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{{Infobox_School2 | name = Edina High School
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| name = Edina High School
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| logo = Edina High School logo.jpg
| established = 1949
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| type = [[Public school|Public]]
| city = [[Edina, MN|Edina]]
| head_name = Principal
| state = [[Minnesota]]
| head = Dr. Bruce Locklear (aka Doc Loc)
| country = United States
| students = 1,768
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| head = Paul Paetzel
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| state = [[Minnesota]]
| athletics = [[Lake Conference]]
| country = [[United States of America]]
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| colors = [[Shades of green#Kelly green|Kelly Green]] and [[White]] {{color box|#4CBB17}} {{color box|white}}
| address = 6754 Valley View Road
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'''Edina High School''' is a three-year [[Public school|public]] [[high school]] located in [[Edina, Minnesota]], a first-tier suburb of [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]]. The school was founded in 1949 and has a current enrollment of approximately 2,000 students.


'''Edina High School''' is a four-year [[Public school (government funded)|public]] [[high school]] located in [[Edina, Minnesota]], United States, a suburb of [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]]. The current student population is 2,720.
Edina High School is identified as a "Five Star School" by the Minnesota Department of Education and a "National School of Excellence" by the [[United States Department of Education|U. S. Department of Education]]. ''[[Newsweek]]'' ranked the school #89 in their "List of the 1200 Top High Schools in America",<ref>{{cite web| title =The Top of the Class| work =The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools| publisher = MSNBC| date =2007| url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678/site/newsweek/| accessdate =2007-05-23}}</ref> and the [[Grammy]] Foundation selected it as one of forty-two "Signature Schools" recognizing Edina's contributions to music education. Ninety-six percent of seniors go onto college and eighty-six percent finish in five years. A recent survey conducted 10 years after [[graduation]] showed that 45% of Edina graduates completed [[graduate school]] degrees or were pursuing graduate degrees.<ref>Graduation Percents, [http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/district/fastfacts.htm Edina High School website]</ref>


Edina High School was ranked as 428th best public high school in the United States according to [[U.S. News & World Report]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/minnesota/districts/edina-public-school-district/edina-high-school-10781|title=Edina Senior High|publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|access-date=September 1, 2012}}</ref> Minnesota Department of Education certified Edina as a "Five Star School" and the [[United States Department of Education|U. S. Department of Education]] recognized it as a "National School of Excellence". ''[[Newsweek]]'' ranked the school #89 in their "List of the 1,200 Top High Schools in America",<ref>{{cite web|title=The Top of the Class|work=The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools|publisher=MSNBC|year=2007|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678/site/newsweek/|access-date=May 23, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006144920/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678/site/newsweek/|archive-date=October 6, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[Grammy]] Foundation selected it as one of forty-two "Signature Schools" recognizing Edina's contributions to music education. Ninety-five percent of seniors go on to college and eighty-six percent finish in five years. 30% of Edina graduates responded in a recent survey that they conducted 10 years after [[graduation]] they had completed [[graduate school]] degrees or were pursuing graduate degrees.<ref>Graduation Percents, [http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/district/fastfacts.htm Edina High School website]</ref>
Following a review of over 30,000 U.S. High Schools, [[Sports Illustrated]] ranked the Edina High School athletic program 8th in the U.S for 2005. (Sports Illustrated, May, 2005).
History teacher Lonni Skrentner was selected Minnesota History Teacher of the Year in 2004 by the [[Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History]]. 72% of Edina High School teachers hold advanced, specialist, or doctoral degrees.


A second high school, '''Edina West High School''', opened in 1973 adjacent to Valley View Junior High. At that time, what was known as Edina High School was renamed '''Edina East High School'''. However, due to declining enrollment Edina East was closed in 1981 and became the Edina Community Center while Edina West became Edina High School.
A second high school, '''Edina West High School''', opened in fall 1972, next to Valley View Junior High School, and Edina High School was renamed '''Edina East High School'''. Due to declining student enrollment, the two schools combined eight years later. Edina East closed in spring 1981, and the building eventually became the Edina Community Center, the district administrative offices and Welcome Center, and the home of Normandale Elementary school, while Edina West became Edina High School.

In November 2003, city of Edina residents passed an $85.8 million bond referendum<ref>$85.8 million bond referendum, [http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/edinahigh/ourschool/principal.htm Edina High School website]</ref> to renovate all school facilities in the district, with the high school undergoing major renovations. Construction began on the high school in May 2004 and was completed in 2007.


==History==
==History==
{{further|Edina School District}}
[[Image:Kulhman field - home bleechers.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Kuhlman Field at the Edina Community Center]]
Before a high school opened in Edina, students looking to extend their education past eighth grade had to find their way down to the old Central High School at 4th Avenue and South 11th Street in [[Minneapolis]].<ref name="History">Sullivan, Joe. (Spring 2003) "144-year-old Edina Public School System has a Proud Heritage". ''About Town.'' (Official Magazine of the City of Edina) [http://www.ci.edina.mn.us/PDFs/AboutTown/L4-91_AboutTown_2003Spring.pdf PDF]. p. 8-16</ref> By the 1940s some Edina students in grades 10 through 12 attended [[Private school|private high schools]]. Of those who could not afford to attend a private high school, some were enrolled at [[Saint Louis Park High School|St. Louis Park High School]] while many others were being "farmed out" to West and Southwest High Schools in Minneapolis. In 1941, Minneapolis schools raised their tuition for out-of-city students, and despite the increase, Edina residents voted to pay the increased tuition rather than build their own high school.
Before a high school opened in Edina, students looking to extend their education past eighth grade had to find their way down to the old Central High School at 4th Avenue and South 11th Street in [[Minneapolis]].<ref name="History">Sullivan, Joe. (Spring 2003) "144-year-old Edina Public School System has a Proud Heritage". ''About Town.'' (Official Magazine of the City of Edina) [http://www.ci.edina.mn.us/PDFs/AboutTown/L4-91_AboutTown_2003Spring.pdf PDF] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529071631/http://www.ci.edina.mn.us/PDFs/AboutTown/L4-91_AboutTown_2003Spring.pdf |date=2008-05-29 }}. p. 8-16.</ref> By the 1940s some Edina students in grades 10 through 12 attended [[Private school|private high schools]]. Of those who could not afford to attend a private high school, some were enrolled at [[Saint Louis Park High School|St. Louis Park High School]] while many others were being "farmed out" to West and Southwest High Schools in Minneapolis. In 1941, Minneapolis schools raised their tuition for out-of-city students, and despite the increase, Edina residents voted to pay the increased tuition rather than build their own high school.

During the mid-1940s, support for an Edina-Morningside junior and senior high school was increasing. However, [[World War II]] and the resulting shortage of building materials delayed construction of the Edina-Morningside Junior and Edina-Morningside Senior High School. But after the war, support for the new school began to resurface. Two sites for the new school had the most support. One was on the property that is currently occupied by the Edina Country Club near 50th Street and Wooddale Avenue and the other was at West 56th Street and Normandale Road. Although the 50th and Wooddale site was the center of the village's population at the time, the 56th and Normandale site was nearer to the school district's geographic center and was the eventual site chosen to build the new school.

The first high school to open in Edina, later known as Edina East, is now the site of the Edina Community Center and Normandale Elementary School. It was built as a combination high school/junior high. A $1.25 million school bond issue was passed in 1946 by the residents of Edina and ground was broken in October 1947. A year later the school was dedicated. It was not until the fall of 1949 that classes began and it was at that time that the student body chose the school colors (green and white) and the school mascot, the Hornet. The school had 28 [[classroom]]s, 11 special rooms and [[laboratories]], a [[library]] and a special radio room. In 1952, one year after the first class graduated, a [[gym]]nasium and [[auditorium]] were added to the building.

In the 1960s, the high school was becoming overcrowded. As a result, on October 20, 1970, a $9.255 million bond issue was approved by voters to construct a new high school attached to [[Valley View Middle School (Edina, Minnesota)|Valley View Junior High School]]. Construction of the new high school began on May 24, 1971 and the school was opened in the fall of 1972. The Edina East High School retained the "Hornets" and Edina West High School became the "Cougars".

In 1981 Edina East was closed and Edina West was renamed Edina High School. The newly unified school decided on the "Hornets" nickname. Part of the old high school building was converted to the Edina kindergarten center in 1987 and the Edina Senior Center. As of 2015, the building is used as a community center, housing the Normandale French Immersion K-5 elementary school, the school district's main offices and the school district's Welcome Center.


In November 2003, city of Edina residents passed an $85.8 million [[Municipal bond|bond]] [[referendum]]<ref>$85.8 million bond referendum, [http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/edinahigh/ourschool/principal.htm Edina High School website]</ref> to renovate all school facilities in the district, with the high school undergoing major renovations. Construction began on the high school in May 2004 and was completed in 2007.
During the mid-1940s, support for an Edina-Morningside junior and senior high school was increasing. However, [[World War II]] and the resulting shortage of building materials delayed construction of the [[Edina-Morningside junior high school|Edina-Morningside junior]] and [[Edina-Morningside senior high school|senior high]]. But after the war, support for the new school began to resurface. Two sites for the new school had the most support. One was on the property that is currently occupied by the [[Edina Country Club]] near 50th Street and Wooddale Avenue and the other was at West 56th Street and Normandale Road. Although the 50th and Wooddale site was the center of the village's population at the time, the 56th and Normandale site was nearer to the school district's geographic center and was the eventual site chosen to build the new school.
[[Image:Kuhlman field during the winter.JPG|thumb|300px||left|Kuhlman field during the winter]]
The first high school to open in Edina, later known as Edina East, is now the site of the Edina Community Center and Normandale Elementary School. It was built as a combination high school/junior high. A $1.25 million school bond issue was passed in 1946 by the residents of Edina and ground was broken in October 1947. A year later the school was dedicated. It was not until the fall of 1949 that classes began and it was at that time that the student body chose the school colors (green and white) and the school mascot, the Hornet. The school had 28 [[classroom]]s, 11 special rooms and [[laboratories]], a [[library]] and a special radio room. In 1952, one year after the first class graduated, a [[gym]]nasium and [[auditorium]] were added to the building.
In the 1960s, the high school was becoming overcrowded. As a result, on [[October 20]], [[1970]], a $9.255 million bond issue was approved by voters to construct a new high school attached to Valley View Junior High School. Construction of the new high school began on [[May 24]], [[1971]] and the school was opened in the fall of 1972. The Edina East High School retained the "Hornets" and Edina West High School became the "Cougars."


Edina High School completed its $60 million renovations in September 2017. As a result, Edina High School now contains space to host grades 9-12 instead of grades 10-12.
In 1981, due to declining enrollment, Edina East was closed and Edina West was renamed Edina High School. Part of the old high school building was converted to the Edina kindergarten center in 1987 and the Edina Senior Center. Today the building is used as a community center, housing the French Immersion K-5 elementary school and the school district's main offices.


==Extracurricular==
==Extracurricular==
* The school newspaper is Zephyrus, and is a member of the [[High School National Ad Network]].
*The school yearbook is titled ''Whigrean''.
*The school newspaper is ''Zephyrus'', and is a member of the [[High School National Ad Network]]
* The school has a student-published literary magazine entitled ''Images.''
*The school has a student-published literary arts magazine entitled ''Images''
*Theater: In 2011, Edina was the first high school in Minnesota to perform on the Main Stage of the [[International Thespian Festival]] in over forty years, where they performed ''[[Anything Goes]]''. In 2013, they brought "[[Fiddler on the Roof]]" to the Main Stage at the [[International Thespian Festival]]. In 2016, they were one of the first high schools in the nation to perform a [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]-sponsored show called "[[Peter and the Starcatcher]]", which they once again brought to the Main Stage. In 2018, they brought "[[The Visit (play)|The Visit]]" to the Main Stage at the [[International Thespian Festival]].
* The school yearbook is titled Windigo.
*Debate: Edina has a nationally recognized debate team, which has been nationally ranked in the recent past (16th in 2009-10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://toc.bluetubd.com/rankings/|title=Rankings|access-date=February 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819042825/http://toc.bluetubd.com/rankings/|archive-date=August 19, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 19th in 2010-11)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the3nr.com/2011/02/22/updated-baker-award-standings-westminster-remains-in-top-spot/|title=Updated Baker Award Standings: Westminster Remains In Top Spot|publisher=The3NR|date=February 22, 2011|access-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref>
* The 60 plus student run club called The Equestrian Artistry Club has been active in the School's decision to ban the drawing of horses outside of the club.
*Edina has a nationally recognized [[FIRST Robotics Competition]] Team: Team 1816, "The Green Machine". They won the FIRST Championship The FIRST Impact Award (formerly the Chairman's Award),<ref name=":0" /> the highest honor a robotics team can receive, earning them a spot in the Hall of Fame at the 2019 [[FIRST Championship]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/frc/past-winners-of-the-chairmans-award|title=Past Winners of the Chairman's Award|date=15 October 2015|access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref>
*Edina High School has had an Ultimate Frisbee program since 2003 that competes both locally in the Minnesota Ultimate High School League, and nationally through USA Ultimate-sanctioned tournaments. The Boys & Girls teams have combined to win a state record 11 State Championships. Girls Varsity in 2014, 2019, 2021 and 2022 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.minnesotaultimate.org/girls-state-champions|title = Girls State Champions}}</ref> and Boys Varsity in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.minnesotaultimate.org/open-state-champions|title=Open State Champions}}</ref>


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
Edina High School is a member of the [[Lake Conference]] of the [[Minnesota State High School League]]. Previously a member of the Lake Conference and the Classic Lake Conference, the school joined the new Lake Conference in 2010. Edina claims 206 athletic high school state championships, a state record, with most of them earned in [[tennis]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] & [[Diving (sport)|diving]], and boys [[ice hockey|hockey]]. In 2000, the school was recognized as the first school in the state of Minnesota to win more than 100 state championships. In 2019, the record was broken for most state championships won in a school year as Edina claimed 8 titles. The [[Minnesota high school boys hockey|boys' hockey team]] has won a state-record fourteen <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/scoggins-edina-sets-the-gold-standard-in-boys-hockey/249155131/|title=Scoggins: Edina sets the gold standard in boys' hockey|work=[[Star Tribune]]|date=March 9, 2014|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> championships (including three titles by Edina East), eight under [[Willard Ikola]] alone. Edina held the record for most consecutive state championships in girls tennis with fifteen from 1978 to 1992.<ref>Girls Tennis Consecutive State Championship Victories, [http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/records.asp?actnum=420 Minnesota State High School League website]</ref> In 2012, Edina broke their own record by winning nineteen straight state championships from 1997 to 2015. In June 2023, Edina was the first school in Minnesota to achieve 200 state championships.


'''In the [[May 16]], [[2005]] issue of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', Edina High School's athletic program was ranked #8 among all United States high schools <ref>Menez, Gene, Andrea Woo and Doug Huff. Best High School Athletic Programs. ''Sports Illustrated''. May 16, 2005. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/magazine/05/11/top.high.school0516/]</ref>.'''
In 2005, Sports Illustrated ranked Edina as the 8th best sports program in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/vault/issue/720978/67/2|title=SI Vault|work=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=May 16, 2005|access-date=April 2, 2017}}</ref>


Key: E = Edina East, W = Edina West, * = Not included in MSHSL count
Edina High School is a member of the [[Classic Lake Conference]] in the [[Minnesota State High School League]]. Edina claims 125 high school state championships, most of them earned in [[tennis]], girls [[swimming]], and boys [[hockey]]. In 2000, the school was recognized as the first school in the state of Minnesota to win more than 100 state championships. The [[Minnesota high school boys hockey|boys' hockey team]] has won a state-record nine championships, eight under [[Willard Ikola]] alone. Edina holds the record for most consecutive state championships in girls tennis with fifteen from 1978 to 1992<ref> Girls Tennis Consecutive State Championship Victories, [http://www.mshsl.org/mshsl/records.asp?actnum=420 Minnesota State High School League website]</ref>.

Key: E = Edina East, W = Edina West


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4"|State Championships
! colspan="4"|State Championships
|-
|-
! colspan="4"|Athletic
! width="25"|Season !! Sport !! width="55";align="center"|Number of Championships !!width="150";align="center"|Year
|-
|-
! width="25"|Season !! Sport !! width="55";align="center"|Number of State Championships<ref>{{Cite web |title=State Championships / State Championships |url=https://hornets.edinaschools.org/about-the-hornets/state-championships |url-status=live |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=www.edinaschools.org |language=en}}</ref>!! width="150" ;align="center" |Year
| rowspan="6"| [[Fall]] || [[American Football|Football]] || align="center"|1 || 1978W,(1972), W(1969)*
|-
|-
| [[Gymnastics]], Boys || align="center"|3 || 1982, 1984, 1990
| rowspan="9" | Fall ||[[Cross country running|Cross Country]], Girls || align="center"|4 || 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
|-
|-
| [[Cross country running|Cross Country]], Boys || align="center"|1 || 2018
| [[Tennis]], Girls || align="center"|27 || 1978E, 1979E, 1980E, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
|-
|-
| [[Swimming]], Girls || align="center"|10 || 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1999{{ref_num|tieedina|2}}, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004,
| [[American Football|Football]] || align="center"|6{{Ref label|football|1}}|| 1957*, 1965*, 1966*, 1969*, 1971*, 1978W
|-
|-
| [[Soccer]], Boys || align="center"|3 || 1999, 2000, 2001
| [[Gymnastics]], Boys || align="center"|3 || 1982, 1984, 1990*
|-
|-
| [[Tennis]], Girls || align="center"|37{{Ref label|record|2}} || 1978E, 1979E, 1980E, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
| Soccer, Girls || align="center"|1 || 1986
|-
|-
| [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] & [[Diving (sport)|Diving]], Girls || align="center" |19 || 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1999{{Ref label|tieedina|3}}, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
| rowspan="11"|Winter || [[Basketball]], Boys || align="center"|3 || 1966, 1967, 1968
|-
| [[Soccer]], Boys || align="center"|4 || 1999, 2000, 2001, 2019
|-
| Soccer, Girls || align="center"|2 || 1987, 2023
|-
|Soccer, Adaptive (CI) || align="center"|2 || 1991*, 2000
|-
| rowspan="11" |Winter ||[[Basketball]], Boys || align="center" |3 || 1966, 1967, 1968
|-
|-
| Basketball, Girls || align="center"|1 || 1988
| Basketball, Girls || align="center"|1 || 1988
|-
|-
| [[Policy Debate]] || align="center"|4 || 1971, 1979W, 2002, 2005
| Hockey, Boys || align="center"|14{{Ref label|record|2}} || 1969, 1971, 1974E, 1978E, 1979E, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1997, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2024
|-
|-
| [[Lincoln-Douglas Debate]] || align="center"|2 || 2002, 2003
| Hockey, Girls || align="center"|5 || 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
|-
|-
| [[Hockey]], Boys || align="center"|9{{ref_num|record|1}} || 1969, 1971, 1974E, 1978E, 1979E, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1997
|Hockey, Adaptive Floor (CI) || align="center"|2 || 1994, 1995
|-
|-
| Gymnastics, Girls || align="center"|4 || 1979W, 1980E, 1981W, 1985
| Gymnastics, Girls || align="center"|4 || 1979W, 1980E, 1981W, 1985
|-
|-
| [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] & [[Diving (sport)|Diving]], Boys || align="center" |15 || 1965, 1967, 1968, 1984, 1986, 1987, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
| [[FIRST Robotics]] || align="center"|2 || 2006, 2007
|-
|-
| [[Swimming]], Boys || align="center"|8 || 1965, 1967, 1968, 1984, 1986, 1987, 2004, 2008
| [[Cheerleading|Competition Cheerleading]] || align="center"|8 || 2007*, 2009*, 2010*, 2011*, 2016*, 2018*, 2021*, 2023*
|-
|-
| [[Nordic Skiing|Skiing]], Nordic Boys || align="center"|2 || 1981W, 1988
| [[Nordic Skiing|Skiing]], Nordic Boys || align="center"|2 || 1981W, 1988
|-
|-
| [[Alpine Skiing|Skiing]], Alpine Boys || align="center"|5 || 1979W, 1980W, 1982, 1999, 2002
| [[Alpine Skiing|Skiing]], Alpine Boys || align="center"|9 || 1967, 1979W, 1980W, 1982, 1999, 2002, 2015, 2016, 2019
|-
|-
| [[Alpine Skiing|Skiing]], Alpine Girls || align="center"|8 || 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
| [[Alpine Skiing|Skiing]], Alpine Girls || align="center"|10 || 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2021
|-
|-
| rowspan="5"| Spring || [[Baseball]] || align="center"|2 || 1968, 1983
| rowspan="6" | Spring || [[Baseball]] || align="center"|2 || 1968, 1983
|-
|-
| [[Golf]], Boys || align="center"|6 || 1954, 1970, 1973W, 1977W, 1978W, 1987
| [[Golf]], Boys || align="center"|10 || 1954, 1970, 1973W, 1977W, 1978W, 1987, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023
|-
|-
| Tennis, Boys || align="center"|22 || 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973E, 1975E, 1978E, 1979E, 1980W, 1981E, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008
| Tennis, Boys || align="center"|25{{Ref label|record|2}} || 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973E, 1975E, 1978E, 1979E, 1980W, 1981E, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2021
|-
|-
| [[Athletics (track and field)|Track]], Boys || align="center"|3 || 1969, 1970, 1975E
| [[Track and field]], Boys || align="center"|3 || 1969, 1970, 1974E
|-
|-
| Golf, Girls || align="center"|7 || 1983, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997
| [[Badminton]] || align="center"|2 || 2023*, 2024*
|-
|-
| Golf, Girls || align="center"|12 || 1983, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
| colspan="2" align="center"|'''Total''' || align="center"|125{{ref_num|record|1}} ||
|-
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" |'''Total Athletic''' || align="center" |206<ref>{{Cite web|title=State Championships - Hornets Athletics and Activities|url=https://hornets.edinaschools.org/about-the-hornets/state-championships|access-date=2022-02-24|website=hornets.edinaschools.org|language=en-US}}</ref>||
|-
! colspan="4"|Non-Athletic
|-
| rowspan="4"| Winter || [[Policy Debate]] || align="center"|7 || 1971, 1979W, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2017, 2023
|-
| [[Lincoln-Douglas Debate]] || align="center"|5 || 2002, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2023
|-
| [[FIRST Robotics]] || align="center"|6 || 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022
|-
| Minnesota State High School Mathematics League || align="center"|2 || 2014, 2015
|-
| colspan="2" align="center"|'''Total Non-Athletic''' || align="center"|20{{Ref label|record|1}} ||
|-
| colspan="2" align="center"|'''Total''' || align="center"|'''226'''{{Ref label|record|1}} ||
|}
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# {{note|football}}Prior to the inception of the [[Minnesota State High School League]] football tournament, the Edina Hornets were ranked #1 in the state for the following years: 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971
#{{note|record}}- Denotes state record
# {{note|record}}Denotes state record
#{{note|tieedina}}The 1999 state championship was a tie between [[Eden Prairie High School]] and Edina High School; this was the first tie at a state championship in Minnesota
# {{note|tieedina}}The 1999 state championship was a tie between [[Eden Prairie High School]] and Edina High School; this was the first tie at a state championship in Minnesota
* 1969 Before playoffs existed, 1969 undefeated Edina Hornets were ranked #1 in the state. Team was mentioned in Sports Illustrated.

==Demographics==
The class of 2014 was 82% White, 6% American Asian/Pacific Islander, 5% Black/African-American, 4% Hispanic/Latino, 2% Other, and 1% Native American.<ref name=Demographics>{{cite web|url=http://www.edinaschools.org/cms/lib07/MN01909547/Centricity/domain/30/2014-15%20news/2014%20Senior%20Survey%20Summary.pdf|title=Edina High School Class of 2014 Graduation Survey|publisher=Edina Schools|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref> The class was also 51% Male, 48.9% Female, and 0.2% Transgender.<ref name=Demographics/>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
{{refimprove section|date=May 2023}}
*[[Ric Flair]] (1967), Former pro wrestler of the [[WWE]] and [[AWA]].
===Business===
* [[Paris Bennett]] (through 11th grade), contestant on the television show [[American Idol]]. She finished 5th in the 5th season<ref> [http://www.tv.com/paris-bennett/person/423329/biography.html Paris Bennett reference]</ref>
*[[Roy J. Bostock]] (class of 1958), business executive
* [[David Bloom]] (1981), reporter <ref name="Edina Fund Alumni">Edina Education Fund, [http://www.edinaedfund.com/alumni_hall_fame.htm Alumni Hall of Fame]</ref>
*[[Robert Bruss]] (class of 1958), lawyer, real estate broker, author, and newspaper columnist
* [[Roy J. Bostock]] (1958), business executive
*[[Dave MacLennan]] (class of 1977) former CEO of Cargill Edina-East
* [[Robert Bruss]] (1958), lawyer, real estate broker, author, and newspaper columnist
*[[Brian J. Dunn]] (class of {{circa}} 1978), former CEO of [[Best Buy]]
* [[Brian Burke (executive)|Brian Burke]] (1973), General Manager and executive VP, [[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]] <ref>[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030429/SMAKI/Columnists/Idx Toronto Globe and Mail, April 29, 2003: It's the true Hockeytown USA and has the history to prove it]</ref>
*[[Ron Johnson (businessman)|Ron Johnson]] (class of 1977), former CEO of [[J.C. Penney]], former Senior Vice President of Retail Operations at [[Apple Inc.]]
* [[Barbara Peterson|Barbara Peterson Burwell]] 1972), [[Miss USA]] 1976 <ref name="Edina Fund Alumni" />
* [[Joseph Cavanaugh]] (1977) Founder of [[Youth Frontiers]]<ref>[http://www.youthfrontiers.org/news_letters/edinamag.html Youth Frontiers | Youth Frontiers - Teaching Values. Building Character<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Stan Freese]] (1962), tuba player, band director, and talent booking & casting director with [[The Walt Disney Company]]
* [[Sam Gill]] (2001), Edina's first Rhodes Scholar recipient, 2006
* [[Adam Goldberg (football player)|Adam Goldberg]] (1998), NFL player <ref>Minnesota Vikings, [http://www.vikings.com/player_detail_objectname_adam_goldberg.html Vikings player profile of Adam Goldberg]</ref>
* [[Gord Hampson]] (1977), retired [[National Hockey League]] player. <ref>[http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12835 Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Gord Hampson<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Karl Mecklenburg]] (1978), NFL Pro-Bowl linebacker with the [[Denver Broncos]]
* [[Bill Nyrop]] (1970), a professional hockey player who played for the [[Montreal Canadiens]]. Member of 2 [[Stanley Cup]] winning teams.
* [[Greg Olson (baseball catcher)|Greg Olson]] (1979), former catcher for the [[Atlanta Braves]].
* [[Mary Pawlenty|Mary Anderson Pawlenty]] (1979) Wife of Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty<ref>[http://www.firstlady.state.mn.us/biography.html The First Lady of Minnesota - Mary Pawlenty :: Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Paul Ranheim]] (1984), professional hockey player who played for Calgary, Hartford, Carolina, Philadelphia, and Phoenix from 1988 to 2003.
* [[Kaylin Richardson]] (2003), 2006 Olympic skier
* [[Scott Wexler]] (1998) Managing Partner Lazerious Investments - $16 billion dollar event driven hedge fund located in New York City. Was also featured in New York Magazine's "30 most eligible bachelors under 30"
* [[Jeff Wright (defensive back)|Jeff Wright]] (1967), former defensive back with the [[Minnesota Vikings]].
* [[Jonathan Yuhas]] (1988) Television Meteorologist for NBC Affiliate KARE 11 TV Minneapolis/St.Paul<ref>[http://www.kare11.com/company/bios/talent_article.aspx?storyid=127627&GID=JQPR8zl2ERLcYx35mS4q7iFinw9U5VJgbx5msHU76Jw%3D New Header<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==See also==
===Politics===
*[[Ron Johnson]] (class of 1973) (attended), current Republican Senator of Wisconsin<ref name="MJS">{{cite news |last1=Glauber |first1=Bill |title=Ron Johnson's six-year journey |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/10/15/ron-johnsons-six-year-journey/92142180/ |access-date=27 January 2021 |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=October 15, 2016}}</ref>
*[[Valley View Middle School (Edina, Minnesota)| Valley View Middle School]]
*[[Mary Pawlenty|Mary Anderson Pawlenty]] (class of 1979), Minnesota District Court Judge and wife of former Minnesota Governor [[Tim Pawlenty]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstlady.state.mn.us/biography.html|title=The First Lady of Minnesota - Mary Pawlenty :: Biography|access-date=January 2, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808235125/http://www.firstlady.state.mn.us/biography.html|archive-date=August 8, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Erin Matson (writer)|Erin Matson]] (class of 1998), action vice president of the National Organization for Women


==References==
===Sports===
*[[Jeff Wright (defensive back)|Jeff Wright]] (class of 1967), former safety with the [[Minnesota Vikings]]
*[[Bill Nyrop]] (class of 1970), hockey player who played for the [[Montreal Canadiens]] and was a member of three [[Stanley Cup]] winning teams ([[1976 Stanley Cup Finals|1976]], [[1977 Stanley Cup Finals|1977]], and [[1978 Stanley Cup Finals|1978]])
*[[Paul Siebert]] (class of 1971), Major League Baseball pitcher for [[Houston Astros]], [[San Diego Padres]], and [[New York Mets]]
*[[Brian Burke (ice hockey)|Brian Burke]] (class of 1973), general manager and executive VP, [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maki |first1=Allan |title=It's the true Hockeytown USA and has the history to prove it |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/its-the-true-hockeytown-usa-and-has-the-history-to-prove-it/article1334386/ |access-date=January 26, 2020 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=April 29, 2003}}</ref> and [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament#Gold medal game|2010 United States Men's Olympic Ice Hockey Silver Medalist Team]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_01_01_05&id=277214|title=2010 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team Announced|date=January 1, 2010|access-date=September 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605174842/http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=TU_01_01_05&id=277214|archive-date=June 5, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Gord Hampson]] (class of 1977), retired [[National Hockey League]] player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12835|title=Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Gord Hampson|access-date=September 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929170237/http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12835|archive-date=September 29, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Karl Mecklenburg]] (class of 1978 West), NFL Pro-Bowl linebacker with the [[Denver Broncos]]
*[[Greg Olson (baseball)|Greg Olson]] (class of 1979), former catcher for the [[Atlanta Braves]]
*[[Chris Perry (golfer)|Chris Perry]] (class of 1980), golfer with one [[PGA Tour]] victory
*[[Paul Ranheim]] (class of 1984), hockey player who played for Calgary, Hartford, Carolina, Philadelphia, and Phoenix from 1988 to 2003
*[[Jenny Schmidgall-Potter]] (class of 1997), ice hockey player and gold medalist at the [[Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics#Gold medal game 2|1998 Nagano Games]]
*[[Hilary Lunke]] (class of 1997), golfer, winner of the 2003 [[U.S. Women's Open]]
*[[Adam Goldberg (American football)|Adam Goldberg]] (class of 1998), former NFL player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vikings.com/player_detail_objectname_adam_goldberg.html|title=Vikings player profile of Adam Goldberg|publisher=[[Minnesota Vikings]]|access-date=February 1, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060113194137/http://vikings.com/player_detail_objectname_adam_goldberg.html|archive-date=January 13, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[David Ostlund]] (class of 1999), semi-professional [[World's Strongest Man]] competitor
*[[Kaylin Richardson]] (class of 2003), [[2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] and [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010]] Olympic skier
*Mike Rallis (class of 2007), wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name [[Madcap Moss]]
*[[Anders Lee]] (class of 2009), hockey player; team captain of the [[New York Islanders]] beginning in 2018
*[[Nick Rallis]] (class of 2012), defensive coordinator for the [[Arizona Cardinals]]
* [[Reggie Lynch]] (born 1994), basketball player for [[Bnei Herzliya Basket|Bnei Herzliya]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx|title=Reggie Lynch, Basketball Player, News, Stats|website=Eurobasket LLC}}</ref>
*[[Anthony Walsh (author)|Anthony Walsh]] (class of 2013), hockey player, coach, children's book author
*[[Jordan Thompson (volleyball)|Jordan Thompson]] (class of 2015), volleyball player, member of the United States national team that won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics
*[[Kieffer Bellows]] (class of 2016), hockey player who is a free agent and played for the [[New York Islanders]] and for [[Boston University]] from 2016-2017
*[[Tommy Doyle (American football)|Tommy Doyle]] (class of 2016), football player for the NFL's [[Buffalo Bills]]


===Entertainment===
{{reflist}}
*[[Stan Freese]] (class of 1962), tuba player, band director, and talent booking and casting director with [[The Walt Disney Company]]
*[[Julia Duffy]] (class of 1969), actress
*[[Barbara Peterson|Barbara Peterson Burwell]] (class of 1972), [[Miss USA]] 1976<ref name="Edina Fund Alumni"/>
*[[David Bloom]] (class of 1981), news reporter, NBC<ref name="Edina Fund Alumni">{{cite web|url=http://www.edinaedfund.com/alumni_hall_fame.htm|title=Alumni Hall of Fame|publisher=Edina Education Fund|access-date=February 1, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060222053117/http://www.edinaedfund.com/alumni_hall_fame.htm|archive-date=February 22, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Christopher Straub]] (class of 1997), contestant on the television show [[Project Runway]]; finished fifth in the sixth season
*[[Paris Bennett]] (class of 2004) (through 11th grade), contestant on the television show [[American Idol]]; finished fifth in the fifth season<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/paris-bennett/person/423329/biography.html|title=Paris Bennett reference|access-date=June 7, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824072721/http://www.tv.com/paris-bennett/person/423329/biography.html|archive-date=August 24, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Jenny Taft]] (class of 2006), sportscaster<ref name=McGuire2012>{{cite web|last=McGuire|first=Mary|url=https://edinamag.com/article/edina-high-school/edinas-fox-sports-north-girls|title=Edina's Fox Sports North Girls|work=Edina|date=March 2012|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/edinahigh/ Edina High School website]
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*[http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/edinahigh/ Edina High School website]
* [http://www.edina.k12.mn.us Edina School District 273]
*[http://www.edina.k12.mn.us Edina School District 273] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207042340/http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/ |date=2006-02-07 }}

* [http://www.edinahigh70.org Edina High Class of 1970]
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Edina High School
Address
Map
6754 Valley View Road

Edina
,
Minnesota

United States
Coordinates44°52′59″N 93°22′36″W / 44.8830399°N 93.3766162°W / 44.8830399; -93.3766162[1]
Information
TypePublic
Established1949
PrincipalPaul Paetzel
Staff133.20 (FTE)[3]
Grades9–12
Number of students2,720 (2022–2023)[3]
Student to teacher ratio20.42[3]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Kelly Green and White    
AthleticsLake Conference
MascotHornet
Team nameEdina Hornets
USNWR ranking428
NewspaperZephyrus
YearbookWhigrean
Websitehttps://www.edinaschools.org/Domain/16

Edina High School is a four-year public high school located in Edina, Minnesota, United States, a suburb of Minneapolis. The current student population is 2,720.

Edina High School was ranked as 428th best public high school in the United States according to U.S. News & World Report.[4] Minnesota Department of Education certified Edina as a "Five Star School" and the U. S. Department of Education recognized it as a "National School of Excellence". Newsweek ranked the school #89 in their "List of the 1,200 Top High Schools in America",[5] and the Grammy Foundation selected it as one of forty-two "Signature Schools" recognizing Edina's contributions to music education. Ninety-five percent of seniors go on to college and eighty-six percent finish in five years. 30% of Edina graduates responded in a recent survey that they conducted 10 years after graduation they had completed graduate school degrees or were pursuing graduate degrees.[6]

A second high school, Edina West High School, opened in fall 1972, next to Valley View Junior High School, and Edina High School was renamed Edina East High School. Due to declining student enrollment, the two schools combined eight years later. Edina East closed in spring 1981, and the building eventually became the Edina Community Center, the district administrative offices and Welcome Center, and the home of Normandale Elementary school, while Edina West became Edina High School.

History[edit]

Further information: Edina School District

Before a high school opened in Edina, students looking to extend their education past eighth grade had to find their way down to the old Central High School at 4th Avenue and South 11th Street in Minneapolis.[7] By the 1940s some Edina students in grades 10 through 12 attended private high schools. Of those who could not afford to attend a private high school, some were enrolled at St. Louis Park High School while many others were being "farmed out" to West and Southwest High Schools in Minneapolis. In 1941, Minneapolis schools raised their tuition for out-of-city students, and despite the increase, Edina residents voted to pay the increased tuition rather than build their own high school.

During the mid-1940s, support for an Edina-Morningside junior and senior high school was increasing. However, World War II and the resulting shortage of building materials delayed construction of the Edina-Morningside Junior and Edina-Morningside Senior High School. But after the war, support for the new school began to resurface. Two sites for the new school had the most support. One was on the property that is currently occupied by the Edina Country Club near 50th Street and Wooddale Avenue and the other was at West 56th Street and Normandale Road. Although the 50th and Wooddale site was the center of the village's population at the time, the 56th and Normandale site was nearer to the school district's geographic center and was the eventual site chosen to build the new school.

The first high school to open in Edina, later known as Edina East, is now the site of the Edina Community Center and Normandale Elementary School. It was built as a combination high school/junior high. A $1.25 million school bond issue was passed in 1946 by the residents of Edina and ground was broken in October 1947. A year later the school was dedicated. It was not until the fall of 1949 that classes began and it was at that time that the student body chose the school colors (green and white) and the school mascot, the Hornet. The school had 28 classrooms, 11 special rooms and laboratories, a library and a special radio room. In 1952, one year after the first class graduated, a gymnasium and auditorium were added to the building.

In the 1960s, the high school was becoming overcrowded. As a result, on October 20, 1970, a $9.255 million bond issue was approved by voters to construct a new high school attached to Valley View Junior High School. Construction of the new high school began on May 24, 1971 and the school was opened in the fall of 1972. The Edina East High School retained the "Hornets" and Edina West High School became the "Cougars".

In 1981 Edina East was closed and Edina West was renamed Edina High School. The newly unified school decided on the "Hornets" nickname. Part of the old high school building was converted to the Edina kindergarten center in 1987 and the Edina Senior Center. As of 2015, the building is used as a community center, housing the Normandale French Immersion K-5 elementary school, the school district's main offices and the school district's Welcome Center.

In November 2003, city of Edina residents passed an $85.8 million bond referendum[8] to renovate all school facilities in the district, with the high school undergoing major renovations. Construction began on the high school in May 2004 and was completed in 2007.

Edina High School completed its $60 million renovations in September 2017. As a result, Edina High School now contains space to host grades 9-12 instead of grades 10-12.

Extracurricular[edit]

  • The school yearbook is titled Whigrean.
  • The school newspaper is Zephyrus, and is a member of the High School National Ad Network
  • The school has a student-published literary arts magazine entitled Images
  • Theater: In 2011, Edina was the first high school in Minnesota to perform on the Main Stage of the International Thespian Festival in over forty years, where they performed Anything Goes. In 2013, they brought "Fiddler on the Roof" to the Main Stage at the International Thespian Festival. In 2016, they were one of the first high schools in the nation to perform a Disney-sponsored show called "Peter and the Starcatcher", which they once again brought to the Main Stage. In 2018, they brought "The Visit" to the Main Stage at the International Thespian Festival.
  • Debate: Edina has a nationally recognized debate team, which has been nationally ranked in the recent past (16th in 2009-10[9] and 19th in 2010-11)[10]
  • Edina has a nationally recognized FIRST Robotics Competition Team: Team 1816, "The Green Machine". They won the FIRST Championship The FIRST Impact Award (formerly the Chairman's Award),[11] the highest honor a robotics team can receive, earning them a spot in the Hall of Fame at the 2019 FIRST Championship[11]
  • Edina High School has had an Ultimate Frisbee program since 2003 that competes both locally in the Minnesota Ultimate High School League, and nationally through USA Ultimate-sanctioned tournaments. The Boys & Girls teams have combined to win a state record 11 State Championships. Girls Varsity in 2014, 2019, 2021 and 2022 [12] and Boys Varsity in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023[13]

Athletics[edit]

Edina High School is a member of the Lake Conference of the Minnesota State High School League. Previously a member of the Lake Conference and the Classic Lake Conference, the school joined the new Lake Conference in 2010. Edina claims 206 athletic high school state championships, a state record, with most of them earned in tennis, swimming & diving, and boys hockey. In 2000, the school was recognized as the first school in the state of Minnesota to win more than 100 state championships. In 2019, the record was broken for most state championships won in a school year as Edina claimed 8 titles. The boys' hockey team has won a state-record fourteen [14] championships (including three titles by Edina East), eight under Willard Ikola alone. Edina held the record for most consecutive state championships in girls tennis with fifteen from 1978 to 1992.[15] In 2012, Edina broke their own record by winning nineteen straight state championships from 1997 to 2015. In June 2023, Edina was the first school in Minnesota to achieve 200 state championships.

In 2005, Sports Illustrated ranked Edina as the 8th best sports program in the United States.[16]

Key: E = Edina East, W = Edina West, * = Not included in MSHSL count

State Championships
Athletic
Season Sport Number of State Championships[17] Year
Fall Cross Country, Girls 4 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
Cross Country, Boys 1 2018
Football 6[1] 1957*, 1965*, 1966*, 1969*, 1971*, 1978W
Gymnastics, Boys 3 1982, 1984, 1990*
Tennis, Girls 37[2] 1978E, 1979E, 1980E, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
Swimming & Diving, Girls 19 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1999[3], 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Soccer, Boys 4 1999, 2000, 2001, 2019
Soccer, Girls 2 1987, 2023
Soccer, Adaptive (CI) 2 1991*, 2000
Winter Basketball, Boys 3 1966, 1967, 1968
Basketball, Girls 1 1988
Hockey, Boys 14[2] 1969, 1971, 1974E, 1978E, 1979E, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1997, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2024
Hockey, Girls 5 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
Hockey, Adaptive Floor (CI) 2 1994, 1995
Gymnastics, Girls 4 1979W, 1980E, 1981W, 1985
Swimming & Diving, Boys 15 1965, 1967, 1968, 1984, 1986, 1987, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
Competition Cheerleading 8 2007*, 2009*, 2010*, 2011*, 2016*, 2018*, 2021*, 2023*
Skiing, Nordic Boys 2 1981W, 1988
Skiing, Alpine Boys 9 1967, 1979W, 1980W, 1982, 1999, 2002, 2015, 2016, 2019
Skiing, Alpine Girls 10 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2021
Spring Baseball 2 1968, 1983
Golf, Boys 10 1954, 1970, 1973W, 1977W, 1978W, 1987, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023
Tennis, Boys 25[2] 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973E, 1975E, 1978E, 1979E, 1980W, 1981E, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2021
Track and field, Boys 3 1969, 1970, 1974E
Badminton 2 2023*, 2024*
Golf, Girls 12 1983, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Total Athletic 206[18]
Non-Athletic
Winter Policy Debate 7 1971, 1979W, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2017, 2023
Lincoln-Douglas Debate 5 2002, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2023
FIRST Robotics 6 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022
Minnesota State High School Mathematics League 2 2014, 2015
Total Non-Athletic 20[1]
Total 226[1]
  1. ^ Prior to the inception of the Minnesota State High School League football tournament, the Edina Hornets were ranked #1 in the state for the following years: 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971
  2. ^ Denotes state record
  3. ^ The 1999 state championship was a tie between Eden Prairie High School and Edina High School; this was the first tie at a state championship in Minnesota

Demographics[edit]

The class of 2014 was 82% White, 6% American Asian/Pacific Islander, 5% Black/African-American, 4% Hispanic/Latino, 2% Other, and 1% Native American.[19] The class was also 51% Male, 48.9% Female, and 0.2% Transgender.[19]

Notable alumni[edit]

Business[edit]

Politics[edit]

Sports[edit]

Entertainment[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edina High School
  2. ^ "Edina High School Profile". Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "EDINA SENIOR HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "Edina Senior High". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  5. ^ "The Top of the Class". The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools. MSNBC. 2007. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2007.
  6. ^ Graduation Percents, Edina High School website
  7. ^ Sullivan, Joe. (Spring 2003) "144-year-old Edina Public School System has a Proud Heritage". About Town. (Official Magazine of the City of Edina) PDF Archived 2008-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. p. 8-16.
  8. ^ $85.8 million bond referendum, Edina High School website
  9. ^ "Rankings". Archived from the original on August 19, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  10. ^ "Updated Baker Award Standings: Westminster Remains In Top Spot". The3NR. February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Past Winners of the Chairman's Award". 15 October 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  12. ^ "Girls State Champions".
  13. ^ "Open State Champions".
  14. ^ "Scoggins: Edina sets the gold standard in boys' hockey". Star Tribune. March 9, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  15. ^ Girls Tennis Consecutive State Championship Victories, Minnesota State High School League website
  16. ^ "SI Vault". Sports Illustrated. May 16, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  17. ^ "State Championships / State Championships". www.edinaschools.org. Retrieved 2024-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "State Championships - Hornets Athletics and Activities". hornets.edinaschools.org. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  19. ^ a b "Edina High School Class of 2014 Graduation Survey" (PDF). Edina Schools. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  20. ^ Glauber, Bill (October 15, 2016). "Ron Johnson's six-year journey". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  21. ^ "The First Lady of Minnesota - Mary Pawlenty :: Biography". Archived from the original on August 8, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  22. ^ Maki, Allan (April 29, 2003). "It's the true Hockeytown USA and has the history to prove it". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  23. ^ "2010 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team Announced". January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on June 5, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  24. ^ "Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Gord Hampson". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
  25. ^ "Vikings player profile of Adam Goldberg". Minnesota Vikings. Archived from the original on January 13, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2006.
  26. ^ "Reggie Lynch, Basketball Player, News, Stats". Eurobasket LLC.
  27. ^ a b "Alumni Hall of Fame". Edina Education Fund. Archived from the original on February 22, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2006.
  28. ^ "Paris Bennett reference". Archived from the original on August 24, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2006.
  29. ^ McGuire, Mary (March 2012). "Edina's Fox Sports North Girls". Edina. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

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