeles, California.- Biography :Leyna Nguyen was born in Dong Ha, South Vietnam. She grew up in Burnsville, Minnesota, and graduated from Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota in 1988...
, on-air anchor and reporter with KCAL-TVKCAL-TVKCAL-TV, channel 9, is an independent television station in Los Angeles, California, USA, owned by the CBS Corporation. KCAL-TV shares its studio facilities with KCBS-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson.-Digital...
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since 1997. - Christopher Orr, an actor who appeared in episodes of Sex and the City, Beverly Hills 90210, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU and All My Children, as well as in D3: The Mighty Ducks and in the Off-Broadway production of The Author's Voice with Philip Seymour Hoffman.
- Stephen Perrier, a mixed martial arts fighter.
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. - Reggie RolleReggie RolleReggie Rolle is an American actor who portrayed Damon Henderson, the Green Lost Galaxy Ranger, in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy. He attended Apple Valley High School in Minnesota. He graduated in the same class as actress Maria Thayer....
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. - Nicholas SadlerNicholas SadlerNicholas Sadler is an American actor. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was raised in Apple Valley, Minnesota where he attended Apple Valley High School. He was accepted into the Juilliard School's Drama Department while a senior in high school....
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- Joe Sexton, professional snowboarder.
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yellow belt. - Michael Dries, A professional Chef
State championships
| State Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Soccer, Boys | 9 | 1984, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2009, 2010 |
| Soccer, Girls | 1 | 1995 | |
| Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive... , Girls |
2 | 1985, 1992 | |
| Football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by... |
2 | 1986, 1993 | |
| Swimming Swimming (sport) Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native... and Diving Diving Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one... , Girls |
2 | 1990, 1994 | |
| Winter | Hockey Hockey Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:... , Girls |
2 | 1995, 1998 |
| Dance Dance Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting.... , Girls |
4 | 1984, 1985, 1991, 1995 | |
| Wrestling Scholastic wrestling Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently... |
19 | 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | |
| Gymnastics Gymnastics Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body... , Girls |
2 | 1989, 2001 | |
| Hockey, Boys Minnesota high school boys hockey The Minnesota High School Boys Hockey program is a high school ice hockey program in the State of Minnesota. Based on tournament attendance, ice hockey is the most popular high school sport in the state... |
1 | 1996 | |
| Swimming and Diving, Boys | 2 | 1989, 2001 | |
| [Spring | Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
1 | 2006 |
| Golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... , Boys |
2 | 1992, 1993 | |
| Track and Field Track and field Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area... , Boys |
3 | 1986, 1991, 1992 | |
| Track and Field, Girls | 7 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006 | |
| Total | 61 | ||