Red Wing Senior High School - Red Wing, Minnesota/MN

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Red Wing Senior High School

2451 Eagle Ridge Drive, Red Wing, MN, 55066-7444 -

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Definition of Terms

Red Wing Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Goodhue County, MN

Students & Faculty

Total Students

944 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

45 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 224 students

Grade 10 - 271 students

Grade 11 - 233 students

Grade 12 - 216 students

This School

(MN) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:21

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MN) School Average

% American Indian	2%	4%
% Asian	2%	3%
% Hispanic	3%	5%
% Black	2%	10%
% White	91%	75%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MN) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

10%

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MN) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Red Wing School District

This School's Agency

(MN) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	10	3
Number of Students Managed	3,082 students	766 students
District Total Revenue	$31,367,000	$7,976,000
District Expenditure	$28,089,000	$8,268,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,177	$10,413
District Expenditure / Student	$9,114	$10,794
District Graduation Rates	81%	92%

Red Wing High School is the high school for Red Wing, Minnesota with an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students. The building opened on September 5 1995 and serves students in grades 9-12.
The school has a history dating back to 1886, the year that Red Wing built its first public high school. The historic Red Wing Central High School, located on East Avenue, has been purchased and renovated into condominiums. Red Wing High School is a comprehensive, liberal arts, public high school located on of rolling hills on the edge of town. Features include flexible team learning areas, a multi-station "food court," and common staff planning areas. The Hovda Auditorium seats 732 people and plays host to concerts and community events. The Black Box Theatre allows seating for 250 and hosts smaller productions.
Sports
The school colors are purple and white. Uniforms and school logos typically include red as an accent, and the sports teams are known as the Red Wing Wingers. Many students recognize purple, red, and white as the school colors, but red is only included due to the name of the city. The school's hockey program was started in 1974 by Jim Pohl. Led by John Pohl, the Wingers won the boys' state championship in 1997. John Pohl is second place for the all-time scoring record for Minnesota High School Hockey.
The top load gymnasium offers three teaching stations. The weights room is available for physical education instruction and sports training. The sports complex includes a football stadium, eight tennis courts, three baseball fields, four softball fields, soccer fields, a nine-lane all-weather running track and field event areas. The district also owns both of the city's indoor ice arenas: Prairie Island Arena and Bergwall Arena.
Notable alumni
Patrick Flueger: actor in the television series The 4400
Lauris Norstad: Air Force General, commander Nato forces
John Pohl: NHL Player Toronto Maple Leafs
Reid Cashman: AHL Player Toronto Marlies, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Valerie Flueger :Production Manager, {Spring Breakdown , Foodfight!,Traitor,Groundhog Day (1993),Jingle All the Way (1996) (set production assistant)
Mary Schmitt, "Red Wing's Long Roads Led To State-Coach-Turned-Parent Pohl Built Program From Scratch", St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN), March 8, 1995, Sec. Sports, Pg. 1D.
Robert C. Doty, "Norstad of NATO: 'Philosopher in Uniform'; The Allied commander in Europe sees himself as the human symbol of the alliance, required to popularize it at a time of severe strain and wide misunderstanding", New York Times, May 26, 1957, Pg. 12.
http://www.redwing.k12.mn.us/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi
External links
Official site
Red Wing High School sports

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