Wayzata High School
2016 marked the first full year of Wayzata High School Students in their newly expanded campus in Plymouth, Minnesota. This campus is home to approximately 3300 students in grades 9 to 12, making it the largest secondary school by enrolment in Minnesota. It is also the largest Minnesota secondary school by structural size, with buildings and classrooms that make up 487,000 square feet.
The expanded campus was built after the high school outgrew its 2 former locations, which are now currently West and Central middle schools, and was bursting at the seams in its current location. In 2014, voters approved a referendum for a $109 million bond request to expand the high school and improve security and technology.
(2016 Wayzata High School Commencement)
Wayzata High School is a nationally ranked High School. In 2015, Newsweek ranked Wayzata High School #150 in its List of the 500 Top High Schools in America. Currently, U.S. News and World Report ranked the school at #738 nationally and #13 in Minnesota from over 21,000 schools surveyed. Since 2009, Wayzata High School students consistently exceed the state and national average scores on the ACT.
Wayzata’s quiz bowl team won both the NAQT Minnesota State Championship and Minnesota High School Quiz Bowl League in 2012 and 2013. The School also has a Debate Team that continually ranks in State and National Tournaments.
(2016 Wayzata High School Boy’s Hockey State Champions)
Wayzata is part of the Lake Conference in the Minnesota State High School League. Their teams and mascot are the Trojans. The school fields organized sports teams for Fall, Winter, and Spring. In 2016 the Wayzata Boy’s Hockey team claimed their first State Championship. In 2013, the Girl’s Cross Country team won the Nike NXN National Cross Country Championship.
Wayzata High School counts many prominent figures as alumni. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges are both graduates of Wayzata High School. NFL Players James Laurinaitis and Marion Barber III, and PGA Golfer Tim Herron are also graduates.
Neighborhood overview:
Elm Creek Playfield, Medina Golf & Country Club & Plymouth Dog Park
Address:
4955 Peony Ln N, Plymouth, MN 55446
Website:
http://www.wayzata.k12.mn.us/whs
Social media sites:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wayzatahs
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wps_whs
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Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/groups/wayzatahs
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