| Number of Schools Managed |
10 |
3 |
| Number of Students Managed |
4,702 students |
766 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$52,143,000 |
$7,976,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$51,613,000 |
$8,268,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$11,090 |
$10,413 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$10,977 |
$10,794 |
| District Graduation Rates |
93% |
92% |
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- Henry Sibley High School was founded in 1954. The current school was built in 1971 to serve students in grades 10-12. Today, it serves students in grades 9-12 and houses the district’s administrative offices. It is currently remodeling the main offices, expanding the cafeteria, and remodeling science spaces, thanks to passage of a facilities and technology referendum in 2004. It serves as the public high school for the communities of Mendota Heights, a large part of Eagan, Mendota, Sunfish Lake, Lilydale, West St. Paul and parts of Inver Grove Heights. It is a member of the Classic Suburban Conference.
- Renovations
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The District 197 School Board approved the design proposal for Henry Sibley in March 2006. On April 17, the School Board approved construction bids for work on Henry Sibley. Shaw Lundquist Associates was selected for interior renovation with a base bid of $17,347,000. This is also the reason the textbooks were in such fine condition. The Board also approved full replacement of tile, which was bid as an alternate job to ensure higher priority items were covered first. Building Restoration Corporation was awarded the work for exterior restoration with a base bid of $1,518,410.
- The school is not only adding an extension to the cafeteria but also a new weight room.In the second year of Renovations the 3rd and 2nd floors are completely remodeled. There is a new Cafeteria and new offices. The Tech side of the school has also seen some Great Remodel work. The school also has around 100 Macbooks for students in class and all teachers have one as well.
- Logo
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The “Warriors” is a name rich in history and tradition in its community. Henry Sibley High School has always been named the Warriors and has always had the Warrior as the mascot. However, what the mascot looks like has gone through some pretty major changes. Henry Sibley has been a high school since 1954. The existing building has been open since 1971. Over these many years, the Warrior mascot, much like the community itself, has been transformed due to many factors. The first Warrior mascot was the Indianhead. This mascot endured for many years until 1996. At the same time through the 1950s and 1960s, the symbol of local shopping center Signal Hills was a neon Indian sending signals with a blanket over a fire. Times change and sensitivity shifts, and the mascot was spoken up against. The Henry Sibley student council led the main thrust to change the symbol, because it was led by individuals who realize the damage done by years of imagery degrading to Native Americans. There were mascot committees created at each of the schools. Name changes were being discussed as well as mascot changes. A large contingent of community members went to the school board and asked the board to keep the mascot name as is. The school board agreed that the school has always been the Warriors and it should continue to be. The Warrior mascot was transformed from the Indianhead to the Griffin which was part of the original Coat of Arms. In 1999, the Griffin mascot was again transformed into the current Henry Sibley mascot; the Knight. The Knight is a medieval Warrior, thus keeping history and tradition alive.
- Academics
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The Science department was also presented an award for outstanding achievement in the spring of '07. With Sibley's '07 test scores and AP test scores it ranked as one of the top ten Science & Math Departments in the entire state. It's ACT average of 2007 was the highest of any school in Minnesota. Ms. Nippert, a teacher of Biology and AP Biology was nominated for an AP College Board award because of her superb success rate with a high percentage of her kids passing. The College board has recognized Sibley High School as one of the top Science, Math, and Engineering high schools in the entire country. It also admitted Sibley for the Siemens AP award given to the best Science and Math school of each state in the US. Mr. Hanson, of the Spanish department was a finalist for teacher of the year in Minnesota for the '03-'04 school year. Peter Bohacek was nominated for Minnesota teacher of the year in Physics for the 07-08 school year.
- Sibley offers a number of AP and advanced or honors courses.
- Advanced Placement classes offered include Literature, Calculus, Statistics, Computer Science, Music Theory, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Psychology, U.S. History, and Economics (Macro & Micro).
- Sibley High School has an 18-1 student to teacher ratio.
- Demographics
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74% White,13% Non White Hispanic,8% Black,5% Asian/Pacific Islander,
- Facilities
- Auditorium
- Two practice Soccer Fields
- 400 meter recycled rubber track
- 4 Computer Labs
- Film editing Lab
- Large Gym for Basketball and Track
- Small Gym for Volleyball, Gymnastics, Archery, and Baseball/Softball
- Fully Equipped weight room
- 5 total Basketball Courts
- 3 total Football fields
- 8 total Baseball fields
- 8 total Tennis Courts
- 2 Fully functioning science labs and a physics lab
- Activities
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Arts
- Art Festival
- Colorguard
- Debate- Danny Bernick and Robert Ciborowski State Champions 2009
- Drama Club
- Japanese culture club
- Jazz Band
- One-Act Plays
- Fiddles And Friends (orchestral performing group)
- Pep Band
- Pit Orchestra
- Chamber Singers
- Fall Play
- Speech
- Spring Musical
- Ski/Snowboard Club
- Summer Marching Band
- Winter Drumline
- Winterguard
- Athletics
- Baseball - State Champions-1994, 4th place 2006
- Basketball - boys, girls - Boys State 2nd place 2008 ,Boys State appearance 2009
- Cheerleading
- Cross-Country - Boys 12th place State 2006, Boys 7th place State 2004 (Jonathan Stublaski, Nick Saucedo, Jon Vallez, Adam Casillas, Luke Kane, Scott Vaughn, Erik Hall) 1:26:48.5
- Dance Team- State Appearances 2005,2006,2007 and 2008
- Football
- Golf - boys, girls
- Gymnastics
- Hockey - boys, girls
- Lacrosse Club - boys
- Nordic Skiing
- Soccer - boys, girls
- Softball
- Swimming - boys, girls
- Tennis - boys, girls
- Track - boys, girls - State boys 17th place, 2007
- Ultimate
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Special Interests
- Almas
- Business Professionals of America (BPA)
- Chess Club
- Debate
- Environmental Club
- Film Club
- French Club
- Global Connections
- Interact
- Key Club
- Link Crew
- Math Team-State-24th place
- Mock Trial
- Model Assembly
- Model United Nations
- National Honor Society (NHS)
- Robotics
- Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
- Student Congress
- Student Council
- Upward Bound
- Yearbook
- External links
- Independent School District 197 [2]
- Class of '80[3]
- Class of '82[4]
- Class of '83[5]
- Class of '84[6]
- Class of '85[7]
- Class of '93[8]
- Class of '98[9]
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