Menahga High School
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Menahga High School is a public high school
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 Menahga, Minnesota
Menahga, Minnesota
Menahga is a city in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,306 at the 2010 census.Menahga means "blueberry bush" in the Chippewa language.-Geography:...

 serving grades 9-12; it is located immediately east of U.S. Highway 71.

Academics

Menahga runs on a seven-period schedule. The year is broken up into two semesters with two quarters within each semester, for a total of four quarters. School is in session from 8:20 a.m. – 3:11 p.m.

Clubs and organizations

The activities offered to Menahga High School students include Knowledge Bowl
Knowledge Bowl
Knowledge Bowl is an interdisciplinary academic competition involving teams of four to six students trying to answer questions in a written round and several oral rounds. No team is eliminated in this event, and every team participates in every round...

, Business Professionals of America
Business Professionals of America
Business Professionals of America is a career and technical student organization that is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. BPA aims to develop leadership, academic, and technological skills in the workplace among students and leaders within the community...

 (BPA), Future Farmers of America (FFA
National FFA Organization
The National FFA Organization is an American youth organization known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agricultural education...

), Family Community Career Leaders of America (FCCLA), National Honor Society (NHS
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...

), Math League, Student Council, History Club, M-Club, Speech, and One-Act Play.

Sports

Menahga High School offers multiple sport opportunities to all of the student body attending Menahga. The range of sports for males include Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Wrestling, Track, Baseball, Hockey and Golf. The sports offered to females include Cross Country, Volleyball, Gymnastics, Basketball, Track, Softball, Hockey, Cheerleading and Golf.
Menahga and its southern neighbor Sebeka
Sebeka High School
Sebeka High School is a public high school in Sebeka, Minnesota serving grades 7–12. The high school is part of Sebeka Public School , and is contained within the same building as the elementary school...

are combined for Cross Country, Track, Cheerleading, Wrestling, Golf, and Football. The combined teams are known as the United North Central Warriors, and the team colors are gold and black.

Menahga's softball team advanced to the state softball tournament in 2010, the fourth such appearance in the state tournament. The team won its first game, Menahga's first-ever victory in the state softball tournament, before dropping its final two to finish fourth in the state.

Music

Menahga High School's music department offers band classes, choir classes, and guitar classes, all of which are taught by Elizabeth Holzhueter.
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