The Academy of Holy Angels (AHA) is a Catholic, coeducational high school located in Richfield, Minnesota. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Holy Angels educates more than 850 students each year in grades nine through twelve from around the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A nationally recognized college preparatory school, it offers a rigorous, broad-based curriculum and numerous opportunities to excel in co-curricular activities, arts and athletics. Holy Angels welcomes students of all racial and religious backgrounds. Image File history File links Hdr_logo. ... location in Hennepin County, Minnesota Coordinates: Country United States State Minnesota County Hennepin Founded 1850s Incorporated 1908  - Mayor Debbie Goettel (elected 2006) Area    - City 18. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... The name Catholic Church can mean a visible organization that refers to itself as Catholic, or the invisible Christian Church, viz. ... For the film of this title, see Private School (film). ... Royal blue is a lighter shade of blue. ... Gold is a shade of the color yellow closest to that of gold metal. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... Richfield is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... The Cathedral of Saint Paul is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. ... A map of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. ...

History

The Academy of Holy Angels was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph on September 15, 1931, when the newly constructed building was opened.^[1] The initial enrollment of 107 students in grades 1-12 grew to 182 by the end of the 1931-1932 school year. The original grounds included a formal English garden in the courtyard, tennis courts, a 9 hole golf course, and an ice skating rink during the winter. The Sisters of St. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A tennis courts dimension A tennis court is where a game of tennis is played. ... This article is about the sport of golf. ...

The school was accredited in 1932, and that same year the school had its first graduating class of 13 members. In 1935 the Alumnae Association was established with most of its efforts directed toward communication, reunions, special events for alumni and the annual alumni phonathon. In 1946, after St. Peter's Parish opened next door and established an elementary parish school, Holy Angels closed their elementary grades. The 1952-1953 school year was the last year for boarders to live at Holy Angels, and 1953 marked the beginning of Holy Angels solely as a day school. Accreditation is a process by which a facilitys services and operations are examined by a third-party accrediting agency to determine if applicable standards are met. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ...

In September of 1972, the Academy became a coeducational school. The class of 1976 was the first full four-year co-ed class. Because the school was now co-ed, the Angies became the co*Stars and varsity athletics began. Today the athletic program has grown to 33 teams representing 18 varsity sports for both girls and boys. In 1989 a middle school and theater school were established. In 1996, to enhance the campus and revenues, Holy Angels built the StarDome; a $2 million, year-round athletic facility (the first high school in the United States to have a facility of this type). The complex includes bleachers, a concession building and a playing field for Holy Angels sports and activities. The playing surface consists of Field Turf and features a removable bubble to make the field playable during the winter months. The field is uncovered during the summer. Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Bleachers is a term used to describe the raised, tiered stands found by sports fields or at other spectator events. ... In politics, a concession is the act of a candidate yielding to the other condidate. ... FieldTurf is a Montreal-based company which installs artificial grass playing surfaces identified by the FieldTurf trademark. ...

In 1998 Holy Angels was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. That same year, although it had not even been open a decade, Holy Angel's middle school was closed. But, despite this closing, the high school was still growing, expanding their classroom space by 15%. In 2003 Holy Angels purchased the 26-acre campus from its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, at a substantial discount. In that same year, they built and dedicated a new 70,000-square-foot addition that included a Convocation Center and classrooms. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created to honor schools. ... The United States Department of Education was created in 1979 (by PL 96-88) as a Cabinet-level department of the United States government, and began operating in 1980. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ...

Athletics

The Academy of Holy Angels is in the Missota Conference, which is part of the Minnesota State High School League. The Minnesota State High School League is a voluntary, non-profit association of public and private schools with a history of service to Minnesotas high school youth since 1916. ...

With the rise in popularity of private schools in the 1990s, Athletics at Holy Angels started recruiting higher talent and began to emerge as a power in certain sports.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005, both the boys and girls hockey teams won the state championship, the first time in Minnesota that the boys and girls hockey championships were from the same school. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Notable alumni

• Kathleen A. Blatz, retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice, 1996-2006 (Chief Justice 1998-2006)
• Troy Bell, a professional basketball player^[2]
• Kelly Carlson, actress^[3]
• Susan King, professional basketball player in the WNBA^[4]
• T. R. Knight, actor, Grey's Anatomy
• Christopher Q Foley, Hockey Manager, Team USA
• Erin Pearson, music artist^[5]
• Paul Thissen, Minnesota State Representative
• Alex Jarboe, founding father of Phi Kappa Sigma, Delta Tau chapter at DePaul University

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College Athletes

• Marcus Fitzgerald, football player at Marshall University and younger brother of Larry Fitzgerald
• John Stocco, quarterback, University of Wisconsin
• Jay Barriball, hockey forward, 2007 leading scorer, University of Minnesota

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Attended, but not alumni

• Prince (alleged by Prince, not yet confirmed^{[citation needed]}), popular musician
• Erik Johnson (transferred to US National Team Development Program), hockey defenseman, St. Louis Blues, 2006 NHL 1st overall draft pick
• Larry Fitzgerald (transferred to Valley Forge Military Academy), a professional football player in the NFL^[6]
• Christopher William Smith (transferred to public school), convicted spammer, notorious internet drug kingpin

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References

See also

• List of high schools in Minnesota

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External links

• Official Website