Hopkins Senior High School
A Passion for Learning, Learning for Life
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Principal	William Jett (starting 2006-07 school year)
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Location	Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States of America
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Mascot	Lion (Royals)
Colors	Royal Blue, Silver, and White
Website	www.hopkins.k12.mn.us

Hopkins Senior High School is a high school located in Minnetonka, Minnesota, a southwestern suburb of Minneapolis, serving students in grades 10, 11, and 12. Hopkins High School is part of the Hopkins School District 270 and primarily serves the city of Hopkins, but also serves students from parts of Minnetonka, Edina, Eden Prairie, Golden Valley, St. Louis Park, and Plymouth. Image File history File links HHSLogo. ... The term public school has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences. ... Minnetonka is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Saint Paul Minneapolis Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 12th 87,014 sq mi  225,365 km² 250 miles  400 km 400 miles  645 km 8. ... Minnetonka is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Saint Paul Minneapolis Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 12th 87,014 sq mi  225,365 km² 250 miles  400 km 400 miles  645 km 8. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... Hopkins is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... Minnetonka is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... Edina is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, situated immediately southwest of Minneapolis. ... Eden Prairie is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... Golden Valley is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ... St. ... Plymouth is a city located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. ...

Hopkins High School is located in the suburb of Minnetonka, not Hopkins. The reason for this misnomer is because the 270 School District is headquartered at Eisenhower Elementary (formerly Eisenhower High School) in Hopkins. Although Minnetonka High School is also located in Minnetonka, it primarily serves students from Minnetonka. Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Look up Misnomer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Minnetonka High School is a high school in Minnetonka, Minnesota, a southwestern suburb of Minneapolis-St. ...

In 2003, voters approved a $60 million bond, permitting the construction of a 60,000 square foot addition to the high school, consisting of a new auditorium, cafeteria and classrooms. An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ... One of a number of cafeterias at Electronic City campus, Infosys Technologies Ltd. ... A university classroom with permanently-installed desk-chairs and green chalkboards. ...

Academics

Hopkins High School is Minnesota's first National School of Excellence. In 1996, Hopkins was the only high school in Minnesota honored for overall excellence in Redbook Magazine's "America's Best High Schools" project. The Language Arts Department has been named a "Center for Excellence" by the National Council of Teachers of English in recognition of the writing program. The Community Involvement program is one of six in the nation honored by the IBM Corporation and U.S. News & World Report. The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has worked to advance teaching, research, and student achievement in English language arts at all scholastic levels since 1911. ... International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, or colloquially, Big Blue) (NYSE: IBM) (incorporated June 15, 1911, in operation since 1888) is headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. The company manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, and services. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

Hopkins high school participates in the Advanced Placement Program. In 2005, 494 students took 751 AP exams, with 77% scoring 3 or higher. Students mean SAT score of 1170 is well above national average, as is the mean ACT score of 23.9. The Advanced Placement Program, commonly known as Advanced Placement, or AP, is a United States and Canada-based program that offers high school students the opportunity to receive university credit for their work during high school. ... The SAT (pronounced S-A-T) Reasoning Test, formerly called the Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test, is a type of standardized test frequently used by colleges and universities in the United States to aid in the selection of incoming students. ... The ACT, formerly the American College Testing Program or American College Test, is a college-entrance achivement test that emerged in 1959 as a competitor to the College Boards Scholastic Aptitude Test, now the SAT. Some students who perform poorly on the SAT find that they perform better on...

Since 1998, the school has had 84 National Merit Semifinalists and 141 Commended Scholars. The PSAT/NMSQT, or Preliminary-SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, is a multiple choice standardized test generally taken by high school juniors, sophomores, and freshmen in the United States. ...

Hopkins is also home to KHOP-TV which produces both weekly shows and cable programming.

Athletics

Hopkins High School is a member of the Classic Lake athletic conference in the Minnesota State High School League. The school is a powerhouse in both boys and girls basketball, producing several state championships and Division I prospects. In 2005, the school gained national recognition when Blake Hoffarber, a student, hit a game winning shot while lying on his back during the state championship game. For that shot, he was awarded an ESPY Play of Year Award and an appearance on The Today Show as well as guest-appearance invitations to The Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show The Classic Lake Conference logo The Classic Lake Conference, sometimes just referred to as the Classic Lake, is the conference for five high schools in the west metro area of Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... 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. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ... The ESPY Awards are a set of annual sports awards given out by the ESPN sports television channel in the United States since 1993. ... Today is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on the NBC television network. ... The Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Though known primarily for its basketball prowess, some say that the true gem of Hopkins High School athletics is the Boy's Cross Country team. The boy's team won 4 out of 5 State Championships from 1998-2002, and in many of those years the boy's squad won every single meet they competed in. US Armed Forces cross country meet Cross-country running is a sport in which teams of runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain before other teams. ...

Boys Basketball Controversy

While the Hopkins High School Boy's varsity basketball team has enjoyed success from the early 1990s onward, much of the success is believed to come from the basketball staff's ability to recruit talented, up-and-coming players away from their hometown school district to come and play for their program. Many inside the program refute this claim with a few of their own: The word varsity can refer to several things. ... Recruit (from the French recrue, from the verb recroître to grow again, i. ...

1. That student-athletes from around the state choose to pursue their secondary education at Hopkins High School, a prestigious suburban public high school that ranks in the Top 10 in standardized test scores in the state every year, while continuing to play their sport
2. Student-athletes choose to open-enroll in Hopkins due to the high level of competition they will face, thus becoming higher quality players
3. Since the program advances to the state tournament year-after-year, the opportunity of being in the spotlight offers the best chance of receiving a college scholarship from a Division I program

While open-enrolling for undisclosed purposes from one Minnesota high school to another is allowed by a 1988 Minnesota State Legislative Act, recruiting is illegal under the Minnesota State High School League rules. Hopkins High School Athletic Director Dan Johnson originally felt that open-enrollment was considered a "badge of honor" (Star Tribune, 23 Nov 2003) as many student-athletes wanted to be a part of the Hopkins athletic program. However, John Millea, a prep sports columnist for the Star Tribune, has written that the "[Hopkins] boy's basketball program is built largely on transfers." (Star Tribune, 23 Nov 2003) The athletic department, basketball staff and players have not been found guilty of any offenses as of the 2005-2006 basketball season. Secondary education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Originally a standardized test was simply a standard test – of academic achievement or of knowledge in a specific academic or vocational domain. ... The term college (Latin collegium) is most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual (a scholar) for the purposes of furthering their education. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... The Minnesota State Legislature is the legislative branch of government in the U.S. state of Minnesota. ... The Star Tribune is the largest newspaper in Minnesota and is published seven days each week in an edition for the Minneapolis-St. ...

State Championships

1. ↑  - from 1933 to 1994 an over-all team champion was calculated with a point system involving the scores achieved by schools results in all three events - Cross Country, Slalom, and Ski Jumping. In each event, the school with the two best scores was declared the team champion in that event[7]

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Notable alumni

• Aaron Brown - former CNN Anchor^{[citation needed]}
• Kris Humphries - Basketball player, Utah Jazz forward (2004-present) ^[1]
• Blake Hoffarber - Basketball player, Winner of the 2005 "Play of the Year" ESPY^[2]
• Nate Berkus - Renowned interior designer^{[citation needed]}
• Jim Korn - NHL player (1980 - 1990)^[3]
• Joseph Abellera - MLB player, Minnesota Twins (2004 - present)^[4]
• Jeffrey Lee Parson - Apprehended by FBI for creating MSBlast. B computer virus in 2003^[5]
• Mike Lehan - Football Player, Cleveland Browns cornerback (2003-2005)Signed w/ Miami Dolphins (2006-present)^[6]
• Rick Lindquist - Renowned Artist (collected in over 11 countries)
• David Fliehr - Professional Wrestler (Son of "Nature Boy" Rick Flair)

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References

1. ^ Kris Humphries Profile, [1]
2. ^ Blake Hoffarber ESPY winner, [2]
3. ^ Jim Korn Profile,[3]
4. ^ Joseph Abellera Profile, [4]
5. ^ Jeffrey Lee Parson Profile, [5]
6. ^ Mike Lehan Profile, [6]

External links

• Offical Website
• Hopkins School District 270