Cambridge-Isanti High School
Encyclopedia
Cambridge-Isanti High School is a four-year public high school
located in Cambridge, Minnesota
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, consisting of 8 other central Minnesota schools. Prior to the formation of the Mississippi 8 Conference CI competed in the North Suburban Conference
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 Cambridge, Minnesota
Cambridge, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,520 people, 2,237 households, and 1,353 families residing in the city. The population density was 894.1 people per square mile . There were 2,373 housing units at an average density of 384.4 per square mile...
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Competitive
Cambridge-Isanti competes in the Mississippi 8 ConferenceMississippi 8 Conference
The Mississippi 8 Conference is a high school athletic conference in the greater Twin Cities area in Minnesota with 9 member high schools. The conference derives its name from 6 of the original 8 member schools being located within 10 miles from the Mississippi River...
, consisting of 8 other central Minnesota schools. Prior to the formation of the Mississippi 8 Conference CI competed in the North Suburban Conference
North Suburban Conference (Minnesota)
The North Suburban Conference is a Minnesota State High School League recognized high school extra-curricular conference including 11 schools located in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis-Saint Paul.-Schools:*Benilde-St.Margaret's Red Knights - Benilde-St...
| Activity | | Faculty | Season | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
Todd Smrekar | Spring | |
| Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... (Boys) |
Mike McDonald | Winter | Section Champions 3 times, Most recently 2008. The best players in this school's history include Brian Bergman, Jason Cochran and Joe Swanson. |
| Basketball (Girls) | Jody Ledahl | Winter | |
| Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule... (Adapted) |
Susan Kaspar | Spring | |
| Cheerleading Cheerleading Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate... |
Angie Lindberg | Fall & Winter | Cheerleading tryouts are held in the spring. |
| Cross Country Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road... (Boys & Girls) |
Josh Lowman | Fall | Conference champions in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. State tournament appearences in 2009 and 2010. 2011 Mississippi 8 Academic Conference Champions. |
| DECA DECA (organization) DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,... |
Roger Schultz | Winter | An international association of high school students studying marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, law, and marketing sales and service. The DECA Chapter at CIHS is a Nationally recognized activity that has experienced huge success at the Region, State and International levels. The annual DECA Food Can Drive brings in thousands of pounds of food for the needy each year at the holiday season. |
| 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... |
Mike Hennen | Fall | Until 2007, held the record for all-time victories in Minnesota. State Champions in 1986, 1987, and 2000. |
| 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) |
Mike Hennen | Spring | |
| Math League Math League Math League is a mathematics competition for elementary, middle, and high school students in the United States. The Math League was founded in 1977 by two high school mathematics teachers, Steven R. Conrad and Daniel Flegler. Math Leagues, Inc... |
Mike Sorn | Winter | |
| Model United Nations Model United Nations Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda.... |
Mr. Woodbury | Fall-Spring | A national recognized policy group that reseaches, and advocates policy while representing selected countries around the world. This group has won national awards for five straight years at the University of Chicago Model United Nations Conference, the University of Michigan Model United Nations Conference, and the Northwestern University Model United Nations Conference. The group has produced national recognized delegates such as Ben Williams and Ethan Yerigan who won the outstanding delegate awards in the University of Chicago conference and University of Michigan conference. Delegates have gone on to lead programs at the University of Chicago and Lake Forest University. |
| 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.... (Girls) |
Steve Hanson | Spring | |
| 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... |
Wendy Rooney | 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:... (Boys) |
Chad Carlson | Winter | |
| Hockey (Girls) | Jeff McCann | Winter | Back-to-back Mississippi 8 Conference Champions |
| 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... |
Ms. Leding | Dec.-April | |
| Mock Trial Mock trial A Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower-court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of volunteers as role players to test theories or... |
Ms. Thomsen | Oct.-Feb | |
| One-Act Play | Kelly Fahrni | Winter | |
| Soccer (Boys) | Randy Rouse | Fall | |
| Soccer (Girls) | Michael Galligan | Fall | |
| Softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand... |
Dave Hanson | Spring | State Champions in 1978. |
| Speech Speech Speech is the human faculty of speaking.It may also refer to:* Public speaking, the process of speaking to a group of people* Manner of articulation, how the body parts involved in making speech are manipulated... |
Kelly Fahrni | Winter | Speech is a public speaking and/or oral interpretation activity with 13 different competition categories. Sign up is early November with invitationals in February and March. Competitions for both teams and individuals continue from the end of March to mid-April. |
| 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... (Boys) |
Gary Gotz | Winter | Back to back conference champions in both the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 seasons. Some of the best swimmers in the school's history include: Matt Peters, Aaron Marshall, Jake Berry, Mark Schornstein, and Chris Solomonson. |
| Swimming (Girls) | Jen Olson | Fall | |
| Tennis Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... (Boys) |
Thea Lowman | Spring | |
| Tennis (Girls) | Lee Orvik | Fall | |
| Track 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 & Girls) |
Kent Viesselman | Spring | |
| 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... |
Vicki Courts | Fall | |
| Weightlifting Powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman... |
Neil Jennissen | School year | Open Mon., Wed. & Fri. 6-7:30 a.m. & 3-4:30 p.m. |
| Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position... |
Neil Jennissen | Winter | 2008 Mississippi 8 Conference Champions, 12 time Section Champions, Alum Luke Becker once held the record for all-time victories with a wrestling record of 210 wins, and went on to win an NCAA Division I National Title at the University of Minnesota. In addition to Becker, the Bluejackets have produced 5 state champions, including starting University of Minnesota heavyweight Tony Nelson. |
Intramurals
| Activity | | Faculty | Season | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | TBA | Winter | |
| Book Club | Ms. Charlson | Fall-Winter | A book is chosen, read & discussed in a group. |
| Broomball | Mr. Weibel | Winter | Broomball is held at the ice rinks by the bus garage. |
| Dodgeball | TBA | Oct.-Nov. | |
| Filmmaking | Alex Grahmann | Winter | |
| Pottery | Mr. Ostrom | Winter | |
| Quilting | Ms. Bertz | Winter | |
| Trap League | Ms. Anne Johnson | Spring | Held at Isanti County Sportsman's Club |
| Xbox | TBA | TBA |
External links
- Cambridge-Isanti High School — official site