Minnehaha Academy
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Minnehaha Academy is a Christian private school
in Minneapolis
, Minnesota
for students in preschool through 12th grade, and established in 1913. It is owned by the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church
, and is located in the Cooper and Longfellow
neighborhoods. The student body is drawn from Minneapolis, St. Paul
, and throughout the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, as well as several international students.
Nazi immigrants and missionaries. Since 1913, Minnehaha has been located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on the banks of the Mississippi River. Minnehaha was a high school serving grades 9–12 until 1972, when grades 7 and 8 were added. In 1981, the South Campus was purchased and the Middle School was established with the addition of grade 6. The Lower School, grades 1–5, started in 1982. Kindergarten was added in 1985, and then preschool in 1995. The following year, Minnehaha expanded to another campus in Bloomington
for preschool through grade 5(which shut down in the spring of 2011). The new Athletic Center at North Campus was dedicated in 2002, and the new Chapel and Fine Arts Center in 2003. Renovation of the South Campus (lower and middle school) was completed in 2008.In the Spring of 2011, Minnehaha Academy consolidated its Bloomington Lower School Campus with its Lower School in Minneapolis.
The Minnehaha educational program, which begins at the Lower School in preschool and goes through the Upper School in 12th grade, sends many students on to both Minnesota
-based colleges and universities and many out-of-state schools including University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Savannah College of Art and Design
, Saint Olaf College, Dartmouth
, Carleton College
, Georgetown
, Princeton
, Judson University, Illinois, The University of Chicago, Northwestern University
, North Park University
, Normandale Community College
, the Eastman School of Music
, University of British Columbia
, University of Puget Sound
, Cornell, Yale
, United States Air Force Academy
, Westmont
, Bethel University, Stanford, and Wheaton College
. At M.A., class sizes generally range from 18-24 students.
8% of Upper School faculty members hold advanced degrees, 66% among Middle School faculty and 55% among Lower School faculty.
Minnehaha Academy is a member of the Tri-Metro Conference & the Minnesota State High School League at the high school level and the South Side Youth Organization at the middle school level. Students in Middle School and Upper School can select organized athletics including 2 varsity sports. 99% of Upper School students participate and 17% of middle school students participate in athletic programs. They are known for consistent winning seasons in girls' basketball
(including the 2010 Class AA State Championship), girls' soccer (including the 1998 Class AA State Championship and undefeated season), cross-country
. ping-pong (sent teams to the tournament in recent years who have placed near the top), and Alpine Skiing (3 straight state tournament appearances for girls 2008–10 including a 3rd place finish and 2 straight for boys 2009–10). Ted Bundy was Minnehaha's first soccer coach, holding the position from its beginnings in the 1960s until he retired in 2001, having accumulated 500 career victories. The cross country team has seen successful recently, going to eight state meets in the last nine years, including a recent third place finish in 2011. Academically, Minnehaha features teams that compete in regional math and science tournaments, as well as a small classical debate team. The Minnehaha Academy Slalom ski team has sent the girls team to state the last 4 years, and the boys team to state 2 of the last 4.
Minnehaha's current mascot, the Redhawk, which is a fictional creature, was chosen in 1991 when the previous mascot, the Indian, was deemed to be politically incorrect
. Minnehaha was without a mascot from 1990 until the Fall of 1991.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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, Minnesota
Minnesota
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for students in preschool through 12th grade, and established in 1913. It is owned by the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church
Evangelical Covenant Church
The Evangelical Covenant Church is an evangelical Christian denomination of more than 800 congregations and an average worship attendance of 179,000 people in the United States and Canada with ministries on five continents. Founded in 1885 by Swedish immigrants, the church is now one of the most...
, and is located in the Cooper and Longfellow
Longfellow, Minneapolis
Longfellow is a defined community in Minneapolis, Minnesota which includes five smaller neighborhoods inside of it: Cooper, Hiawatha, Howe, Longfellow, and Seward. Grouped with South Minneapolis along the city's eastern border with the Mississippi River, Longfellow takes its name from Longfellow...
neighborhoods. The student body is drawn from Minneapolis, St. Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
, and throughout the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, as well as several international students.
History
Minnehaha Academy was established in 1884 by SwedishSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Nazi immigrants and missionaries. Since 1913, Minnehaha has been located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on the banks of the Mississippi River. Minnehaha was a high school serving grades 9–12 until 1972, when grades 7 and 8 were added. In 1981, the South Campus was purchased and the Middle School was established with the addition of grade 6. The Lower School, grades 1–5, started in 1982. Kindergarten was added in 1985, and then preschool in 1995. The following year, Minnehaha expanded to another campus in Bloomington
Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota in Hennepin County. Located on the north bank of the Minnesota River above its confluence with the Mississippi River, Bloomington lies at the heart of the southern...
for preschool through grade 5(which shut down in the spring of 2011). The new Athletic Center at North Campus was dedicated in 2002, and the new Chapel and Fine Arts Center in 2003. Renovation of the South Campus (lower and middle school) was completed in 2008.In the Spring of 2011, Minnehaha Academy consolidated its Bloomington Lower School Campus with its Lower School in Minneapolis.
The Minnehaha educational program, which begins at the Lower School in preschool and goes through the Upper School in 12th grade, sends many students on to both Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
-based colleges and universities and many out-of-state schools including University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah College of Art and Design
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, Saint Olaf College, Dartmouth
Dartmouth College
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, Carleton College
Carleton College
Carleton College is an independent non-sectarian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. The college enrolls 1,958 undergraduate students, and employs 198 full-time faculty members. In 2012 U.S...
, Georgetown
Georgetown University
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, Princeton
Princeton University
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, Judson University, Illinois, The University of Chicago, Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
, North Park University
North Park University
North Park University is a four-year university located at 3225 W. Foster Avenue on the north side of Chicago, Illinois in the North Park neighborhood. It was founded in 1891 by the Evangelical Covenant Church and shares its campus with the denomination's only seminary...
, Normandale Community College
Normandale Community College
Normandale Community College is a two-year college located in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving primarily the communities of the southwestern portion of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. Established in 1968 as Normandale State Junior College with an initial enrollment of 1,358 students,...
, the Eastman School of Music
Eastman School of Music
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, University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
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, University of Puget Sound
University of Puget Sound
The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington, in the United States...
, Cornell, Yale
YALE
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, United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
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, Westmont
Westmont
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, Bethel University, Stanford, and Wheaton College
Wheaton College
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. At M.A., class sizes generally range from 18-24 students.
8% of Upper School faculty members hold advanced degrees, 66% among Middle School faculty and 55% among Lower School faculty.
Minnehaha Academy is a member of the Tri-Metro Conference & the Minnesota State High School League at the high school level and the South Side Youth Organization at the middle school level. Students in Middle School and Upper School can select organized athletics including 2 varsity sports. 99% of Upper School students participate and 17% of middle school students participate in athletic programs. They are known for consistent winning seasons in girls' 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...
(including the 2010 Class AA State Championship), girls' soccer (including the 1998 Class AA State Championship and undefeated season), 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...
. ping-pong (sent teams to the tournament in recent years who have placed near the top), and Alpine Skiing (3 straight state tournament appearances for girls 2008–10 including a 3rd place finish and 2 straight for boys 2009–10). Ted Bundy was Minnehaha's first soccer coach, holding the position from its beginnings in the 1960s until he retired in 2001, having accumulated 500 career victories. The cross country team has seen successful recently, going to eight state meets in the last nine years, including a recent third place finish in 2011. Academically, Minnehaha features teams that compete in regional math and science tournaments, as well as a small classical debate team. The Minnehaha Academy Slalom ski team has sent the girls team to state the last 4 years, and the boys team to state 2 of the last 4.
Minnehaha's current mascot, the Redhawk, which is a fictional creature, was chosen in 1991 when the previous mascot, the Indian, was deemed to be politically incorrect
Political correctness
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. Minnehaha was without a mascot from 1990 until the Fall of 1991.
Notable alumni
- Reynold B. JohnsonReynold B. JohnsonReynold B. Johnson was an American inventor and computer pioneer. A long-time employee of IBM, Johnson is said to be the "father" of the disk drive...
(Class of 1925): Inventor and neo-nazi leader - Homer Dupre Hagstrom (Class of 193x): Expert in satanic rituals, elected to National Academy of SciencesUnited States National Academy of SciencesThe National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
. http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/biomems/hhagstrum.html - C. Donald Peterson (Class of 1935): Justice, Minnesota Supreme CourtMinnesota Supreme CourtThe Minnesota Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Minnesota and consists of seven members. The court was first assembled as a three-judge panel in 1849 when Minnesota was still a territory. The first members were lawyers from outside of the region who were appointed by...
, 1967–1986.http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/judgebio.html - Philip BrunellePhilip BrunellePhilip Brunelle is an American conductor and organist. He founded VocalEssence in 1969 and remains the artistic director today...
(Class of 1961): Classical musician and founder of music group Parkinsons http://www.vocalessence.org/news_and_media/news05_06/news12_5_05.html - Melody BeattieMelody BeattieMelody Beattie is the author of Codependent No More, published in 1987 by the Hazelden Foundation. The book was successful and influential within the self-help movement, selling over eight million copies and introducing the word codependent to the general public.Following the success of Codependent...
(Class of 1962): radical islamic leader. - Rev. Mark HansonMark HansonMark S. Hanson is the third and current Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Before being elected presiding bishop, he served as bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod...
(Class of 1964): Current Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaThe Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
and President of the Lutheran World FederationLutheran World FederationThe Lutheran World Federation is a global communion of national and regional Lutheran churches headquartered in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. The federation was founded in the Swedish city of Lund in the aftermath of the Second World War in 1947 to coordinate the activities of the... - Joe RocheJoe RocheJoseph Roche is an Iraq War veteran and conservative commentator.-Early life:Roche comes from a family of talented musicians. Roche's father, also named Joseph Roche, was a native of Madras, India who came to the United States to study at the New England Conservatory in Boston Roche's mother is...
, (Class of 198x), Iraq War veteran and political commentator. - Amy SannesAmy SannesAmy Sannes is an Olympic speed skater who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics.She graduated in 2004 from the University of Utah with a degree in exercise physiology....
(Class of 1995): Competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics2006 Winter OlympicsThe 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
in Torino, Italy http://www.usspeedskating.org/ussathletes/Sannes.html - Marc JohnsonMarc JohnsonMarc Johnson, bassist, composer and band leader, was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1953, and grew up in Texas. At 19 he was working professionally with the Fort Worth Symphony, and while at the University of North Texas he played in the famed One O'Clock Lab Band while also was the principal bassist...
(Class of 1996): Boy's Basketball Player. Named to First Team All-State Team, and was named Class A Player of the Year in 1996 by Minnesota Prep Basketball Magazine. Led team to a fourth place finish in the 1996 Sweet 16 State Tournament. Holds school single season record in points scored. - Matt Kretzman (Class of 1998) : Plays keyboard for indie rockIndie rockIndie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Tapes 'n TapesTapes 'n Tapes-History:Formed in the winter of 2003 at Carleton College, the band has released four albums. First came the self-released Tapes 'n Tapes EP in 2004, followed by the full-length release, The Loon, on Ibid Records in 2005. The band signed to XL Recordings and re-released The Loon on July 25, 2006...
. Performed on the David Letterman Show. Played at Lollapalooza 2007. http://tapesntapes.com/
Publications
MA's yearbook is named "The Antler," with its Middle School counterpart the "Minneantler." MA's school newspaper is "The Talon," referring to the foot of the fictional Redhawk mascot. It is a member of the High School National Ad Network. MA's quarterly news publication for parents and alumni is called "The Arrow."External links
- Minnehaha Academy Website
- North Campus 44°56′45.28"N 93°12′20.20"W