Grand Rapids High School
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Grand Rapids High School is a four year public high school
located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota
on 800 Conifer Drive. GRHS offers a wide range of extra curricular activities, and boasts one of the only competitive field show marching band
programs north of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.
GRHS' Student Council and the school facility served as the host of the 2010 Minnesota Student Council State Convention in April. The Theme was "Survivor Northwoods: Leadership By Nature"
. The school was founded in 1895. The school was the first in Northern Minnesota to offer courses in the International Baccalaureate program, and currently offers the University Of Minnesota
's College in the Schools
Program, and Project Lead the Way, a project in conjunction with the Itasca Community College
. GRHS's school song is the "Rapids Rouser".
GRHS is one of few schools that have two homecoming
s, the traditional Fall Homecoming for American football
and a winter homecoming for ice hockey
. The school also has a "Spring Fling" which is essentially a homecoming week without the royalty. All three events are usually a week long with each day boasting a different dress-up day, often centered around a theme, with Friday being Orange & Black Day, the school colors. Friday is also commonly a shortened class schedule with a pep fest in the afternoon.
, CNC Lathe, and 3D Printer for creating computer designed parts. GRHS also consistently places in many engineering design competitions such as the Shell Eco-marathon
.
Wayne Pender, former athletics director retired in the summer of 2008.
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....
located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Grand Rapids, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,764 people, 3,446 households, and 1,943 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,057.8 people per square mile . There were 3,621 housing units at an average density of 493.3 per square mile...
on 800 Conifer Drive. GRHS offers a wide range of extra curricular activities, and boasts one of the only competitive field show marching band
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
programs north of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.
GRHS' Student Council and the school facility served as the host of the 2010 Minnesota Student Council State Convention in April. The Theme was "Survivor Northwoods: Leadership By Nature"
Overview
Grand Rapids High School, "GRHS", is one of the two high schools in Independent School District 318Independent School District 318
Independent School District 318 is a school district located in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States, that operates public primary and secondary schools within the district. The district serves the communities of Balsam, Bigfork, Cohasset, Effie, Grand Rapids, Squaw Lake, Togo, Warba and Wawina...
. The school was founded in 1895. The school was the first in Northern Minnesota to offer courses in the International Baccalaureate program, and currently offers the University Of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
's College in the Schools
College in the Schools
College in the Schools is an educational program for high school students run by the University of Minnesota. It allows students to take college level classes in their high school and, as a result, earn college and high school credit for free. The classes are taught by high school teachers who...
Program, and Project Lead the Way, a project in conjunction with the Itasca Community College
Itasca Community College
Itasca Community College is a two-year community college located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It was founded in 1922 and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools...
. GRHS's school song is the "Rapids Rouser".
GRHS is one of few schools that have two homecoming
Homecoming
Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni of a school. It most commonly refers to a tradition in many universities, colleges and high schools in North America...
s, the traditional Fall Homecoming for American 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...
and a winter homecoming for ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
. The school also has a "Spring Fling" which is essentially a homecoming week without the royalty. All three events are usually a week long with each day boasting a different dress-up day, often centered around a theme, with Friday being Orange & Black Day, the school colors. Friday is also commonly a shortened class schedule with a pep fest in the afternoon.
Technical Education
GRHS boasts one of the best technical education centers in Minnesota. It is equipped with everything from a high quality computer lab for CAD to a CNC plasma cutter, CNC RouterCNC Router
A Computer Numerical Controlled router is a computer controlled machine for composites, aluminum, steel, plastics, wood and foams. It is a specific version of a CNCtool....
, CNC Lathe, and 3D Printer for creating computer designed parts. GRHS also consistently places in many engineering design competitions such as the Shell Eco-marathon
Eco-marathon
The Eco-Marathon is an annual competition sponsored by Shell, in which participants build special vehicles to achieve the highest possible fuel efficiency. The Eco-Marathon is held around the world with events in Finland, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Japan, and the USA...
.
Athletics
All of the schools athletics are under the direction of activities director Pat Rendle.Wayne Pender, former athletics director retired in the summer of 2008.