Mississippi 8 Conference
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The Mississippi 8 Conference (M8) 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. The M8 was formed in 2004 with eight charter members: Becker, Big Lake, Buffalo, Cambridge-Isanti, Monticello, Princeton, Rogers and St. Michael-Albertville, and began play in the 2005-2006 school year. Zimmerman High School was added to the conference in 2008.
Elk River High School entered the M8 as a competitor in the sport of Football in 2010 and Duluth East and Duluth Denfeld High Schools will join the conference for football in the fall of 2012.
Becker School District, Princeton School District and Zimmerman High School have voted to withdraw their participation from the Mississippi 8 in favor of a new conference for the 2012 school year. Big Lake was also invited to join the new conference but decided to stay in the Mississippi 8.
Institution
Location (Population)
Established
Year will Join
Enrollment
Nickname
Duluth Denfeld High School
Duluth, Minnesota
(86,918)
1926
2012
1,034
Hunters
Duluth East High School
Duluth, Minnesota
(86,918)
1928
2012
1,503
Greyhounds
-Duluth Denfeld, and Duluth East will be football only members.
Athletic conference
An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the professional, collegiate, or high school level. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller and smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels...
in the greater Twin Cities
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time...
area in 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...
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. The M8 was formed in 2004 with eight charter members: Becker, Big Lake, Buffalo, Cambridge-Isanti, Monticello, Princeton, Rogers and St. Michael-Albertville, and began play in the 2005-2006 school year. Zimmerman High School was added to the conference in 2008.
Elk River High School entered the M8 as a competitor in the sport of Football in 2010 and Duluth East and Duluth Denfeld High Schools will join the conference for football in the fall of 2012.
Becker School District, Princeton School District and Zimmerman High School have voted to withdraw their participation from the Mississippi 8 in favor of a new conference for the 2012 school year. Big Lake was also invited to join the new conference but decided to stay in the Mississippi 8.
Current members
| Institution | Location (Population) | Established | Joined M8 | Enrollment | Nickname |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becker High School Becker High School Becker High School is located in Minnesota Public School District 726 in Becker, MN. Becker High School provides education for grades 9-12 and has an enrollment of approximately 800 students.... |
Becker, Minnesota Becker, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,673 people, 929 households, and 728 families residing in the city. The population density was 308.6 people per square mile . There were 967 housing units at an average density of 111.6 per square mile... (2,673) |
1920 | 2005 | 722 | Bulldogs |
| Big Lake High School | Big Lake, Minnesota Big Lake, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 6,063 people, 2,117 households, and 1,570 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,688.4 people per square mile . There were 2,206 housing units at an average density of 614.3 per square mile... (10,060) |
1900 | 2005 | 857 | Hornets |
| Buffalo High School Buffalo High School Buffalo High School is located off the intersection of County Road 35 and Dague Avenue in Buffalo, Minnesota. A constantly-growing area, along with three communities contributing students, has helped BHS grow into a large sized school of over 1,800 students with a staff of approximately... |
Buffalo, Minnesota Buffalo, Minnesota As of the census of 2008, there were 18,141 people, 6,612 households, and 6,313 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,675.8 people per square mile . There were 3,871 housing units at an average density of 642.5 per square mile... (10,097) |
1898 | 2005 | 1,626 | Bison |
| Cambridge-Isanti High School Cambridge-Isanti High School Cambridge-Isanti High School is a four-year public high school located in Cambridge, Minnesota.-Competitive:Cambridge-Isanti competes in the Mississippi 8 Conference, consisting of 8 other central Minnesota schools. Prior to the formation of the Mississippi 8 Conference CI competed in the North... |
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... (5,520) |
1869 | 2005 | 1,367 | Bluejackets |
| Elk River High School | Elk River, Minnesota Elk River, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 16,447 people, 5,664 households, and 4,400 families residing in the city. Recent estimates show the population at 21,329 as of 2005. The population density was 385.5 people per square mile . There were 5,782 housing units at an average density of 135.5 per... (23,231) |
1888 | 2010 (Football Only) |
1,570 | Elks |
| Monticello High School Monticello High School (Minnesota) Monticello High School is a public high school located in Monticello, Minnesota, United States.The principal is Joel Lundin. The current high school was constructed in the late '90's and opened in September 1999. Monticello High School is Wright County's third largest school... |
Monticello, Minnesota Monticello, Minnesota Monticello is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. Monticello was founded in 1856 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2006. The population was 12,759 at the 2010 census. The name Monticello is derived from the Italian word for "Little Mountain," it translates literally to... (12,759) |
1888 | 2005 | 1,087 | Magic |
| Rogers High School | Rogers, Minnesota Rogers, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 3,588 people, 1,195 households, and 982 families residing in the city. The population density was 715.1 people per square mile . There were 1,245 housing units at an average density of 248.1 per square mile... (8,597) |
2003 | 2005 | 1,161 | Royals |
| St. Michael-Albertville High School St. Michael-Albertville High School St. Michael-Albertville High School is a public high school located in St. Michael, Minnesota. They are the former Minnesota State AA High School Wrestling Champions, having won the title four years in a row.... |
St. Michael, Minnesota St. Michael, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 9,099 people, 2,926 households, and 2,437 families residing in the city. The population density was 279.4 people per square mile . There were 3,058 housing units at an average density of 93.9 per square mile... (9,099) |
1966 | 2005 | 1,314 | Knights |
Future Members
>Denfeld High School
Denfeld High School is one of two high schools in Duluth, Minnesota, along with East as of 2011. Denfeld and Central merged together during the 2010-2011 school year and are called Denfeld in the newly renovated building. Serving over 1000 students from grades nine to twelve, Denfeld High School...
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
(86,918)
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
(86,918)
-Duluth Denfeld, and Duluth East will be football only members.